How to reach the tourist office?
Sunday 31 August 2025 from 11 am.
11:00 - Official party
11:30 - Blessing of the new Col de Cou hut
11:45 - Verre de l'amitié offered by the Communes of Champéry, Morzine and Samoëns Raclette offered by the Association Internationale du Tour des Dents Blanches
Musical auditions by the local brass bands Light refreshments available at the hut Cancelled in the event of rain Information at: tour-dentsblanches.com or cabane-col-de-cou.net.
Subject to favorable weather. Cancelled in case of bad weather.
Free of charge.
Enjoy a Franco-Swiss musical aubade while discovering this itinerary combining mid-mountain and alpine passages on the Dents Blanches limestone massif overlooking the Haut-Giffre valley. & open house at the Col de Cou hut.
Musical auditions with bands from Champéry, Morzine, Samoëns & Sixt-fer-à-Cheval.
Packed picnic and on-site catering.
Complément d'informationsPacked picnic and on-site catering.
Complément de localisationNearest village or resort: Samoëns - Morzine
Possible access by footpath: To reach the refuge, follow the summer road from the Col de Joux Plane, after 1km turn right towards the village of Les Allamands. Continue for around 600 m to reach and park at the Plan aux Arches parking lot (alt. 1096m). From the parking lot, continue along the road for another few hundred metres, then take a wide track that winds through the Golèse mountain pastures to reach the Golèse refuge.
Coach parking at Samoëns, pied du Crêt and Morzine lac des mines d'or.
- IGN TOP 25 maps: 3530
Summer: Access by 4X4, mountain bike or donkey allowed.
Winter: Access possible on foot, mountain bike, snowshoes or cross-country skis.
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