Rifugio Pederü - L'Ciaval / Kreuzkofel (path 7)

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 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. 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, 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 the settlement 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 Passo Falzarego pass (2105 m) we turn right in the direction of the Valparola pass 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 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 the 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 also joins the road a few times for a short while, 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 slightly 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 right along the upper path (path no. 7), which leads towards the saddle Ju dla Crusc and Forcela de Medesc, while left the lower path (path no. 12) leads, which later joins the upper path and also leads towards the mentioned saddles.
From the junction the path continues ascending on the grassy slope towards the north and brings us to another junction, where right a path branches off towards the saddle Ju de Sant Antone.
We continue left and from the path increasingly beautiful views of the surrounding peaks begin to open up. The path later becomes gentler and runs on partly grassy and scree terrain. Further on, the path begins to ascend slightly again and brings us to an indistinct saddle from which a view opens towards the peaks Sasso delle Dieci and Sasso delle Nove. Here the path begins to descend slightly and then turns left, crossing grassy slopes where we can often observe marmots. This is followed by an ascent through a narrow valley and then a descent to a junction where the lower path (path no. 12) joins us from the left.
We continue right along the grassy valley and soon we are again at a junction. Left the path leads towards the notch Forcela de Medesc and further towards the peaks Lavarella and Piz dles Conturines, while we continue straight towards the saddle Ju dla Crusc. Further on, the path ascends on increasingly rocky terrain, and along the path we will also notice some sinkholes. Such a 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 towards the west on the mountain groups Puez, Sella and Marmolada, we continue right and ascend along the eastern gentler side of the ridge. Here the path ascends transversely and leads us past the indistinct peak Piz dl Zubr. From the path a view of the vertical western walls of the ridge opens up a few more times, then it veers to the right side of the ridge and ascends the eastern slopes of the peak L'Ciaval (Kreuzkofel) where we reach a junction.
Straight the path leads towards the peak Sasso delle Dieci (Zehnerspitze), while we continue left and after a short ascent soon reach the summit.

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