Rifugio Pederü - Rifugio Biella / Seekofel Hütte

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 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 town, past which a bypass road 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 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 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 the settlement 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 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.

Route description:
From the mountain hut Rifugio Pederü we continue left onto a macadam road where signposts to the hut direct us. The road, closed to traffic, at the beginning ascends very steeply in switchbacks and beautiful views of the surrounding peaks begin to open up. Further on, the road becomes slightly less steep and runs mostly through 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 Fodara hut, 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 Fodara hut.
Further, we walk along the road, which ascends gently all the way, and gradually even better views open up. The forest along the road gives way to dwarf pines, and from the right a footpath from the Fodara hut joins us.
The road further becomes somewhat gentler and soon we reach an intersection where the road to the huts Rifugio Ra Stua and Rifugio Biella branches off to the right. At the intersection we continue left, and to the Rifugio Sennes hut only a short walk along a level road remains.
From the hut we continue along the macadam road following the signs »Munt de Sennes, Seekofelhütte«. The road ascends somewhat more steeply and soon brings us to a marked junction. At the junction we continue right onto the footpath following the signs »Rif. Biella, Seekofelhütte«. The path then ascends for a while longer and a fine view opens up towards the summit Muntejela de Sennes and the Tofana mountain group. Further on, the path becomes gentler and runs across grassy slopes below the summit Croda del Beco (Seekofel). Later the path begins to descend gently and takes us from the Fanes-Sennes-Prags nature park into the Ampezzo nature park. After a gentle descent we reach a marked junction where we rejoin the macadam road.
At the junction we continue left along the macadam road, followed by a gentle ascent along a scenic road to the hut.

Along the route: Rifugio Sennes (2126m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Roter Turm (1 h 35 min), Remeda Rossa / Rote Wand (1 h 30 min), Croda del Beco / Seekofel (1 h 15 min), Piccola Croda Rossa / Kleine Gaisl (2 h 15 min)

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