La Crusc - L'Ciaval / Kreuzkofel

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 ahead leads us over the Alpine pass Gailbergsattel (982 m), after which we descend into 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, we cross the border between Austria and Italy, and we follow the main road past the settlements Dobbiaco / Toblach, Villabassa / Niederdorf, Monguelfo - Tesido / Welsberg - Taisten, Brunico / Bruneck. Only a little after the last-mentioned settlement, past which a bypass runs, we turn left into the Val Badia valley. Further, we drive along the mentioned valley, and we follow the road to the settlement Badia / Abtei. In the settlement Badia / Abtei we turn left and park on the parking lot at the bottom station of the chairlift. With two chairlifts we then ride to the highest point of the ski area.
B) From Nova Gorica we drive into Italy and continue along the motorway to the settlement Portogruaro, where at the motorway junction we turn towards the settlement Belluno. We follow the motorway to its end (do not turn towards Belluno), then continue driving towards 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 towards Alta Badia, first ascending to the neighbouring pass Passo Valparola (2192 m), from there descending into the mentioned valley, and we drive along it to the settlement Badia / Abtei. In the settlement Badia / Abtei we turn right and park on the parking lot at the bottom station of the chairlift. With two chairlifts we then ride to the highest point of the ski area.
The chairlift in the summer months operates from 8:30 to 17:15.

Path description:
From the upper station of the second chairlift we continue slightly right and ascend on a wide path through the forest to the church. At the junction by the church we continue straight, while paths No. 13 and 15 lead right. The wide path soon brings us into sparse dwarf pine thickets where we reach another junction where we enter the Fanes-Sennes-Braies Nature Park. We continue right along path No. 7 and cross the slopes covered with dwarf pines towards the south. Continuing along path No. 7, the path brings us to the scree slopes below the rocky spurs of the peak Le Ciaval. After ascending the scree we enter a gully where the climbing section of the path begins.
The ascent through the gully is secured with a steel cable and leads us to a ledge along which we then ascend diagonally for a while. The path is quite exposed and mostly unsecured. Further on, the path ascends steeply several times alongside the steel cable, followed by a traverse along an exposed ledge towards the south. On the unsecured section there is also some loose gravel, so great caution is required. Later the path turns slightly left and ascends alongside the steel cable up a crumbly slope, aided by a few pegs. This is followed by a somewhat longer traverse along the ledge towards the south. In the final section, the climbing path turns left again and follows an ascent alongside the steel cable towards the saddle Ju dla Crusc.
At the saddle, where a view opens towards the east, we continue left following the signs "Monte Cavallo, Cima Dieci". From the saddle we ascend along the eastern, gentler side of the ridge. Here the path ascends diagonally, leading us past the indistinct summit Piz dl Zubr. From the path we get several more views of the vertical western walls of the ridge, after which the path leaves the ridge crest towards the right side and ascends the eastern slopes of the peak L'Ciaval (Kreuzkofel), where we reach a junction.
Straight ahead the path leads towards the summit Sasso delle Dieci (Zehnerspitze), while we continue left and soon reach the summit after a short ascent.

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