Rifugio Pederü - Col de Lasta

Access to starting point:
A) From Kranjska Gora over Korensko sedlo to Austria, where at the first larger crossroad 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 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 a bypass road leads, 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 crossroad 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 the town Conegliano we continue right towards Belluno. Near Belluno the highway ends, and at the following junctions 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 follow the road to the settlement Longega where we turn right towards the settlement San Vigilio. In San Vigilio then at the crossroad 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 mountain hut Rifugio Pederü we continue left on a macadam road where signposts for the mountain hut direct us. The road, which is closed to traffic, at the beginning starts to ascend very steeply in zigzags and beautiful views of the surrounding peaks begin to open up. Further on, the road becomes slightly less steep and runs mostly through the forest. After a good half hour of walking from the starting point, the road brings us to a marked junction.
Straight ahead the road leads to the mountain hut Fodara, while we continue left following the signs »Rif. Sennes Hütte«. At the junction we descend slightly and cross a stream. The path here is fairly level for a while, then turns left and crosses steep slopes in ascent towards the northwest. Higher up, the path turns right and soon we join the road from the mountain hut Fodara.
Further, we walk along the road, which ascends gently all the while, and slowly even nicer views begin to open up. The forest along the road is replaced by dwarf pines and from the right a footpath from the mountain hut Fodara joins us.
Further on the road becomes somewhat flatter and soon we reach a junction where the road to the huts Rifugio Ra Stua and Rifugio Biella branches off to the right. At the junction we continue left and to the hut Rifugio Sennes there is only a short walk along the level road.
From the hut we continue on the footpath towards the mountain hut Munt de Sennes. The path leads us below the slopes of the peak Col de Lasta. When we reach the northeastern side of the peak, we leave the marked path to the mountain hut Munt de Sennes and head left onto pathless terrain.
The northeastern slopes of the mountain are not overly steep, so finding passages is not particularly difficult. Cairns and the cross on the summit also help with orientation.

On the way: Rifugio Sennes (2126m)