Rifugio Pederü - Muntejela de Sennes

Access to the starting point:
a) From Kranjska Gora via the Koren saddle to Austria, where at the first major junction continue left towards Podkloštro / Arnoldstein and Trbiz / Tarvisio. At the end of Podklošter, signs for Šmohor / Hermagor direct you to the right on the regional road, which takes you past the town to the end of the Ziljska Valley, or more precisely to Kötschach-Mauthen, where you turn right towards Oberdrauburg. The road continues over the Gailbergsattel Alpine pass (982 m), after which you descend into the above-mentioned town. After crossing a bridge over the River Drava, turn left towards Lienz. At the main roundabout in Lienz, turn left towards Sillian and Itali. Next we cross the national border between Austria and Itali, and we follow the main road past Dobbiaco / Toblach, Villabassa / Niederdorf, Monguelfo - Tesido / Welsberg - Taisten, Brunico / Bruneck. Just after the last mentioned town, which is passed by a bypass road, we turn left into the Val Badia valley. Continue along the valley and turn left at Longega towards San Vigilio. In San Vigilio, turn left at the crossroads after the "Pederü" signs. After about 200 metres, turn right, also after the 'Pederü' signs. Follow this road until you reach the large parking lot in front of the Rifugio Pederü.
b) From Nova Gorica, exit into Itali and follow the motorway to Venice/Venezia. At Portogruaro, leave the motorway towards Venice and turn right on the motorway towards Pordenone. At the next motorway junction near Conegliano, turn right towards Belluno. The motorway ends near Belluno and we continue towards Cortina d'Ampezzo at the next junctions. When you arrive in Cortina d'Ampezzo, follow the signs for the Passo Falzarego Alpine pass. At the Passo Falzarego (2105 m), turn right towards the Valparola Pass and continue towards Alta Badia. At La Villa turn right towards Brunico. Follow the road to Longega and turn right towards San Vigilio. In San Vigilio, turn left at the crossroads after the "Pederü" signs. After about 200 metres, turn right, also after the "Pederü" signs. Follow this road until you reach the large parking lot in front of the Rifugio Pederü.

Path description:
From the Rifugio Pederü, turn left onto the dirt road, where you will be directed by signs for the hut. The road, which is closed to traffic, starts to climb very steeply in the keys and beautiful views of the surrounding peaks begin to open up. The road becomes a shade less steep and passes mainly through the forest. After a good half an hour's walk from the starting point, the road leads to a marked crossroads.
Straight ahead the road leads to the Fodara hut, and we continue to the left following the signs 'Rif. Sennes Hütte". At the crossroads, descend slightly and cross the stream. The path is quite gentle for a while and then turns left and ascends steep slopes to the north-west. Higher up, the path turns right and soon joins the road from the Fodara hut.
The road continues to climb gently, and slowly the views begin to open up. The forest along the road is replaced by dwarf pines and the footpath from the Fodara hut joins from the right.
The road becomes a little more level and soon we reach a crossroads where the road to the right branches off towards the Rifugio Ra Stua and Rifugio Biella huts. We continue left at the crossroads and it is only a short walk along a sloping road to the Rifugio Sennes hut.
From the hut, continue on the dirt road following the signs "Munt de Sennes". Instead of the road, you can also follow the footpath that runs to the left of the road below the slopes of the Col de Lasta. The road starts to climb from the hut and leads to a marked crossroads where a path branches off to the right towards hut Rifugio Biella (Seekofelhütte).
We continue along the road, which becomes more level and quickly leads us to another crossroads. This time, the path branches off to the right towards the Forcela de Riciogogn and Ju de Senes. Continue along the road, then a footpath joins from the left and there is only a short descent to the Munt de Sennes hut.
From the hut, continue north-west following the signs for 'Muntejela'. From the hut, the path initially descends gently on grassy slopes, then begins to climb and leads into a narrow valley called Val de San Berto. After climbing up the valley for some time, at the end of the valley the path leads to a marked crossroads.
The path to the right leads to the Ju de Senes saddle, and we continue slightly left on route 27 after the "Muntejela de Senes" signs. From the crossroads, the trail heads north-west and begins a slightly steeper climb up the valley on the east side of Muntejela. At a higher altitude, when a faint path from the Ju de Senes saddle joins from the right, the path turns left and climbs a slightly steeper and slightly more crumbly slope. The steepness of this short section requires a little caution. The path then leads to the west side of the ridge where it continues to the right and then climbs up the grassy slopes along the ridge. In the last part of the trail, the grass is replaced by a rocky slope, which soon leads to a scenic peak.

On the way: Rifugio Sennes (2126m), Rifugio Munt de Sennes (2176m)

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