Plockenpass - Monte Coglians (Hohe Warte) (via Rifugio Marinelli)

Access to starting point:
From Trbiž/Tarvisio we head onto the highway towards Udine. At Carnico we leave the highway and first follow the signs towards Tolmezzo, then the signs for Austria and the mountain pass Pso di Croce Carnico / Plöckenpass. Still on the Italian side of the pass, we park on a large parking lot.

Route description:
At the parking lot, we head onto a narrow road following the signs for Rifugio Marinelli (path 146). Already after a few dozen meters, we come to a junction where we go right onto a military mule track, on which we then ascend through sparse forest and meadows below the steep slopes of the mountain Creta di Collinetta (2238m). The military mule track turns into a footpath and soon we also come to a junction, where the path to the mentioned mountain branches off to the right. We continue on the left path, which continues slightly ascending through the meadows. On a smaller level area, the path to Cresta Verde (2150m) branches off to the right. We continue on path 146 towards the Marinelli hut, to which we have just under two hours. Here the path becomes somewhat steeper and ascends through lightly overgrown dwarf pines and high grass. When we emerge from the dwarf pines, the path becomes flatter and to the right branches off the path to Creta di Collina (2659m). Here, while crossing quite steep slopes, we begin to descend, aided by some fixed safety devices. This is followed by a descent through a natural window and crossing steep slopes covered with nettles, which brings us to a junction. The right path leads to Cima di Mezzo (2713m), while we continue on the left path towards the hut. The path begins ascending again through meadows and just before the hut we reach a mountain road closed to traffic, from which a view opens towards Monte Coglians. The road soon ends and to the hut only a few minutes of steep ascent remain. At the hut, we follow the signs for Monte Coglians and begin ascending through steep meadows. The path then turns slightly to the left, where after a short, slightly exposed ridge we enter an entirely new world. Mighty grass-covered slopes are almost instantly replaced by bare rock. While crossing the slopes below Coglians, we come again to a junction, where we turn left (path 143); the right path (143a) leads to Pilastro del Coglians (2750m). Initially we still cross slopes below Coglians, then the path turns slightly to the right and from the left the path from Lake Wolayer See joins. Here we begin to ascend slightly slippery scree, which becomes quite steep in the upper part. In the final section the path turns left, followed by a steep ascent with some easy scrambling to the very panoramic summit.

Along the route: Rifugio Marinelli (2122m)

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