Mountain refuge Abri de la Font d'Isnard

In the environment of Beynes between dry reliefs and half mountains of the Alta Provence, the Montagne de Beynes The nature of the land is well marked: open slopes, roads linking the rails and a network of itineraries where the shelter works more as a step support than as a destination in itself. Abri de la Font d'Isnard , at about 1270 meters, it remains at a sufficient level to notice time changes and for a simple day in the valley to become a more serious exit if wind, rain or fog enter.

Their practical interest is in the position regarding several tours of the area. The closeness of the Route Napoléon à pied (GR 406) and local trails such as those of Valbonnette, the Belvédère or the hamlets of Beynes and Palus place it at a useful point to divide stages, reorganize a journey or have an intermediate reference if the weather forces to cut the route. It can also serve as a shelter in itineraries looking for the nearby heights, with the Montagne de Beynes relatively close, more as a reference of orientation and relief than as a great alpine goal.

It does not appear associated with an immediate source. The events are several kilometres away, so it is appropriate to propose the day with water autonomy and without taking for granted supply in the vicinity. The same prudent logic applies to the rest of the planning: when it is a coat in a traffic zone, it is reasonable to have sufficient material for changes in temperature, wind and possible waiting.

By location, it fits well in linear or circular routes across the sector of Digne-les-Bains and the Alpes de Alta Provence, especially when it is interested to maintain an option of withdrawal between valley and loma. More than a high mountain resort to use, here the utility is to offer a point of protection within a provençal landscape of half mountain, where exposure to time and distance to basic resources suggest prudent planning.