Rifugio Pederü - Piz Sant Antone

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. By the end of the settlement Podklošter signs for Šmohor / Hermagor point us to the right on a regional road, on which past the mentioned settlement we drive to the end of the valley Gailtal, or more precisely to the settlement Kötschach-Mauthen, where we turn right towards the settlement Oberdrauburg. The path ahead leads us over an Alpine mountain pass Gailbergsattel (982 meters), after which we descend into the mentioned settlement. After we cross the bridge through 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 / Brunec. Only a little after the last-mentioned town, past which leads a bypass road, we turn left into a valley Val Badia. 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 a large parking lot in front of the mountain hut Rifugio Pederü.
B) From Nova Gorica, we drive to Italy and drive forward on a highway towards Venice / Venezia. At town 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 crossroads we continue in the direction of Cortina d'Ampezzo. When we get into Cortina d'Ampezzo, we follow the signs for Alpine mountain pass Passo Falzarego. On the mountain pass Passo Falzarego (2105 meters) we turn right in the direction of the mountain pass Valparola and forward towards Val 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 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 a large parking lot in front of the mountain hut Rifugio Pederü.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we continue to a crossing behind the mountain hut. Signposts point us slightly right on a footpath towards huts Lavarela and Fanes, left leads the path towards the mountain hut Fodara Vedla. A gently sloping path at first crosses a stream and a road, and then it starts ascending a little steeper through dwarf pines. After an initial a little steeper part path further becomes less steep, and on a shorter part it also descends a little. The path few times also for a short time joins the road, and then again runs mostly through dwarf pines on the right side of the valley.
Further, the path turns a little to the right and also increasingly beautiful views are starting to open up on surrounding peaks. Later we again join the mountain road, that runs by the stream Rü dal Plan. The slightly ascending road then brings us to a crossroad.
Left leads the road towards the mountain hut Rifugio Fanes (5 minutes), and we continue right towards the mountain hut Rifugio Lavarela. The road still leads by the stream and pastures and soon brings us to the hut.
At the mountain hut, we continue right and after a short ascent on a grassy slope, we come to a crossing. Left leads the path number 12 towards the saddle Ju dla Crusc and Forcela de Medesc, and we continue right on the path number 13 towards the saddle Ju de Sant Antone.
From the crossing, the path is still ascending on a grassy slope towards the north and soon brings us to another crossing. Left also the path number 7 towards saddles Ju dla Crusc and Forcela de Medesc branches off, and we again continue right towards the saddle Ju de Sant Antone. Further for quite some time, we walk on quite gentle grassy slopes towards the north. The path with a view then gets closer to a fence, which is intended for livestock, that is grazing here in the summer months. Later, the path also crosses the mentioned fence and brings us on the scree on the southwest side of the peak Piz Sant Antone. After that, the path in ascent crosses scree all the way to a saddle Ju de Sant Antone on which there is also a chapel dedicated to St. Antone. Chapel can also serve as emergency bivouac in case of bad weather.
On the saddle where there is a crossing, we go right towards the east on unmarked but quite well-beaten footpath. Left leads the path towards the summit Cima Nove (Neunerspitze), and straight downwards path through the valley Val de Fanes towards the settlement La Valle. From the saddle at first we ascend on a relatively steep slope on which there is also some gravel therefore on this part also some caution is needed. The path then brings us on less steep grassy slope by the ridge. A short time we walk on the mentioned grassy slope after that follows a diagonal ascent on a little steeper south slopes. The path is here well-beaten and ascent isn't difficult. Such a path then runs all the way to the scenic summit on which stands a cross.
We descend on the ascent route.

On the way: Rifugio Lavarella (2042m), Ju de Sant Antone (2466m)