Rifugio Nordio - Maria Schnee below Gozman (direct way)

Access to starting point:
We drive to Tarvisio, which is just a few kilometers behind the state border on the Italian side of the Rateče border crossing. We can also reach Tarvisio from Austria, where we must first drive to Villach and then through the Thori-Coccau border crossing to Tarvisio. In Tarvisio, we follow the signs for Udine on the old road (not the motorway). Shortly after Tarvisio, we arrive in the village of Ugovizza, where we turn right into the village center. In the middle of the village, we reach a stream, where an asphalted mountain road branches off uphill along the stream. We drive along this road to a junction, where we go straight ahead (right), and immediately after this junction, we reach the next one, where we go left. We follow this mostly asphalted road to the Rifugio Nordio hut, where we park in the parking lot next to the hut.

Route description:
From the parking lot, head to the left road that goes past the dilapidated Nordio hut. The road begins to climb moderately and takes us in switchbacks to a spot exposed to falling rocks. Despite the mesh protection placed somewhat above the road, caution is required. It is best to leave this section as quickly as possible.
After that, we cross the stream and continue ascending north to a junction. Straight ahead the road goes to Lom saddle, to the right the direct path to Ojstrnik branches off. We turn right onto the path marked 407, which leads to Ojstrnik. After a short descent, the path crosses the stream and then steeply ascends through the forest. Soon the path from Lom saddle joins from the left.
The path continues ascending through quite a dark forest. The gradient then eases and the path brings us out of the forest onto pastures on Bistrica alpine pasture. Then follows another ten minutes of walking on a gentle meadow to the huts on the alpine pasture, which we can already see ahead.
On the alpine pasture, we reach a gravel road, where we turn right to the signposts. We continue on the marked path towards "Goriacher Alm". The wide path, which climbs only gently, takes us in ten minutes to the Marija Snežna chapel.
Rifugio Nordio - Bistrica alpine pasture 1:25, Bistrica alpine pasture - Marija Snežna chapel 10 minutes.

Along the route: Planina Bistrica (Hutte Oisternig) (1722m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Gozman, Osternig (Ojstrnik) ( 35 min)

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