Breginj - Stol (Julian Alps) (via Muzec)
Starting point: Breginj (550 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 46.262°N 13.4259°E 
Path name: via Muzec
Time of walking: 4 h 45 min
Difficulty: partly demanding marked way
Difficulty of skiing: no data
Altitude difference: 1123 m
Altitude difference (by path): 1300 m
Map: Julijske Alpe - zahodni del 1:50.000
Access to starting point:
First, we drive to the center of Kobarid, and then we continue driving towards the border crossing Robič. Near the village Staro selo, we leave the main road which runs towards the border crossing Robič and we continue driving right in the direction of Breginj. Further, we follow a mainly ascending road to Breginj, where we park on a parking lot near the church.
Path description:
From the parking lot, we continue past the church (we bypass it on the right side) and we continue the ascent on an asphalt road in the direction of Stol and Muzec. The road at first ascends through the village, at the crossroads we follow it in an already known direction. Higher, the road loses its asphalt surface and past an old mill brings us to a marked junction, where we continue slightly right (left church of Marija Snežna). The road which continues to moderately ascend, soon brings us to a marked crossing, where a marked footpath to Muzec (Musc) branches off to the left.
We go on the mentioned path, which further moderately ascends through the forest. Further, the path brings us to a smaller spring (source of drinking water), then turns a little to the left and starts ascending steeper. Higher, the path flattens and brings us to a smaller crossing, where we continue right (straight Plazi). The path ahead again starts ascending steeper through the forest and then brings us on a sharp and crumbly ridge. On the mentioned ridge leads an exposed footpath, over which in a few minutes we pass into a belt of forest. When we step out of the forest, the path brings us on grassy slopes, where in a few minutes of additional walking we arrive at a marked crossing.
We continue left (slightly right Klatnica - source of drinking water) on an increasingly steep mountain path. Higher the path passes on a panoramic and very steep side ridge, on which we then ascend for quite some time. Higher, we come to a smaller unmarked crossing, where we continue on the left less steep path (right extremely steep path leads directly to Muzec). The left path then ascends diagonally and past a smaller chasm brings us on the main ridge of Muzcev. Here we continue right (left bivak pod Muzcem 2 minutes) and on a panoramic ridge path in 10 minutes of additional walking we arrive at the summit of Muzec.
From Muzec we continue on a marked mountain path, which starts descending steeply towards the east. The path, which is especially dangerous for slipping when wet, soon flattens, then continues on a very panoramic ridge. Further, the path crosses a belt of bushes, then for a short time steeply descends over a partly rocky slope. The descent ends on a smaller saddle, the path then passes for some time on the northern side of the ridge, where it runs through a belt of bushes. Further, the path starts ascending steeper and after a few minutes of additional walking brings us to an indistinct summit Ribežnov (1518 m).
The path ahead continues on a ridge partly overgrown with dwarf pines, which offers nice views on all sides. Higher, the path brings us to the next indistinct summit (Puntarčič), from which a nice view opens up on Kobariški Stol.
A short descent follows and from the right the path from svete Marjete joins us (we will return to the valley on the mentioned path later). We continue straight in the direction of Stol on the path which first ascends gently, then steeply for a short time. We follow this still panoramic path to the summit of Stol, which we reach after 15 minutes of additional walking.
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