Pri Mlinču - Mangart (via Gladki rob and on Slovenian path)

Access to the starting point:
a) Cross Border crossing Rateče into Itali, then turn left at Trbiž / Tarvisio in the direction of Predel / Cave del Predil. After a few 100 m, take another left in the same direction, then at the junction by Lake Rabelais / Lago del Predil, continue straight on the main road towards Slovenia (right Neveje Pass (Na Žlebeh) / Sella Nevea). There are some serpentines and a tunnel, then you reach Border crossing Predel, after which you take the exit to Slovenia again. Just after the crossroads, a side road branches off, where there is a marked parking area.
b) From Primorska, drive to Log pod Mangartom, and from there continue towards Itali. Before reaching Border crossing Predel, turn right after the Predel bridge (bridge over Mangart stream) in the direction of Mangart. Park just after the bridge in the marked parking lot on the side of the road.

Path description:
From the starting point, we continue along the asphalt road leading to Mangartsko sedlo, and we follow it up to the first right turn, or to the place where it crosses the Mangart stream. At this bend, before crossing the bridge, continue straight on the footpath towards Mangart mountain pasture. Continue along the path with a fine view of Mangart, following the path which climbs parallel to the stream, and a little higher up, crossing the Stože landslide, which was triggered in November 2000. As you leave the area of the landslide, you gradually enter the woods, through which you climb moderately to the western edge of Mangart mountain pasture.
Once on mountain pasture, walk to the nearby shepherd's hut, after which follow the slightly overgrown path leading through mountain pasture. After crossing mountain pasture, you reach a strip of woodland, and then quickly reach a narrower strip of meadow along which the old abandoned road continues (you can also get here by continuing along the road at mountain pasture and then turning left at the first crossroads in the direction of the Mangart saddle). The fainter road or cart track climbs gently and then, after crossing the torrent, it finally turns into a mountain path. There is a moderate climb for a few minutes, then cross an asphalt road. On the other side of the road, climb up a flight of steps and then reach a clearing where the path turns left and starts to climb quite steeply. After a few minutes of climbing, you will reach the road again, and continue along it until you reach a nearby bend, where the path you are going to follow branches off from the road.
Here the waymarked trail continues along the road, and we continue along an unmarked path that turns into the forest. We continue to climb steeply along the path, which at first still passes through the forest, but then more and more beautiful views open up, reaching towards Rombon, Jerebica. . . Higher up, we return to the road, which, with the exception of a few shortcuts, continues to the part where the longer crossing to the right begins. After crossing the rather mighty gorge of the Nakel torrent, you will soon notice short steps on the left side of the road, which lead up to a nearby grassy slope, where the traceable, but still unmarked, path continues. The path soon turns left and ascends crosswise to the edge of a ravine where there is a metal pole with a pink and yellow ribbon. Here the path turns right again and then climbs cross-country over slightly steeper grassy slopes. The path, from which we have increasingly beautiful views and which runs along an old mulatier, leads us higher up to the ruins, which are situated slightly above the next gully. The old mulatier continues on a steeper slope, which leads us towards the ravine. Just before reaching the ravine, the unmarked path splits into two parts, and we continue left (straight Mangartska koča) onto a path that turns right and soon becomes a grassy slope. There is a cross-climb on a slightly overgrown path that climbs the slopes of Mala Spica, a peak rising to the west of Mangartsko sedlo. Higher up, the border ridge is reached, where the marked path from the Belopeški jezera (the path across the Plazje) joins us in a sort of notch Čez jezik.
Here, continue right and follow the wider track down to Mangartsko sedlo, where you will be fully approaching the Mangart road. Continue along the border ridge, from which a beautiful view opens up, reaching all the way to the highest High Tauern peak in Austria - the Great Klek, and the trail gradually leads to the slopes of the 2200-metre-high Travnik (Strmi Nos), where the trail turns slightly to the right. After crossing Travnik, we arrive in the slightly rockier world below Ratec's Mali Mangart, and beyond it we soon reach a marked crossroads where the Italian and Slovenian trails diverge.
Continue to the right in the direction of the Slovenian route (on the left the technically easier Italian route), which crosses a small scree slope in a slight descent, and then you reach the climbing part of the route on Mangart. Further on, the path is exposed to falling rocks, so the use of a helmet is obligatory for a safer ascent.
The route climbs steeply from the very beginning of the climbing section, with rungs and ropes to help you progress. After this section, the route is laid down for a short distance and then switches to a man-made ledge, which is well protected. After the ledge, cross a ravine that is very exposed to falling rocks, and on the other side of the ravine, start climbing steeply again. Due to the steepness of the slope, you have to use your hands occasionally, and the path continues to climb for some time along the gully and occasionally over deep precipices. Higher up, the path turns slightly to the left and gradually becomes less technically demanding. A little further ahead we can see the cross, and we are only a short, technically easy climb away from the summit.
You can descend via the slightly easier Italian route.
At the Mill - Mangart mountain pasture 35 minutes, Mangart mountain pasture - Mangartsko sedlo 2:10, Mangartsko sedlo - Mangart 2:00.

On the way: Mangartska planina (1295m), Mangartsko sedlo (2055m)

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