Pecol - Cima di Terrarossa (Leva)

Access to the starting point:
a) From Kranjska Gora, drive through the Rateče border crossing to Trbiž / Tarvisio. In Trbiz, turn left towards Bovec and follow the road to the crossroads near Lake Rabeljsko. Here, turn right towards the Neveje Pass (Na Žlebeh) / Sella Nevea. As the road starts to descend towards the Reclan valley, a sharp left turn to the right leads to a narrow and steep road towards the Jôf di Montasio high plateau / Altopiano del Jôf di Montasio (there are signs in Italian at the crossroads). Follow this road to a large marked parking area located a few 100 m in front of the Pecol cheese cottage (no further driving).
b) From Bovec, drive to the Predel border crossing, from which you descend to the Italian side. Just after Lake Rabelj, you will reach a crossroads where you turn left towards Neveje Preval (Na Žlebeh) / Sella Nevea. As the road starts to descend towards the Reclana valley, a sharp left-hand bend turns off to the right onto a narrow and steep road towards the Jôf di Montasio high plateau / Altopiano del Jôf di Montasio (there are signs in Italian at the crossroads). Follow this road to a large marked parking lot located a few 100 m before the Pecol cheese cottage (no further driving).

Path description:
From the parking lot at mountain pasture Pecol, take the narrow road on the right towards the Rifugio di Brazza. Soon, signs direct you left onto a footpath which takes you across meadows to reach the hut in just over 15 minutes. At the crossroads, which is only a few tens of metres above the hut, take the left path which leads to the saddle Forca dei Disteis (2201m), and the right path leads to Cima di Terrarossa (2420m). From the crossroads, descend first a few metres, then cross the meadows below the walls of Jôf di Montasio in a gentle ascent, and if you are lucky you may also spot the Alpine marmots, which are abundant around here. Soon, a direct trail with mountain pasture Pecol joins from our left, which is a few minutes shorter than the one past the hut. Here the path climbs a little steeper and soon leads us to the aforementioned saddle where there are usually many ibex. It takes about two hours from the starting point to reach the saddle. At the saddle, the path turns to the right across the scree and we soon come to the crossroads again. The left path, which is less frequented and slightly more difficult, leads to the Suringar bivouac (2430m). We take the right path, which continues to cross the scree and leads us to the memorial slabs, where we enter the rocky part of the trail. Here the route becomes more difficult, some easy climbing is required, and we also have a few ropes to help us. The path then becomes slightly less steep and leads to a junction at a left turn.

We turn right, where the start of the Leva route is, and to the left the path leads over Pipan's Ladder to Montaž. From the crossroads, the path soon leads us to the precipitous ledges on which we cross the slope below Špik nad Plazo to the east. There are also some short steep climbs along the steel cable, and some scrambling to help us. The route continues along ledges, crosses precipitous slopes and then begins a slightly steeper descent to the Stump above Cijanerica / Forca del Palone. At this point, there are a few almost vertical descents along the rocks and cliffs.

From the stump, continue eastwards and start to climb steeply along the cliff. The path then leads to a ladder about 10 m high, which is not fixed at the bottom, so that the ladder is a little gunca. Above the ladder, there is a less demanding climb along the steel and then a crossing on a slightly more grassy slope, which leads us to a crossroads. Here the Lev route ends and there are a few minutes of easy walking on the top slope of the mountain to the Cima di Terrarossa summit.

On the way: Rifugio di Brazza mountain hut (1660m), Forca dei Disteis (2201m), Forca del Palone (2242m)

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