Mountain refuge Cabane de la Renardière (ou du Bois Vert)

Pass support in the Veurey-Voroize sector

To plan a day for this sector, the most clear is its role as a free shelter linked to trails that can extend the route or serve as a guard if the schedule is complicated. On the slopes over Veurey-Voroize , Cabane de la Renardière (ou du Bois Vert) it fits well in connection routes and in traverses of the environment of the Vercors, especially for its proximity to Tour du Vercors à pied and other local paths that allow to combine short stages or longer day exits.

Its location, at 950 meters, places it in a half mountain strip where the relief begins to gain entity over the valley and where time changes can be noticed quickly. It is not a shelter associated with a great glacial environment, but it is a useful point for those who move between forests, secondary peaks and natural balconies of the edge of the massif. Cimas close as the Dent de Moirans or The Buffe help to understand this character of broken ground, with concentrated levels and guidance that should be well managed.

In practical terms, it may make sense to use it when weather is uncertain, when a route is longer than expected or when you want to divide a day without going back down to the bottom of the valley. It can also be a passing reference for those who travel local variants to the tunnel du Mortier, the belvédère du Sialet or the surrounding heritage paths. This support function is more important than any long-stay approach.

For logistics, there are several sources in the area and the nearest one appears about 1.1 km, a reasonable distance but that does not guarantee real availability at any time of the year. This is why it is appropriate to propose the autonomy enough water and food, and not depend on the coat as the only resource. In days with fog, rain or wet ground, this type of point is worth above all as a safety and reorganisation option.

Anyone who takes it into account in a Vercors journey will find, above all, functional support: a place that helps to adjust stages, manage fatigue and maintain margin when the day does not allow too much time to travel.