Mountain refuge Abri de Tardevant

The easiest thing to foresee here is its passing function. Abri de Tardevant , in the term of Manigod and within the sector of Aravis, it fits better as support on a long day than as an isolated destination. In this area they come along routes and mountain circuits like the GRP Massif de Tournette-Aravis , in addition to local itineraries that move between combes, herbous slopes and more mineral terrain. At 1,690 meters, the coat is left in a strip where the landscape changes quickly: the approach can start by comfortable tracks and then win slope, loose stone or more open steps according to the route chosen to sectors such as the Porte des Aravis by the Combe Creuse or the routes back through Tulle and Adran. This transition of land requires a good distribution of effort, especially if the day continues towards higher levels of the massif.

The environment reinforces this mountain character. Next summits like L'Éle or the Pointe de la Blonnière place the coat in a marked relief, where the weather can change quickly and condition both the orientation and the rate of progression. In days of dubious visibility or wind, a point like this may be useful for reorganizing the march, but it is necessary to leave with sufficient autonomy. The registered sources are not immediate to the shelter and the nearest ones are more than two kilometres away, so it is not wise to have water next to the coat. Nor should we take for granted more services than the guard itself, so planning should be done by thinking of mountain terrain, exposure to time and need to adapt the route if the state of the day gets worse.