Rifugio Pederü - Lavarella

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 right onto the 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 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 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 the large parking lot in front of the hut Rifugio Pederü.
B) From Nova Gorica we drive to Italy and further on the motorway towards Venice / Venezia. At the settlement Portogruaro we leave the motorway towards Venice and continue right on the motorway towards the settlement Pordenone. At the next motorway junction near the settlement Conegliano we continue right towards the settlement Belluno. Near Belluno the motorway ends, and at the next 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 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 the large parking lot in front of the 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 Lavarela and Fanes huts; left the path leads towards 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, and on a shorter section it also descends slightly. The path also joins the road a few times for short periods, then continues mostly through dwarf pines on the right side of the valley.
Further 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 stream Rü dal Plan. The gently ascending road then brings us to a junction.
Left the road leads to the Rifugio Fanes hut (5 minutes); we continue right towards 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 left on the lower path (path no. 12), which leads towards the saddles Ju dla Crusc and Forcela de Medesc; right the upper path (path no. 7) leads, which later joins the lower path and likewise leads to the mentioned saddles.
From the junction the path briefly continues on the grassy slope past the shepherd's hut, then begins to ascend through sparse mostly pine forest. Here the path runs westwards along a smaller stream. Later the trees become sparser and the path brings us to an indistinct saddle from where a view opens towards the peaks Sasso delle Dieci and Sasso delle Nove.
Here the panoramic path begins to descend slightly and leads us past Lake Le Parom, which lies somewhat left of the path below the slopes of Lavarella peak. The path then turns slightly right and brings us to a small valley, where the upper path (path no. 7) joins us from the right.
We continue left through the grassy valley and soon reach another junction. Straight ahead the path leads towards the saddle Ju dla Crusc and further towards the peak Sasso delle Dieci; we turn left towards the col Forcela de Medesc. Further on the path is relatively level and runs southeast. As we approach the slopes of Piz de Medesc peak, the path ascends somewhat more steeply and brings us to a junction where the path from the saddle Ju dla Crusc joins from the right.
At the junction we continue left on path 12b and on the slightly ascending path soon reach the col Forcela de Medesc.
On the saddle, where the path through Val Medesc valley joins from the right, we continue slightly left following the signs for La Varella. The path over scree soon brings us to the somewhat steeper slopes of La Varella peak. Further on the path becomes more demanding and runs along the steep western slopes of the mountain. At a few points the path ascends steeply, then follows an ascent along a fairly wide ledge where there is a lot of scree. The path is not secured and considerable caution is required. Special caution is needed on the descent, as the path is prone to slipping. From the ledge the path turns slightly left and ascends steeply up the rocky slope. The path then becomes less demanding again and brings us to a junction just below the Lavarella summit. We continue left and along the panoramic ridge soon reach the summit.

On the way: Rifugio Lavarella (2042m), Forcella de Medesc (2533m)