Mountain refuge La Bergerie des Salamandres

Withdrawal support

La Bergerie des Salamandres It fits better as a point of retreat or reorganisation of the day than as a refuge to which all the logistics should be entrusted. In the surroundings of Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux, next to the D 40 and only 327 meters of altitude, its position brings it closer to the valley and to the accesses of the Ventoux than to a fully alpine location. It may therefore be useful to get down from higher levels, to divide a route along the Toulorenc side or to resolve a day that is complicated by meteorology, tiredness or change of plan.

Between valley and slopes of the Ventoux

Reading the ground around helps you understand your role. Up, the dominant reference is the Mont Ventoux , with reliefs that gain height quickly, while you close as the Bluye Sommet they mark a transition landscape between tracks, dry slopes and local trails. In this area there are half-distance itineraries such as Baumes des Eyguiers, Le Relais or the Circuit des Vignes, so that the passage of walkers exists, but not always with the continuity of a large signposted journey. That forces you to plan well links, escape and return to the valley.

As a mountain shelter within a route planning, it is appropriate to use it with a conservative criterion: it can be used as a support on a day on the north side of the Ventoux or as a reference when moving between small routes of the area, but nothing should be taken for granted that has not been proven before. The nearest source is about 1.7 km, a reasonable distance if the land is known, but sufficient not to have immediate water in the building itself. In a sector exposed to heat, wind and rapid changes in the environment between the valley and the hillside, basic autonomy remains the most prudent decision.