Planina Zajzera - Visoki Pipar / Monte Piper (path 648)
Starting point: Planina Zajzera (1004 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 46.4565°N 13.46924°E 
Path name: path 648
Time of walking: 3 h
Difficulty: partly demanding marked way
Difficulty of skiing: no data
Altitude difference: 1065 m
Altitude difference (by path): 1160 m
Map: Julijske Alpe - zahodni del 1:50.000
Access to starting point:
From Kranjska Gora over the border crossing Rateče we drive to Trbiž / Tarvisio. Further, we drive on the old road towards Videm / Udine. Already after few kilometers from Trbiž / Tarvisio, the road into Ovčja vas / Valbruna branches off to the left. Here we turn left and we follow the road all the way to the mountain pasture Zajzera, where we park on a large parking lot.
Path description:
From the parking lot from where there is a very nice view towards the northern wall of Montaž we go on the path 611 on the right side of the chapel. We follow the signs for mountain hut Rifugio Grego and already at the beginning we start relatively steeply ascending through the forest, and later we also few times cross a macadam road which also leads towards the mountain hut Rifugio Grego. After that, the path turns slightly to the right and it brings us on a forested ridge from which a view opens up a little on the northern side. For a better view, we need to step on some of panoramic points on the edge of the ridge and in doing so some caution is needed because the ridge is precipitous on the northern side.
Further, we are still ascending through the forest and occasionally beautiful views opening up towards Montaž and Viš. Such a path we then follow all the way to the mountain hut Rifugio Grego where there is a breathtaking view mainly towards Montaž.
From the mountain hut, we descend a little on a macadam road to a saddle Rudni vrh (Sella di Somdogna) on which runs also an asphalt road from the valley Dunjska dolina. We continue on the asphalt road on which we descend few turns, and then we leave the road and go right on a narrow marked footpath.
The path then mostly steeply ascends through dwarf pines and crosses a few torrents. Such a path we follow all the way to the marked crossing where the path to Visoki Pipar branches off to the right.
At the marked crossing, we turn right towards Visoki Pipar (Monte Piper), while the path to the left leads to the Bernardinis bivouac and further towards Dve špici. From the crossing, we ascend for some time through dwarf pines, and the path offers beautiful views towards the south and the nearby Visoki Pipar. Higher up, the dwarf pines become sparser, and the ascent continues on a mostly grassy slope. On this section, the footpath is somewhat less worn, but we can follow it without significant difficulty. Later, as we approach the steeper slopes of the Piparjev ridge, the path turns to the right and follows a traverse towards the east. The path continues eastward, slightly ascending and occasionally crossing a somewhat steeper slope. Along the path, we will also notice a few ruins from the time of the First World War. When we reach a small saddle on the northern side of the peak, the path turns to the right, followed by a slightly steeper ascent to the summit.
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