Rifugio Pederü - Lago di Limo

Access to starting point:
A) From Kranjska Gora over Korensko sedlo to Austria, where at the first larger intersection we continue left towards Podklošter / Arnoldstein and Trbiž / Tarvisio. At the end of the settlement Podklošter signs for Šmohor / Hermagor point us to the right on a regional road, on which past the mentioned settlement we drive to the end of the Gailtal valley, or more precisely to the settlement Kötschach-Mauthen, where we turn right towards the settlement Oberdrauburg. The path ahead leads us over the Alpine pass Gailbergsattel (982 m), after which we descend into the mentioned settlement. After we cross the bridge over the river Drau, we continue left towards the settlement Lienz. In the main roundabout in Lienz we continue "left" in the direction of the settlement Sillian and Italy. Further, we cross the border between Austria and Italy, and we follow the main road past settlements Dobbiaco / Toblach, Villabassa / Niederdorf, Monguelfo - Tesido / Welsberg - Taisten, Brunico / Bruneck. Only a little after the last-mentioned settlement, past which leads a bypass, we turn left into the Val Badia valley. Further, we drive through the mentioned valley and in the settlement Longega we turn left towards the settlement San Vigilio. In San Vigilio then at the intersection we turn left following the signs »Pederü«. After approximately 200 meters we then turn right also following the signs »Pederü«. We follow this road all the way to the large parking lot in front of the mountain hut Rifugio Pederü.
B) From Nova Gorica we drive to Italy and further on the highway towards Venice / Venezia. At the town Portogruaro we leave the highway towards Venice and continue right on the highway towards Pordenone. At the next highway junction near Conegliano we continue right towards Belluno. Near Belluno the highway ends, and at the next intersections we continue in the direction of Cortina d'Ampezzo. When we arrive in Cortina d'Ampezzo, we follow the signs for the Alpine pass Passo Falzarego. At the pass Passo Falzarego (2105 m) we turn right in the direction of the pass Valparola and further towards Alta Badia. In the settlement La Villa we turn right towards the settlement Brunico. We then follow the road to the settlement Longega where we turn right towards the settlement San Vigilio. In San Vigilio then at the intersection we turn left following the signs »Pederü«. After approximately 200 meters we then turn right also following the signs »Pederü«. We follow this road all the way to the large parking lot in front of the mountain hut Rifugio Pederü.

Path description:
From the parking lot we continue to the junction for the hut. Signposts direct us slightly right onto the footpath towards the huts Lavarella and Fanes, while left the path leads towards the hut Fodara Vedla. The gently sloping path first crosses a stream and road, then begins to ascend somewhat more steeply through dwarf pines. After the initial somewhat steeper section the path becomes flatter further on, and on a shorter section it also descends slightly. The path joins the road a few times for a short while, then continues mostly through dwarf pines on the right side of the valley.
Further on the path turns slightly to the right and increasingly beautiful views of the surrounding peaks begin to open up. Later we rejoin the mountain road that runs along the stream Rü dal Plan. The slightly ascending road then brings us to a junction.
To the right the road leads to the hut Rifugio Lavarella (5 minutes), while we continue left at the junction. The road then ascends slightly and soon brings us to the hut.
At the hut we head onto path 10 towards the Limo pass saddle and the Gran Fanes pasture. Initially we ascend somewhat more steeply along the footpath through the forest, which brings us back onto the road. We continue right along the scenic road. Slightly higher up the road turns left and along grassy slopes brings us to the Ju de Limo saddle (Italian Passo di Limo, German Limopass).
The road descends slightly from the saddle and quickly brings us to Lago di Limo lake.

On the way: Rifugio Fanes (2060m), Ju de Limo (2174m)

Trip can be extended to: Ütia de Gran Fanes ( 15 min) , Bivacco Baccon Barborka (2 h) , Vallon Bianco (2 h 30 min) , Col Bechei (1 h 45 min)