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Malborghetto Valley

2061alessio5. 03. 2025 18:49:27

we went to see the new Tibetan bridge and further to Ciurciule pasture, road (old military) closed, from bridge onwards some landslides.

Malborghetto Valley Crossing above the wall, carefully.

Malborghetto Valley Road closed for many years.

Malborghetto Valley Junction, good road leads to Val Rauna valley above Ukve/Ugovizza.

Malborghetto Valley Near Ciurciule and foresters' hut.

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bagi11. 03. 2025 07:08:34

Alessio gave the idea, which immediately fell on fertile ground nasmeh

. Something new and on top so close just couldn't slip under the radar. Some homework gave me outline data on the path, the above post some useful data on passability, the rest will be seen on site.

Original plan was military road 503 from Naborjet to Ciurciule, then return via paths 504 and 502 to starting point worth visiting Monte Cocca. But planned return turned due to snow conditions in another direction to opposite slope towards Collarice saddle and Priu pasture. Path 504 runs here too, as well as its variants 504A and 504B, which all together delivered me to the valley in a few hours. Completely elsewhere of course, hence much safer.

A few more infos on path 503. To the brand new Nepalese bridge the path is without special features. Old military connection is attractive and runs in nice environment. Bridge crosses landslide that was impassable before its construction. Whole ground is one sandstone strongly eroded by water, which also carried away the road. Landslide is really extensive, bridge high above gully, its span over 50 m.

Continuation is not so easy. Most dangerous point is in next big landslide starting right at concrete wall and beyond (photo 28). Crossing above wall, but do not recommend lower-lying and better trodden path. It leads to hole where landslide has reached inner side of scarp. Someone laid two small spruces over that part, but in case of slip they wouldn't help. Trodden path misled me and I crossed exactly that part, feeling was unpleasant due to narrow passage, stones flying suspiciously from under me. As I saw moments later, better choice is small path one storey higher (photo 29). Still tricky, but much safer.

After this crossing no real troubles anymore. Still many landslides, but can be fully avoided. That it was once drivable road is visible by numerous drainage channels. Drivable never again, but surely will be arranged for hikers someday. Nepalese bridge is herald of these changes.

More follows in photo-story. Condition refers to March 2025.

Coordinates of starting point (Naborjet): 46.5067769N, 13.4400303E

The start of path 503 is the same as the SoldatenWeg path. This one still awaits my visit.

The entrance is right above the highest-situated houses.

From here there is a nice view of the village that is waking up to a new day.

The continuation follows the Way of the Cross. The stations are placed so high that there is a ladder at each.

I don't know if it is of military origin or not, but in any case it is well maintained.

Surprisingly I haven't walked it yet. May there be as many such discoveries as possible :)

View deep into the valley where the Naborjet river flows.

The only tunnel, actually a small tunnel :)

There are many more viaducts. Under this one roars a mighty waterfall.

Upsss … Without Alessia, many questions would arise for me.

Interesting, right after the prohibition there is a completely new sign. Hmm ???

Everything caught is a hit on social networks :)

I cross numerous collapses, which have already been repaired.

Tire tracks are also visible. As long as it's like this, I won't have problems.

But in every side gully, the consequences of numerous disasters are visible.

The road is still excellently maintained, but the environment is becoming increasingly wild.

And the consequences of erosion are becoming more and more visible …

This is completely new. So there's a bridge here.

Year 2024. It has numerous prohibitions, including no dancing on it :)

Remains of the road. The deepest part of the gully is almost 17 m lower.

View back at the 52 m long Nepalese bridge.

Right after the bridge, the road has a quite different character. It's all overgrown, only a path is trodden.

Key point for crossing towards the Ciurciule pasture. Even climbing the concrete wall is difficult :)

A narrow, at least approximately safe path runs a step higher than the slope. The lower path right above the wall is dangerous.

View down from the path to another collapse.

View back. The white strip above the wall is the path I came on. Descent to the road also requires caution.

Further on there are more smaller collapses, but they do not hinder passage.

I climbed a similar scarp over the abyss a little earlier, only there was no road next to it :)

Planina Ciurciule, nice valley cul-de-sac

I abandon the planned return due to snow and choose another direction. I have to go back a good kilometer

Here I turn towards the Sella Collarice pass. I have to climb almost 300 elevation meters to it

Surprisingly I soon encounter snow. These are shady areas and the sun has little effect

Soon I'm over the pass. At the highest point there was a quarter meter of snow

Lower I head onto 504A, where part of the Puanina Tour path runs. We hiked it last year

Preparation for Easter, a good 10 m high egg on Planina Priu :)

Already known path. Descending towards Ukvam

Highlight of the day. Everywhere whole plantations of calves

Path 405B. This will bring me to the main road

On the left are the Ukve, through which I didn't go this time

I have the choice of a longer cycle path or shorter road. Little traffic, so I choose the latter

I cross the bridge before Hensel fort on the outer side of the fence, as otherwise I wouldn't reach the bypass around the tunnel

In the 1930s the Italians carved into the rock under the ruins of the Hensel fort a defensive line of the Alpine Wall

Still waiting for a visit. I'll come soon :)

Monument to Friedrich Hensl, who fought against the French in the distant year 1809

Still some main road awaits me, then I turn right onto the village road

Naborjet, a beautiful and tidy little village

GPS track of the hiked route. It added up to 18 km and 800 m of ascent

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miri11. 03. 2025 08:40:23

Great

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ločanka11. 03. 2025 09:25:29

I like it very much nasmeh

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turbo11. 03. 2025 09:50:56

Beautiful areas. If you think of some kind of connection of Puanina tour in Ukve with this path, and Testa di Malborgetto is close, and in June no snow here and longest day... velik nasmeh

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bagi12. 03. 2025 06:04:09

Thanks everyone nasmeh

. This bit of path from the bridge onwards is not quite for everyone, but therefore closer Puanina tour without such issues and suitable also for this season (click).
And Turbo you're right. In summer lots can be connected here, this time more adjustments.

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ločanka11. 11. 2025 08:51:52

This attracted us right away when it was posted. But it came up on Sunday. I think the tour is good for all seasons. We were a bit worried about how it is now with that nasty passage a bit after the bridge that bagi mentions, but the worry was unnecessary. Now everything is remedied, new little path with well-secured rope over the landslide, so there at least in this time no problems.

We did a similar loop as bagi, namely like this:
Naborjet- Tibetan bridge- Malga Ciurciule - Sella Collarice - Malga Priu - Ukve -Naborjet

The best for us was the Ciurciule pasture, where it is such that one could easily stop for longer and just enjoy. Really like food for the soul, peace and quiet, little bridge, stream, hut, blueberry, golden larch, and view on mountains right to Montaž. The day is now short and we had to go on.
Wonderful also the Priu pasture with view on Mangart, Jalovec, mountains above Beli potok, right to Viš view. Only here we met other people.
From the pasture we descended to the edge of Ukve and along the main road past the tunnel back to the starting point.
The whole path is well marked, some marks completely new, actually lots of all marks.
As I already mentioned, we didn't see many people, but with three of them we spoke Slovenian. The older man in Naborjet even sang us Lili Marleen in Slovenian. He really made us laugh, but at the same time enthused us nasmeh