Enjoy a family walk, discovering the refuge of La Cantonnière, where the workers building La Route des Grandes Alpes used to stay.
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From La Cantonnière refuge, head down the road for 50m until you reach marker 41. Follow the path which is bordered by fields, whose rich grass is still used for agriculture, until you reach the small artificial lake.A short return trip of a few minutes to the right will allow you to discover the source of the Var river.Continue on the left, following a path which heads upwards alongside the Sanguinière brook. After having crossed the latter via a footbridge, you will enter a pretty larch...
Location
Location
Contact Tour of the Estenc plateau
Access
Access
- Departure : La Cantonnière refuge.
Arrival : La Cantonnière refuge.
La Cantonnière refuge is located 800m after you leave the hamlet of Estenc, at the roadside on your left (6km prior to Col de la Cayolle).
The refuge can be accessed all year by car. In the winter, it represents the end of the D2202 as the snow is not cleared from the road any further than this point.
Parking : La Cantonnière refuge carpark.
