Rifugio Pederü - Cima Nove / Neunerspitze

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 left leads to the Rifugio Fanes hut (5 minutes) and we continue to the right towards the Rifugio Lavarela hut. The road continues along the stream and pasture and soon leads to the hut.

At the hut, continue to the right and after a short climb up a grassy slope you will reach a crossroads. To the left is route 12 towards the Ju dla Crusc saddle and the Forcela de Medesc, and we continue to the right on route 13 towards the Ju de Sant Antone saddle.
From the crossroads, the path continues to climb the grassy slope to the north and soon leads to another crossroads. Trail No 7 branches off to the left towards the Ju dla Crusc and Forcela de Medesc saddles, and we continue to the right again towards saddle Ju de Sant Antone. We continue northwards for some time on fairly gentle grassy slopes. The scenic route then approaches a fence for the cattle that graze here in the summer months. Later on, the path crosses the fence and leads to the scree on the south-west side of the summit of Piz Sant Antone. The path then crosses the scree on the ascent to the Ju de Sant Antone saddle, where there is also a chapel dedicated to St Anthony. The chapel can also serve as an emergency shelter in case of bad weather.

At the saddle, where the path from Val de Fanes joins us from the north, continue up to the left and follow the signs "Cima Nove, Neunerspitze". The path first climbs westwards and then turns slightly to the left, leading to steeper slopes. The path is marked here with red dots and some cairns. Further on, mostly ascending, we cross a slope which is not protected and therefore also requires some caution. From the steeper slopes the path then leads to flatter terrain on the south side of the ridge. The path turns to the right and runs along mostly grassy terrain towards the ridge. The path here is slightly less well trodden, and the numerous cairns are helpful in orientation. When you reach the ridge, continue left and the grassy slopes turn to rocky. Continue along the ridge, which is initially still level on the south side and the climb is not difficult. A little higher up, the ridge becomes steeper and soon you enter the protected part of the path. It is recommended to use a self-protection kit.

At first you climb up the ridge for a while, which is secured by a rope, and then the path briefly leaves the ridge to the left and crosses steep, smooth slabs. There is a fairly steep climb back up to the ridge, but the relatively loose rock and the long stretches require a little more caution in this part. The route then continues along the ridge and continues to be protected by a rock scramble. In a few places the path climbs a little steeper and then the ridge becomes flatter and the protected path ends.

The ridge continues to be precipitous on the north side, while we climb on the flatter terrain on the south side of the ridge. The path is again less visible in this part, but the cairns are still helpful. The ascent is no longer difficult and the increasingly scenic route soon leads to the summit where a larger cross is erected.

Let us descend along the ascent path.

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

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