Rifugio Pederü - Col Bechei

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 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 road leads, we turn left into the Val Badia valley. Further, 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 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 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, 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 Lavarela 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 gentler further on, and on a shorter section it also descends slightly. The path several times briefly joins the road, then again mostly runs 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 an intersection.
Right leads the road towards the hut Rifugio Lavarella (5 minutes), while at the intersection we continue left. 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. Somewhat higher, the road turns left and along grassy slopes brings us to the Ju de Limo saddle (Italian Passo di Limo, German Limopass).
From the saddle, the road descends slightly and quickly brings us to Lago di Limo lake.
Behind the lake, where there is a junction, we leave the gravel road and head left onto the footpath towards the Col Bechei summit. The path first leads along the lake and then begins to ascend the slope on the eastern side of the lake. Here the path mostly runs along a grassy slope and somewhat higher turns slightly right, bringing us to the southern slopes. Along the path here there are also some benches and a spring with drinking water. Further on, we ascend through a small valley towards the east, and from the path increasingly beautiful views begin to open up, especially towards the south where the Tofana mountain group is clearly visible. We continue ascending mostly over grassy terrain towards the east all the way to a small saddle on the south side of the Col Bechei summit where there are also signposts.
At the junction where a somewhat less trodden eastern path joins, we continue left towards the Col Bechei summit, as directed by the signposts. From the junction, we begin to ascend somewhat more steeply along the grassy slope, which higher up transitions into rocky terrain. Here the path turns slightly right and runs along a somewhat steeper slope. Since there is quite a bit of scree on the path, some caution is needed on this section. Technically, the ascent is not demanding. The path then brings us to the ridge from where a view also opens to the northern side, and to the summit which we already see ahead only a short ascent remains.

On the way: Rifugio Fanes (2060m), Ju de Limo (2174m), Lago di Limo (2159m)