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Inside the Refuge de Tighjettu (Stage 4), which is one of the more spacious refuges provided by the PNRC.

There is always a water supply, either inside or outside the building. Toilets and showers may be primitive and there will often be queues. Showers are solar-heated, but often run cold, while the toilets are sometimes the squat-type and occasionally out of use. You may need to provide your own toilet paper.

All the refuges provide at least a basic hot meal and stock basic supplies of food and drinks, but the choice varies from place to place. Those who will eat anything will not need to carry any food supplies beyond a snack for lunch. Although it is possible to trek the whole of the GR20 and stay indoors every night, bear in mind that beds at the PNRC refuges must be reserved and paid for in advance online, www.parc-corse.org. Anyone trekking without making bookings will be unlikely to find any beds available. Note that the site is in French and bookings are confirmed only when full payment is made. Print confirmations and present them on arrival at each refuge in turn. Tents may also be hired and paid for in advance. It is possible, but not essential, to book and pay for camping spaces in advance, if you are carrying a tent. Of course, advance booking ties trekkers to a fixed schedule, which can prove awkward if anything forces overnights to be re-arranged en route. The refuges hold between 16 and 48 people, but as many as 300 may descend on them in the peak season!