Nevejski preval - Velika Črnelska špica (on ski track)

Access to starting point:
A) First, we drive to Kranjska Gora, and then we continue driving through the border crossing Rateče into Italy. We drive towards Trbiž / Tarvisio, and then at the beginning of the mentioned town, we turn left in the direction of Bovec. Further on, we drive on a regional road towards the border crossing Predel, but we follow the main road to the intersection near Rabeljsko jezero / Lago del Predil. Here we continue right in the direction of Nevejski preval (V Žlebeh) / Sella Nevea and on an asphalt road we reach the already mentioned saddle. We park on a large parking lot by the bottom station of the circular cabin cable car, which runs towards the mountain hut Rifugio Gilberti.
B) First, we drive to Bovec, and then we continue driving towards the border crossing Predel, through which we enter Italy. Next follows a descent to Rabeljsko jezero, after which we leave the main road which leads towards Trbiž and we continue driving left in the direction of Nevejski preval (V Žlebeh). The road then again starts ascending, and we follow it to the already mentioned saddle. We park on a large parking lot by the bottom station of the circular cabin cable car, which runs towards the mountain hut Rifugio Gilberti.

Route description:
At the end of the parking lot, we notice the sign for the mountain hut Gilberti, which directs us to the lower part of the ski slope. When we step onto the slope, we continue left and after a shorter ascent we step onto the transport-rescue road, which ascends along the slope upwards. On the relatively steep and closed-to-traffic road, new views open up to us step by step, which are the most beautiful towards the nearby Bela peč and the Montaž group of mountains. The road higher completely approaches the cliffs of Bela peč and then brings us to the upper station of the old cableway.
From the cableway, we continue in the direction of the mountain hut Rifugio Gilberti on a gentle road, which past the chapel brings us to the mountain hut and the upper station of the new circular cabin cable car in a few minutes.
From the mountain hut Gilberti we descend into the frost hollow Prevalska ravan, from where we continue right on the initially gentle ski slope. We continue the ascent on the transport-rescue road, which ascends parallel to the ski slope. Higher, the road again joins the ski slope, which ascends among extensive snowfields. Above the snowfield the "path" ascends even steeper, and then in a few minutes of further walking it brings us to the saddle Prevala, where the state border is.
From Prevala, where there is a junction of five paths, we continue left in the direction of Rombon (straight down to Bovec, right Prestreljenik). We continue towards the east on the path, which gradually transitions to the slopes of Lopa (2406 m), and we follow it through a few ascents and descents to a smaller saddle between Lopa and Kotel (1881 m). Here the path turns slightly to the left and continues past numerous sinkholes, which are characteristic of the Kanin mountain range. The path further quickly brings us to a junction, where the path to Velika Črnelska špica (2332 m) branches off to the left.
We continue following the signs »Črnjela« (straight Rombon 2208 m and speleological bivouac) on the path which starts to ascend below the slopes of Velika Črnelska špica. The path ahead crosses the slopes to the right and gets closer and closer to the summit of Mala Črnelska špica, before which the marked path turns left and starts to ascend even steeper. This is followed by approximately 15 minutes of ascent on a steep and in some places exposed slope (there is also a great risk of triggering rocks), after which the path flattens and brings us to the summit of Velika Črnelska špica in a few steps.

Along the route: Rifugio Gilberti mountain hut (1850m), Prevala (2067m)

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