Mountain refuge Maison forestière de Combesalat

Between forest masses and slopes in the sector of La Salvetat-sur-Agout, in Occitania, this coat is located at a moderate level of 961 meters that marks a land of half mountain more of transition than of alpine environment. The reference of Combesalat is particularly useful for those who move on long routes of the Haut-Languedoc and need to be oriented between forest roads, side changes and links between uninhabited sectors. In this context, the Maison forestère de Combesalat functions more as a point of support and navigation reference than as a destination in itself.

Its interest is especially with some autonomy, capable of managing a long day without dependent on nearby services and of reading the map well on a network of tracks and trails where they come along on different scale. Close to them are the GR 77, GR 7 in its section between Col de Fontfroid and Labastide, the GRP HLV and circular tours such as the Bouchle du Somail or the Sentier des gardes. This concentration of itineraries means that the free shelter can be used to break through, solve an intermediate stage or cover a change of direction between several valleys and forest areas of the environment.

In the logistics part it is necessary to go out with an autonomous approach. No immediate sources appear next to the shelter and the nearest ones are several kilometres away, so it is not wise to have safe water in the vicinity. There is also no data here on equipment or services, so it is reasonable to provide sufficient material, to review weather and to consider that access and overnight are dependent on a conservative management of effort and resources. For those who travel this area of the Haut-Languedoc, the Maison forestière de Combesalat fits well as a sober reference within a journey or a long day of hiking.