Rifugio Pederü - Croda del Beco / Seekofel

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 mountain hut Rifugio Pederü we continue left on a macadam road where signposts behind the mountain hut point us to. The road which is closed for traffic at the beginning starts very steeply ascending in zig-zags and beautiful views start to open up on surrounding peaks. Further, the road becomes slightly less steep and runs mostly through the forest. After a good half an hour of walking from the starting point road brings us to a marked crossing.
Straight leads the road towards the mountain hut Fodara, and we continue left following the signs »Rif. Sennes Hütte«. At the crossing, we slightly descend and cross a stream. The path is here for some time quite gentle and then turns left and in ascent crosses steep slopes towards the northwest. Higher, the path turns to the right and we soon join road from the mountain hut Fodara.
Further, we walk on the road which is all the time slightly ascending, and slowly increasingly beautiful views also start opening up. Forest by the road is replaced by dwarf pines and from the right joins also a footpath from the mountain hut Fodara.
The road further becomes a little less steep and we soon come to a crossroad where the road towards huts Rifugio Ra Stua and Rifugio Biella branches off to the right. At the crossroad, we continue left and to the hut Rifugio Sennes follows only some walking on a gentle road.
From the mountain hut, we continue on a macadam road following the signs »Munt de Sennes, Seekofelhütte«. The road ascends a little steeper and soon brings us to a marked crossing. At the crossing, we continue right on a footpath following the signs »Rif. Biella, Seekofelhütte«. The path is then ascending for some time and a nice view opens up towards the summit Muntejela de Sennes and on the mountain group Tofana. Further, the path becomes less steep and runs on grassy slopes below the summit Croda del Beco (Seekofel). Later, the path starts slightly descending and from the natural park Fanes Sennes Prags brings us in nature park Ampezzo. After gentle descent we come to a marked crossing where we again join the macadam road.
At the crossing, we continue left on a macadam road and then follows a light ascent on panoramic road to the mountain hut.
At the mountain hut, we continue left following the signs »Croda del Beco«. The path after a short ascent quickly brings us to the notch Forcella Sora Forno where there is a crossing.
At the crossing where there is also a smaller chapel we continue left towards the summit Croda del Beco. Here the path starts ascending steeply on a rocky ridge. Higher on a shorter part we also get help from some fixed safety gear in form of a chain. Further slope becomes less steep and the path runs by the left side of the ridge. The path is for some time ascending diagonally and then we soon reach the peak from which is a breathtaking view on all sides.

On the way: Rifugio Sennes (2126m), Rifugio Biella / Seekofel Hütte (2327m), Forcella Sora Forno (2388m)