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| The bus took us up to the ski station of Piau-Engaly (1877m)
for the start of the walk. The weather wasn't very good to start, it was raining and there was
low cloud. Fortunately the cloud lifted, and there were some good views later on.
From Piau-Engaly we walked past the Moune Cabane, and contoured above the Badet
lake, climbing up to the Hourquette de Chermentas (2439m). From the col the path dropped
down to an area of scree.
We followed the path over the scree slope, and then we continued along to the Refuge de Barroude (2377m). The refuge is in a dramatic setting by the Barroude Lakes, with the high mountain wall of the cirque to the west. As it was cooler today we were glad that the hut was open. The hut was only small, the beds fold up against the wall of the hut when not in use. From the hut we descended down the Gela valley to the road close to the "chapelle des templiers" at le Plan. |
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| Approach to Hourquette de Chermentas (2439m) from Piau-Engaly. Flickr | Across the screes. |
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| Cirque de Barroude. | The donkeys used for provisioning the hut. |
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| Refuge de Barroude. | Inside the Refuge de Barroude - note the drop down beds! |
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