Rifugio Pederü - Sasso delle Dieci / Zehnerspitze (path 7)

Access to starting point:
A) From Kranjska Gora over Korensko sedlo to Austria, where at the first major intersection we continue left towards Podklošter / Arnoldstein and Trbiž / Tarvisio. At the end of the settlement Podklošter, signs for Šmohor / Hermagor direct us right onto a regional road, along 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 route continues over the Alpine pass Gailbergsattel (982 m), after which we descend to the mentioned settlement. After crossing 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 on, we cross the state border between Austria and Italy, following the main road past the settlements Dobbiaco / Toblach, Villabassa / Niederdorf, Monguelfo - Tesido / Welsberg - Taisten, Brunico / Bruneck. Just a little after the last-mentioned settlement, past which a bypass runs, we turn left into the Val Badia valley. Further on, we drive along the mentioned valley and in the settlement Longega we turn left towards the settlement San Vigilio. In San Vigilio, at the intersection we then turn left following the signs »Pederü«. After about 200 metres 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 Rifugio Pederü hut.
B) From Nova Gorica we drive into Italy and continue on the motorway towards Venice / Venezia. Near the town of Portogruaro we leave the motorway towards Venice and continue right on the motorway towards Pordenone. At the next motorway junction near Conegliano, we continue right towards Belluno. Near Belluno the motorway ends, and at the following 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 Passo Falzarego pass (2105 m) we turn right in the direction of the Valparola pass 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, at the intersection we then turn left following the signs »Pederü«. After about 200 metres 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 Rifugio Pederü hut.

Path description:
From the parking lot we continue to the junction behind the hut. Signposts direct us slightly right onto the footpath towards the Lavarela and Fanes huts; to the left the path leads to the Fodara Vedla hut. The level path first crosses a stream and road, then begins to ascend somewhat more steeply through the dwarf pines. After the initial somewhat steeper section, the path becomes flatter further on; on a short section it also descends slightly. The path joins the road a few times for short stretches, then continues mostly through dwarf pines on the right side of the valley.
Further on, the path turns slightly right and increasingly beautiful views of the surrounding peaks begin to open up. Later we rejoin the mountain road that runs along the Rü dal Plan stream. The gently ascending road then brings us to a junction.
To the left the road leads to the Rifugio Fanes hut (5 minutes); we continue right to the Rifugio Lavarela hut. The road continues along the stream and pastures and soon brings us to the hut.
At the hut we continue right and after a short ascent on the grassy slope we reach a junction. We continue right along the upper path (path no. 7), which leads to the Ju dla Crusc saddle and Forcela de Medesc; to the left the lower path (path no. 12) leads, which later rejoins the upper path and also goes to the mentioned saddles.
From the junction the path continues ascending on the grassy slope towards the north and brings us to another junction, where to the right a path branches off towards the Ju de Sant Antone saddle.
We continue left and increasingly beautiful views of the surrounding peaks begin to open up from the path. The path later becomes flatter and runs over partly grassy and scree terrain. Further on, the path begins to ascend slightly again and brings us to an indistinct saddle from which a view opens towards the peaks Sasso delle Dieci and Sasso delle Nove. Here the path begins to descend slightly, then turns left and crosses grassy slopes where we can often observe marmots. This is followed by an ascent up a narrow valley and then a descent to a junction where the lower path (path no. 12) joins us from the left.
We continue right along the grassy valley and soon reach another junction. To the left the path leads to the Forcela de Medesc notch and onwards to the Lavarella and Piz dles Conturines peaks; we continue straight to the Ju dla Crusc saddle. Further on, the path ascends increasingly rocky terrain, and along the path we will notice some sinkholes. The path then leads us all the way to the Ju dla Crusc saddle, where there is also a junction.
At the saddle, where a view opens to the west towards the Puez, Sella and Marmolada mountain groups, we continue right and ascend the eastern, gentler side of the ridge. Here the path ascends traversely, leading us past the indistinct Piz dl Zubr peak. From the path there are still a few views of the vertical western walls of the ridge, then it moves away from the ridge to the right side and ascends the eastern slopes of the L'Ciaval (Kreuzkofel) peak, where we reach a junction.
To the left upwards there is still a few minutes' ascent to the L'Ciaval summit; we continue straight and after the traverse the path brings us to the ridge on the northern side of the L'Ciaval peak. The path continues along the right side of the ridge and on a slightly steeper slope brings us to the final more demanding section of the path.
Here the path ascends almost vertically along the steel cable and is also somewhat exposed. The climbing section is short but the use of self-protection is nevertheless recommended. Once on the ridge the path becomes somewhat less demanding and only a short ascent to the summit follows.

On the way: Rifugio Lavarella (2042m), Ju dla Crusc (2612m), Piz dl Zubr (2718m)