Rifugio Pederü - Ütia de Gran Fanes

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 parking lot, continue to the crossroads behind the cottage. Signposts point slightly right on the footpath towards the Lavarela and Fanes huts, while the path to the left leads to the Fodara Vedla hut. The level path first crosses a stream and a road, then begins to climb slightly steeper through dwarf pines. After an initial slightly steeper section, the path becomes flatter further on, and also descends slightly for a short section. The path briefly joins the road a few times, and then rejoins the road, passing mainly through dwarf pines on the right side of the valley.

The path then turns slightly to the right and the views of the surrounding peaks start to open up. Later, we rejoin the mountain road, which runs along the Rü dal Plan stream. The road then climbs gently and leads to a crossroads.

The road to the right leads to hut Rifugio Lavarella (5 minutes), and we continue left at the crossroads. The road then climbs slightly and soon leads to the hut.

At the hut, take route 10 towards the Limo Pass and the mountain pasture Gran Fanes. At first, the ascent is a little steeper, following a footpath through the forest, which leads back to the road. Continue right along the scenic road. A little higher up, the road turns left and leads along grassy slopes to the Ju de Limo saddle (Passo di Limo in Italian, Limopass in German).

The road descends a little from the saddle and quickly leads to Lake Lago di Limo, where the road branches off to the left towards the summit of Col Bechei.

From the lake we continue along the sloping road, which soon leads us to another crossroads.

A footpath branches off to the left down towards the Valle di Fanes, and we continue to the right along a scenic road which continues to descend slightly. A little further down, the dirt road from Valle di Fanes joins us on the left. From the crossroads, it's just a short descent down the scenic road to the Ütia de Gran Fanes hut.

On the way: Rifugio Fanes (2060m), Ju de Limo (2174m), Lago di Limo (2159m)

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Bivacco Baccon Barborka (1 h 45 min), Vallon Bianco (2 h 15 min), Bivacco della Pace, Furcia Rossa III

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