Mountain refuge La Guerre

Step reference

La Guerre it fits better in a journey planning than in an output based on specific services. In the environment of Le Chenit at 1276 meters, his interest is mainly in the network of itineraries that pass or link through this part of the Jura vaudois, with the presence of the GR 5 Jura and Tour de la Haute Bienne . This makes it a useful mountain shelter to divide days, link paths of different reach or solve a stage on half mountain terrain where the orientation of displacement can easily change according to the chosen route.

Progression and autonomy

This combination of routes suggests a step point rather than a basis for ascension. From here, the progression can be opened to several local axes, and this change of direction influences the speed of the march, the exposure to the wind and the management of the effort, especially if signposted traces of different fields are linked. The closeness of Roche Champion without being a major summit, it helps to place the character of the relief: moderate heights, cords and displacements where the continuity of the itinerary matters more than the pure level.

In logistical terms it is appropriate to be conservative. The invented sources are not next to the shelter: the nearest one is about 3.6 km away, so it is not reasonable to have immediate water in the environment. For a long journey or day, it is wise to leave with sufficient autonomy and to check before departure both the state of the itinerary and the actual availability of supply in the area.

If used as road support, it makes sense to think within the Jura hiker corridor and not as a high mountain isolated shelter. Its value is to order the movement between stages, to offer an intermediate reference in a long-distance area and to allow the itinerary to be adjusted according to the chosen direction and the conditions of the day.