Rifugio Pederü - L'Ciaval / Kreuzkofel (path 12)

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 point 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 state border between Austria and Italy, and we follow the main road past the settlements Dobbiaco / Toblach, Villabassa / Niederdorf, Monguelfo - Tesido / Welsberg - Taisten, Brunico / Bruneck. Just 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, at the intersection we then 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 into Italy and further along the highway towards Venice / Venezia. Near Portogruaro we leave the highway towards Venice and continue right along the highway towards Pordenone. At the next highway junction near Conegliano we continue right towards Belluno. Near Belluno the highway ends, and at the following 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 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 then 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 by 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 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 gentler further on, and on a shorter section it even descends a little. The path several times briefly joins the road, then continues mostly through dwarf pines on the right side of the valley.
Further on, 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 hut Rifugio Fanes (5 minutes), while we continue right towards the hut Rifugio Lavarela. 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 along the lower path (path no. 12), which leads towards the saddles Ju dla Crusc and Forcela de Medesc, while right the upper path (path no. 7) leads, which later joins the lower path and also goes towards the mentioned saddles.
From the junction the path briefly continues along the grassy slope past a shepherd hut, then begins to ascend through sparse mostly pine forest. Here the path runs westwards along a small 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, located somewhat to the left of the path below the slopes of the peak Lavarella. The path then turns slightly right and brings us into a small valley, where the upper path (path no. 7) joins from the right.
We continue left through the grassy small valley and soon reach another junction. Left the path leads towards the col Forcela de Medesc and further towards the peaks Lavarella and Piz dles Conturines, while we continue straight towards the saddle Ju dla Crusc. Further the path ascends increasingly rocky terrain, and along the path we will notice some chasms. The path then leads us all the way to the saddle Ju dla Crusc where there is also a junction.
On the saddle, where a view opens to the west towards the mountain groups Puez, Sella and Marmolada, we continue right and ascend the eastern gentler side of the ridge. Here the path ascends traversely and leads us past the indistinct summit Piz dl Zubr. From the path a view opens several more times onto the vertical western walls of the ridge, then it withdraws to the right side of the ridge 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 after a short ascent soon reach the summit.

On the way: Rifugio Lavarella (2042m), Le Parom (2311m), Ju dla Crusc (2612m), Piz dl Zubr (2718m)