Rifugio Pederü - Cima Nove / Neunerspitze

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 Ziljske doline 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 Drava, 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 town, past which leads a bypass road, we turn left into the valley Val Badia. 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 a 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 the town Pordenone. At the next highway junction near the town Conegliano, we continue right towards the town 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 a large parking lot in front of the mountain hut Rifugio Pederü.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we continue to the junction towards the hut. Signposts direct us slightly right onto the footpath towards the huts Lavarela and Fanes, while left the path leads towards the hut Fodara Vedla. The gently sloping path first crosses a stream and a road, then it starts to ascend somewhat more steeply through the dwarf pines. After the initial somewhat steeper section, the path becomes gentler in the continuation, and on a shorter section it even descends a little. The path several times briefly joins the road, then again mostly runs through dwarf pines on the right side of the valley.
Further, the path turns somewhat 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.
Left the road leads towards the hut Rifugio Fanes (5 minutes), while we continue right towards the hut Rifugio Lavarela. The road continues to lead 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. Left leads path no. 12 towards the saddle Ju dla Crusc and Forcela de Medesc, while we continue right on path no. 13 towards the saddle Ju de Sant Antone.
From the junction, the path continues to ascend on the grassy slope towards the north and soon brings us to yet another junction. Left also branches off path no. 7 towards the saddles Ju dla Crusc and Forcela de Medesc, while we again continue right towards the saddle Ju de Sant Antone. Further on, we walk for quite some time on fairly gentle grassy slopes towards the north. The panoramic path then approaches a fence intended for livestock that grazes here in the summer months. Later the path also crosses the mentioned fence and brings us to the scree on the southwest side of the peak Piz Sant Antone. The path then in ascent crosses the scree all the way to the saddle Ju de Sant Antone, on which there is also a chapel dedicated to Saint Anthony. The chapel can also serve as an emergency shelter in case of bad weather.
On the saddle where from the north also the path from the valley Val de Fanes joins us, we continue left upwards where the signs »Cima Nove, Neunerspitze« direct us. The path initially ascends towards the west, then turns somewhat to the left and brings us to steeper slopes. The path here is marked with red dots and some cairns. Further mostly in ascent we cross the slope, which is not secured and therefore some caution is required. From the steeper slopes the path then brings us to gentler terrain on the south side of the ridge. The path turns right and runs mostly on grassy terrain towards the ridge. The path here is somewhat less trodden, and for orientation numerous cairns assist us. When we reach the ridge we continue left, the grassy slopes transition to rocky. Further we walk along the ridge, which on the south side is initially still gentle and the ascent is not demanding. Somewhat higher the ridge becomes steeper and soon we enter the secured section of the path. Further on, the use of a via ferrata set is recommended.
Initially we ascend for some time along the ridge, which is secured with a steel cable, then the path briefly moves away from the ridge to the left side and crosses steep smooth slabs. This is followed by a fairly steep ascent back towards the ridge; due to the relatively slack steel cable and long stretches, even more caution is required on this section. Further on the path runs continuously along the ridge and remains secured with a steel cable. At some points the path ascends somewhat more steeply, then the ridge becomes gentler and the secured path ends.
The ridge further on is still precipitous on the north side, while we ascend on gentler terrain on the south side of the ridge. The trail on this section is again less visible, but cairns continue to assist us. The ascent further on is no longer demanding and the increasingly panoramic path soon brings us to the summit on which a larger cross is erected.
We descend along the ascent path.

On the way: Rifugio Lavarella (2042m), Ju de Sant Antone (2466m)