Mokrine / Nassfeld - Kronalpe / Monte Corona (Auernig Höhenweg)

Access to starting point:
Through the border crossing at Rateče we drive through Trbiž / Tarvisio, Ukve / Ugovizzo to the place Tablja / Pontebba, where we turn right following the signs for »Passo di Pramollo / Nassfeld« (Slovenian Mokrine). At the pass, we drive past the lake onto the Austrian side, where we park on a large parking lot.

Route description:
From the parking lot, we walk to the border crossing where, on the Austrian side, we turn left onto a narrower ascending asphalt road. At the beginning of the mentioned road, there are also signposts. The road then leads us past a memorial chapel and crosses a fence. The road then flattens and brings us to a marked junction.
We continue right onto a footpath where the signs for the Auernig Höhenweg also direct us. From the junction, we start ascending more steeply on a slope covered with grass and some bushes. The path also leads us through a strip of sparse forest. Trees become increasingly sparse, and from the path, beautiful views open up on the surrounding peaks. The path then brings us to a marked junction where a path from the Plattner cottage joins from the left.
We continue right and ascend on a slope covered with grass and sparse trees. After a short ascent, the path brings us to a bench from where there is a very beautiful view of the surrounding peaks above Mokrine. The path here turns slightly to the right and then leads us through dwarf pines, bringing us to a marked junction below the summit Auernig (Javornik).
Right is only a short ascent through dwarf pines to the top of Javornik, but we continue straight on the Auernig Höhenweg path. From the junction, the path becomes gentler and continues running through dwarf pines. The path then starts descending along a wide ridge, mostly covered with dwarf pines. This path then leads us to a marked junction at the Auernig Sattel saddle.
To the right, a path leads downwards towards the Javornik mountain pasture, but we continue straight towards the summit of Krniška gora (Italian Monte Carnizza, German Garnitzenberg). From the junction, we initially ascend along the ridge covered with bushes and dwarf pines; later, the path veers to the right side of the ridge and follows an ascent on a grassy slope back towards the ridge. Further on, we then walk along a slightly narrower and mostly grassy ridge. After a short descent, a path branches off to the left towards the upper station of the Gartnerkofel cableway.
We continue along the scenic border ridge, where we briefly ascend through a band of dwarf pines. Only a short ascent on a grassy ridge remains to reach the summit.
From the top, we continue straight and start slightly descending on a grassy ridge, which becomes somewhat narrower. Next follows a shorter, steeper descent through slightly more rocky terrain, alongside which there is increasingly more dwarf pine. Some caution is also needed on this section. Further, we descend gently for some time through dwarf pines on a wide and somewhat less distinct border ridge. Soon, we start ascending again, and the ridge becomes steeper once more. Initially, we veer to the left side of the ridge, followed by a steeper ascent to an unnamed peak in the ridge. On this section, a steel cable is also available for assistance. Further follows a descent through dwarf pines and bushes, from which beautiful views of the surrounding peaks still open up. Such a path leads us to more grassy terrain, and soon we reach the saddle Vrh Krnice.
On the saddle where there is a marked junction, we cross a macadam road and continue in the direction of the peak Kronalpe (Koren). From the junction, we start ascending on a footpath which initially runs mostly through dwarf pines, and higher up brings us to more grassy terrain. The footpath here becomes somewhat less trodden, turns to the right, and ascends a grassy slope surrounded by some dwarf pines and rocks. Since the path is less trodden, we must pay somewhat more attention to the markers. On such a path, we soon reach the panoramic peak.
We can descend on the southern side to the mountain pasture V Pečeh (Ita. Casera For, Ger. Kronalm) and from there along the macadam road back to the starting point at the Mokrine pass. We can also return along the ascent path to the saddle Vrh Krnice and from there descend to the mountain pasture V Pečeh. From the saddle Vrh Krnice we can also return to the starting point via the northern Austrian side of the ridge over the mountain pasture Krnica (Garnitzen Alm).

Along the route: Auernig Sattel (1818m), Garnitzenberg / Monte Carnizza (1950m), Vrh Krnice / Garnitzensattel (1673m)

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