Coot Parking Lot - Vrh Laške Planje

Access to starting point:
Over the border crossing in Rateče we drive through Trbiž / Tarvisio. If we drive on the highway, we leave it at the exit for Tablja / Pontebba. We continue driving on the old road in the direction of Videm / Udine. In the settlement Na Bili / Resiutta we turn left towards the valley of Rezija (Val Resia). Further, we drive on a narrower asphalt road and follow the signs for the settlement Solbica / Stolvizza and then for the settlement Korito / Coritis. Along the narrow and occasionally steep road we drive to the village of Korito. From the village of Korito we continue for approximately 3.5 km along an even slightly narrower road to the parking lot below the mountain pasture Kot / Malga Coot.
Access is also possible on a narrow and winding road through the border crossing Učja.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we continue along the road that is closed to public traffic by a traffic sign. The stone-paved road ascends through the forest and after a few turns brings us to the beginning of Planina Kot. We continue along the ascending road that leads us past several information boards and brings us to the cottage on the mountain pasture.
A few metres before the cottage with the signposts, we leave the road and turn left onto a footpath. The footpath leads us across the mountain pasture and we quickly reach the next junction. We turn left onto path 642 towards bivouac Costantini; the path to the right leads towards Skutnik (Monte Guarda). From the junction, the path leads through the forest and mostly traverses the slope towards the north. The path is relatively gentle, occasionally ascending or descending slightly. Later it crosses the bed of torrent Za vodo (Torrente Resia), then climbs a little more steeply and brings us to the mountain pasture Zgornje Brdo (Berdo di Sopra). On the mountain pasture, at the junction, we continue to the right along path 731 towards bivouac Costantini. Here the path begins to climb more noticeably towards the east. It mostly follows grassy terrain, offering a nice view of bivouac Costantini and Velika Baba. In between it crosses a strip of forest and then the stream Za vodo. Further on, we ascend parallel to the stream, mostly in zigzags through dwarf pine and bushes. Higher up the dwarf pine becomes sparser, and soon we join the path coming from Skutnik. Here we turn left, as indicated by the inscription on the rock, and after a short diagonal ascent we reach the bivouac.
From the bivouac we continue along the footpath that climbs more steeply at first, then leads us through the gully called Žlebec towards the saddle Med Baban. Initially we ascend along the right side of the gully below the walls of tower Mulac. This is followed by a traverse to the left side, where considerable caution is required as the rocky slope we cross is covered with loose gravel. Next comes an ascent over slightly more grassy terrain again. Higher up, the path crosses back to the right side of the gully. Occasionally the path leads over somewhat steeper slopes where extra caution is needed, especially when wet. This kind of path then brings us to the saddle Med Baban, where there is also a junction. Here a view also opens towards the east over Kaninski podi.
The better-trodden path at the saddle turns right towards Velika Baba. The path to Planina Baban also leads right but is poorly visible.
At the saddle we leave the well-trodden path and head left up the slope, where we notice a sign on the rock marking the path Visoka Rosojanska pot. From here on we stick to the ridge the whole time; occasional cairns and faded markings help us. We ascend along a partly rocky and partly grassy ridge that is not yet technically demanding in this section. Higher up the ridge becomes more rocky, with a few shorter steeper ascents. Faded markings and occasional cairns help us find the best passages. Later the path leaves the ridge on the left side and traverses a slightly exposed slope. The path descends a little and turns left, followed by a steep ascent up an unsecured steep slope. When we reach a kind of secondary peak of Vrh Žlebi, the path again moves left off the ridge. This is followed by a few slightly exposed traverses and then the ascent to Vrh Žlebi, where a larger cairn stands.
From the summit there is a very steep descent down a gully secured with a steel cable. The use of self-belaying is highly recommended. The path descends very steeply here, assisted also by a few small stemples. After a relatively short descent the secured section ends and brings us to a notch on the north side of Vrh Žlebi.
The path starts ascending again and leads us back onto the ridge. Occasionally the ridge is a little narrower; faded markings and cairns help us find the best passages. The path also takes us over the indistinct summit of Kamen. Higher up the ridge becomes somewhat wider and the ascent technically less demanding. We then follow this panoramic ridge all the way to Vrh Laške Planje.

On the way: Planina Kot / Malga Coot (1180m), Zgornje Brdo / Berdo di Sopra (1281m), Bivacco Costantini (1650m), Med Baban (2031m), Vrh Žlebi / Monte Slebe (2339m), Čez Kamen (2307m), Kamen (2317m)