Plattner - Gartnerkofel (direct way)

Access to the starting point:
Cross the border crossing at Ratece and go through Trbiž / Tarvisio, Ukve / Ugovizza to Tablja / Pontebba, where you turn right after the signs "Passo di Pramollo / Nassfeld" (Wetlands in Slovenian). At the pass, go past the lake to the Austrian side, where you turn right at the crossroads onto the asphalted road, which leads you to the parking area in front of Plattner's cottage.

Path description:
From the parking lot, continue along the road, which after a few metres leads to signposts. Turn right (route 403) after the Gartnerkofel signs, and take the left path towards the Watschiger hut. The trail then climbs through meadows and briefly through sparse wods and past numerous streams. Once out of the wods, the path turns slightly to the right and begins to climb again through meadows, which are usually full of marmots. Soon you reach the Gartner sattel (1863 m) where you turn left (route 412) towards the upper station of the cable car, which also operates in summer. From here, follow the marked path along the ski slope to a crossroads where the path past the Watschiger hut joins from the left. At the crossroads, turn right and the path starts to climb up the east side of Gartnerkofl and leads to a small saddle in 15 minutes. At the saddle, from which you can already see the cross at the top, turn left and climb up the partially grassy slope. When the climbing path joins us from the left, we have only a few metres of fairly steep ascent to the top.

On the way: Gartner sattel (1863m)

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