ラロシュドラームの山小屋＆キャビン・トップ5

Beautiful plateau that is reached after a long climb with a beautiful view

Small cabin at the end of a path accessible by bike, even if sometimes you have to push a little, nothing too complicated on a mountain bike or gravel. A real little haven of peace, perfect for a snack or even spending a quiet night...

Cabane de Clot St-Jean, a small cabin hidden in one of the upper valleys of the Pays des Écrins (2017m). Checkpoint 1 of Le Pilgrimage 2024. Make sure you're hungry.

In Occitan, the pousterle is a small gate (a postern). It comes from the Latin posterula, which means the back door. This toponym sometimes refers to a pass, which is a gate between two valleys. Glaciers carved out this gate where an arm passed between the glacier that occupied the Fournel valley and the one that flowed into the Vallouise valley.

Col de la Pousterle, our home climb and place to have bbq's. Views over the Ecrins.

That's where you come in. The trail down from there is very nice

The pass offers a small wooded plateau from which many hikes and cross-country skiing or hiking trails start. A car park not far away as well as a refuge allow easy access. A rock bar has been converted into a climbing spot for the summer.

Recommended mountain bike tour. Our video about it: https://youtu.be/deTx8flWK38