Pecol - Cima di Terrarossa (Leva)

Access to starting point:
A) From Kranjska Gora over the border crossing Rateče we drive to Trbiž / Tarvisio. In Trbiž we continue left in the direction of Bovec and we follow the road to the crossroad near Rabeljsko jezero. Here we continue right in the direction of Nevejski preval (Na Žlebeh) / Sella Nevea. When the road already starts descending towards Reklanska dolina, in a sharp left turn a narrow and steep road towards Montaževa visoka planota / Altopiano del Montasio branches off to the right (by the crossroad there are signs in Italian language). We follow this road to a large marked parking lot, which is situated a few hundred meters before the cheese cottage Pecol (further driving is forbidden).
B) From Bovec we drive to the border crossing Predel, from which we descend to the Italian side. Just a little after Rabeljsko jezero we come to a crossroad, where we continue left in the direction of Nevejski preval (Na Žlebeh) / Sella Nevea. When the road already starts descending towards Reklanska dolina, in a sharp left turn a narrow and steep road towards Montaževa visoka planota / Altopiano del Montasio branches off to the right (by the crossroad there are signs in Italian language). We follow this road to a large marked parking lot, which is situated a few hundred meters before the cheese cottage Pecol (further driving is forbidden).

Path description:
From the parking lot on the mountain pasture Pecol we head onto a narrow road which leads right towards the mountain hut Rifugio di Brazza. Soon signs direct us left onto a footpath, on which through meadows in good 15 minutes we reach the hut. At the crossroad, which is only a few dozen meters above the hut, we take the left path, which leads towards the saddle Forca dei Disteis (2201m), the right path leads to Špik Hude police (2420m). From the crossroad we first descend a few meters and then in a gentle ascent we cross meadows below the walls of Montaž and if we are lucky we can also observe Alpine marmots, of which there are quite a few around here. Soon from our left side the direct path from the mountain pasture Pecol joins, which is a few minutes shorter than this one past the hut. Here the path already ascends somewhat more steeply and soon brings us to the aforementioned saddle where there are usually many ibex. To the saddle we need from the starting point just under two hours. At the saddle the path turns right over scree and soon we come again to a crossroad. The left less visited and somewhat more demanding path leads towards the bivouac Suringar (2430m). We take the right path, which continues crossing scree and brings us to the memorial plaques, where we enter the rocky part of the path. Here the path becomes more demanding, some easy climbing is required, steel cables also assist us. The path then becomes somewhat less steep and in the left turn brings us to a crossroad.
We head right, where the Leva path begins, left leads the path over Pipan's ladder to Montaž. From the crossroad the path soon brings us to precipitous ledges along which we cross the slope below Špik nad Plazom towards the east. There also follow some short steep ascents along the steel cable, some pegs also assist us. Further on the path continues along ledges crossing precipitous slopes, then it starts to descend somewhat more steeply into the Škrbina nad Cijanerico / Forca del Palone. On this section we descend almost vertically several times along the steel cable and pegs.
From the notch we continue towards the east and begin to ascend steeply along the steel cable. The path then brings us to an approximately 10m high ladder, which on the lower part is not attached, so the ladder swings somewhat. Above the ladder follows a less demanding ascent along the steel cable and then also a crossing over a somewhat more grassy slope, which brings us to a junction. Here the Leva path ends and to the summit of Špik Hude police there follow a few minutes of easy walking on the summit slope of the mountain.

On the way: Rifugio di Brazza mountain hut (1660m), Forca dei Disteis (2201m), Forca del Palone (2242m)