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Cabane du Vélan

Elevation
2 642 m
Canton
Valais
Beds
62 (shelter room 6)
Season
Staffed Apr, Jul–Sep; partly Mar, May–Jun, Oct
Approach
Bourg-Saint-Pierre 3 h 15 (+1030 m)
SAC section
Genf section (SAC)
Opened
1993

Source: sac-cas.ch

45.9169° N 7.2454° E · ValaisRelief interpolated · not a survey mapOpen the full map

Photographs

4 pictures · tap to enlarge

Francofranco56, Oxensepp, Christian · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain / CC BY-SA 3.0 / CC BY-SA 2.0

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Ask me about Cabane du Vélan

I can tell you which weeks suit it, which base to stay in and how it fits into a route with the rest of your journey. Tell me when you are coming, and I will build the days around it.

MarieLucerne and the Engadin.

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Put Cabane du Vélan in a journey.

Tell me when you are coming and I will build the days around it — the right base, the right train, the right table — and say plainly if another season would serve it better.

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  • Marie, Lucerne and the Engadin
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