Belopeška jezera - Zadnja Ponca / Ponza di Detro

Access to the starting point:
From Kranjska Gora, drive to Trbiž / Tarvisio via the Rateče border crossing. Shortly after the border crossing, the road to the left turns off in the direction of the Belopeški jezera / Laghi di Fusine, which you follow up a moderate incline to the large parking lot at the Upper Mangart (Belopeci) Lake.

Path description:
From the parking lot, continue along the left-hand side of the guest house towards the Zacchi hut. The path initially follows a forest road, which you leave after a few minutes, as the signs direct you to the left on a wide cart track. The cart track we are walking on turns into an ascending footpath a little higher up. A relatively wide and well-marked path then leads us on a moderate ascent through the forest to the Zacchi mountain hut (which can also be reached by forest road) within a good hour's walk from the starting point.

At the hut, follow the signs "Ponza di Mezzo, Ponza Grande". The path then climbs for some time from the hut through dwarf pines under the steep slopes of the Ponzi slightly to the right, and soon leads to the first steel cables on the path. Here the path turns slightly to the left and then climbs quite steeply alongside the steel cable a few times. As we approach the cliffs below Visoka Ponca, the path turns right and crosses a wide gully. There is a short climb slightly to the right of the ravine, which leads to a crossroads. To the left, a direct, very difficult climbing route (ferrata) branches off to Visoka Ponca, and we take the route to the right, which leads to Srednja Ponca and to Visoka Ponca by a slightly easier route. From the crossroads, the path first crosses the slopes to the right in a slight ascent, then turns left and climbs up a steep grassy slope. The grassy slope is soon replaced by rocks and after a short climb we are back at the crossroads. The path to the left leads to Visoka Ponca, and we turn right to follow the Tamar markers. From the crossroads, it's just a short climb up the rocky slope to the top of Srednja Ponca, where we get spectacular views in all directions.

From the top, continue along the ridge and after only a few metres you will reach a crossroads. Continue along the ridge past the "Bivacco Tarvisio" signs, and to the left is the path into the Tamar valley. The ridge becomes narrower and narrower and then descends into the Red Stump. At the notch the path turns to the Italian side and after a short exposed traverse climbs almost vertically along a narrow exposed path. The Fixed safety gear are destroyed and unusable on this part of the trail, so some caution is needed. The path then crosses the steep slopes on the Italian side of the ridge and then climbs towards the ridge. There is a short climb along a slightly exposed ridge to the top of Zadnja Ponce.

On the way: Rifugio Zacchi mountain hut (1380m), Srednja Ponca / Ponza di Mezze (2228m)

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