| djimuzl20. 03. 2023 18:04:47 |
Although for Saturday's trip I initially chose between slightly more northern points (thanks to Bojan for the tips  ), in the end I opted for this end of the Carnic foothills, the little ridge descending into the Friulian plain along the right bank of the Tilment river (Tagliamento) south of the somewhat mightier Monte San Simeone.
Like the predecessors (description in the upper link), I also parked in Braulins and set off on path no. 837, first ascending to Monte Brancot, then to Palantavins (sometimes also Palantarins) and the southernmost of the three "little horns" (Tre Corni or Three Horns). Although I had in mind the option of a loop path with descent to Bordano (path 837 leads to the place Interneppo) and back to the starting point along the bike trail, I decided to return the same way.
The mentioned path is (at least in the walked part) nicely fortified and maintained, since it is (at least according to the Saturday visit) obviously well visited. On the path there are also quite a few stone steps - both carved and "assembled". The first attraction along the path (or slightly off it) appears soon - the chapel of St. Michael, carved into the colorful wall, with a nice view.
The forest path initially ascends very gently, with a wide bend because it avoids the longer cliff (into which the chapel is carved), later it ascends much more directly into the steepness and quickly leads to the first marked junction under Monte Brancot, where one can decide for traversing under (right) or over the summit of the mentioned hill. On the ascent I climbed to the summit, on the return I traversed its eastern slopes – which, unlike most of the path, are scenic. Although the mostly deciduous forest was still in its winter "state", due to its density it does not allow excessive views along the path.
From Palantavins it is still half an hour's walk from there, even a slightly nicer view than there is on the first (southern) of the Three Horns, where I also had a longer rest.
On the way back I met quite a few hikers on the top of Palantavins and below it, at the junction I turned onto the previously mentioned scenic path that traverses the eastern slopes of Monte Brancot. There for a short time I got interesting company, as suddenly along the slope a flock of griffon vultures appeared, which (roughly at my altitude and lower) flew south and later ascended towards the sun… Their "home", the Cornino reserve, is in fact only 10 km away.
At the saddle, before the sharp left turn of the path, I decide to visit the southern part of the ridge, Monte Boscatz, for which there is no path otherwise, just a good 50 meters of elevation gain offers a nice view to the south at the top. Right on the southern edge of the ridge there is another little peak, but 400 meters of steep grass and forest lower, so very curious I was not again… 
Later I descended to Braulins along an unmarked but equally well-preserved path (of which there are a few more here), the steps were not missing either. It leads past several levels of cliffs and also the karst cave Buse di Pasche. The mentioned cliffs are gladly used by climbers, the wall at the previously mentioned chapel is no exception. Just before the settlement the path joins the marked one.
Despite the sun, visibility from the summit part of the ridge towards nearby (Veliki Karman to the east, Muzce to the northeast, San Simeone and behind it Amariana to the north, Monte Cuar to the southwest) and more distant mountains was worse due to dense hazy cloudiness, but as soon as I returned to the starting point, it immediately improved  On the summit ridge a persistent occasionally quite cold wind was blowing, which in the forest lost its power.
Still a nice day for a new experience
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