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Refuge de Bayssellance

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Refuge de Bayssellance

Recommended by 35 hikers out of 37

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Parc national des Pyrénées (cœur)

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    1. Difficult hike up to the little Vignemale

    16.8km

    07:47

    1,150m

    1,150m

    Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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    2. Petit Vignemale

    14.5km

    07:07

    1,080m

    1,080m

    Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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    Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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    February 14, 2022

    Located high on the Vignemale massif, at an altitude of 2,651 meters, the Baysselance refuge offers a unique view of the Gavarnie cirque. This is the highest guarded refuge in the Pyrenees.

    If it is generally open around June 10, I recommend that you go to the official website of the refuge to find all the necessary information related to the reservation: refugebayssellance.ffcam.fr/reservation.html.

    Please note, in high season the refuge is often full, so remember to anticipate your reservation. If it's full, you can always sleep in a bivouac next to the refuge, but equip yourself because the nights are cool up there (even in August).

    Like all refuges, Baysselance serves its function as a winter refuge and fallback post. So you will be able to access an unguarded winter space but open even out of season.

    Very important, the credit card is not accepted there, so bring checks, cash or holiday vouchers.

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      August 23, 2025

      I went there in August, there was an outside tap for drinking water but after turning it on I only got about half a liter. I wasn't asked inside because it was already quite crowded.

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        October 20, 2020

        Maintained mountain hut with sleeping places in the hut (it is best to reserve in advance) and campsites around the hut. There is water at a well next to the hut.

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          Location: Gavarnie-Gèdre, Argelès-Gazost, Occitania, France

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