Whole Érié parking approach via Sorgno long stable and the upper Fully lake
hiking · summer· SAC hiking T2
Source ascent: 2 h 30 min
Glacier assessment not confirmed. A source description does not establish current path access.
Mountain hut
Cabane du Demècre
About this hut: Hut at Col du Demècre above the Sorniot basin, in Fully, Valais. The volunteer-run Club Les Trotteurs de Fully owns and manages the hut; appearance in the SAC portal does not establish SAC ownership.
Reported status: The owner currently displays winter mode: the hut is unstaffed and advance booking uses its online form. Confirm current access and arrangements with the hut. · Notice: Past2026 staffed dates were21June–24October. The newer introduction announces19June–22October2027; these future dates are not present staffing or bed availability. Older2025/26 winter dates in the reservation section are historical. Source read 2026-10-26.
Notice: Au d’Arbignon has no longer operated as a gîte since summer2025: no overnight accommodation or meals. Named walking routes through the area do not establish lodging. Source read 2026-10-26.
Notice: The official Tour des Muverans reports that Gîte Lui d’Août closed in2026 and no longer offers food. The retained owner walking-time description is a route reference, not a lodging or meal option. Source read 2026-10-26.
Path access notices
Notice: Winter access requires excellent knowledge of snow conditions and avalanche safety equipment: transceiver, shovel and probe. Summer T2 does not assess winter travel. The road to Au d’Alesse and Scex Carroz is restricted to vehicles without permission; this is not a pedestrian closure. Source read 2026-10-26.
Approach-specific path notices
Érié–Sorgno–upper lake–Demècre approach
Notice: The owner currently displays unstaffed winter mode and requires reservations. Its rainwater is not potable and supply is normally cut from early November. Present snow, avalanche exposure, path/bridge conditions and parking-road operation are unverified. The summer T2 reference gives no winter-access or navigation clearance. Source read 2026-10-26.
Approach choices
Érié parking to Demècre
hiking · summer
Source reference time: 2 h 15 min
Glacier assessment not confirmed. A source description does not establish current path access.
Original grade scales are retained. Mountain hiking, mountaineering and ski touring grades describe different skills. Times belong to their published direction and variant.
Onward options
These are published route descriptions. Only a separately qualified mapped connection can be used for planning; proximity between huts does not establish a walking route.
To Gîte de Lui d’Août
hiking · Grade to confirm
Glacier assessment unknown. Reference only; no qualified connection offered here.
Source reference time: 2 h 30 min
To Cabane de Sorniot
hiking · Grade to confirm
Glacier assessment unknown. Reference only; no qualified connection offered here.
Source reference time: 30 min
To Cabane du Fénestral
hiking · Grade to confirm
Glacier assessment unknown. Reference only; no qualified connection offered here.
Source reference time: 1 h 30 min
More onward descriptions (2)
To Cabane de la Tourche
hiking · Grade to confirm · reference only.
Source reference time: 2 h 30 min
To Cabane de Chalet Neuf
hiking · Grade to confirm · reference only.
Source reference time: 35 min
Opening & staying
Confirm your dates and reservation with the hut. Published opening periods and usual month patterns do not show available beds or current path conditions.
Hut opening & reservation information ↗Dated notices, services & travel
Booking method: Advance reservation required. Use the official online form while unstaffed; staffed-period booking instructions say telephone. No transaction or availability checked.
Source read 2026-10-26· Demècre owner: complete panoramic Érié approach and winter-mode arrangements ↗Reported status: The owner currently displays winter mode: the hut is unstaffed and advance booking uses its online form. Confirm current access and arrangements with the hut.
Notice: Past2026 staffed dates were21June–24October. The newer introduction announces19June–22October2027; these future dates are not present staffing or bed availability. Older2025/26 winter dates in the reservation section are historical.
Source read 2026-10-26· Demècre owner: complete panoramic Érié approach and winter-mode arrangements ↗Dogs: Dogs are not allowed indoors.
Notice: Sleeping places: 27 · Sleeping: Two summer dormitories with duvets; liner required. Winter eight-place shelter is a separate seasonal capacity, not extra available beds.
Water: Owner says rain/roof water is not potable; supply is cut from the beginning of November. No present water availability is established.
Unstaffed room: Sleeping places: 8
Source read 2026-10-26· Demècre owner: complete panoramic Érié approach and winter-mode arrangements ↗Requirements: Ventilate the shelter when snow-covered. If its CO alarm sounds, leave immediately and ventilate. Follow local instructions.
Unstaffed room: Facilities: Eight sleeping places with duvets/blankets and a wood stove, as described by the owner. When solar panels are snow-covered, normally lateNovember–lateMay, the detailed owner guidance says there is no electricity or gas; bring cooking equipment/fuel. An older ski teaser mentions gas, so current gas service is not confirmed.
Source read 2026-10-26· Demècre owner: complete panoramic Érié approach and winter-mode arrangements ↗Notice: Winter access requires excellent knowledge of snow conditions and avalanche safety equipment: transceiver, shovel and probe. Summer T2 does not assess winter travel. The road to Au d’Alesse and Scex Carroz is restricted to vehicles without permission; this is not a pedestrian closure.
Source read 2026-10-26· Demècre owner: complete panoramic Érié approach and winter-mode arrangements ↗Notice: Au d’Arbignon has no longer operated as a gîte since summer2025: no overnight accommodation or meals. Named walking routes through the area do not establish lodging.
Source read 2026-10-26· Tour des Muverans official arbignon-closed current source notice ↗Notice: The official Tour des Muverans reports that Gîte Lui d’Août closed in2026 and no longer offers food. The retained owner walking-time description is a route reference, not a lodging or meal option.
Source read 2026-10-26· Tour des Muverans official lui-closed current source notice ↗Sources & what has been checked
Association profile: complete. Operator notices: complete. These checks do not rate the paths around the hut.
- Demècre owner: complete panoramic Érié approach and winter-mode arrangements ↗ · read 2026-10-26
- SAC2486 entire Érié–Sorgno–upper Fully lake–Demècre T2 approach ↗ · read 2026-10-26
- Owned original OSM Demècre hut and distinct Érié parking ↗ · read 2026-10-26
- Tour des Muverans official arbignon-closed current source notice ↗ · read 2026-10-26
- SAC Demècre individual hut identity and complete approach table ↗ · read 2026-10-26
- Tour des Muverans official lui-closed current source notice ↗ · read 2026-10-26
Location: OpenStreetMap. Source facts and map locations retain their own provenance.