Forni di Sopra - Malga Varmost

Access to starting point:
From Kranjska Gora over the border crossing Rateče to Trbiž / Tarvisio (also possible to here over the border crossing Predel) and further on the highway towards Videm / Udine. We leave the highway at the settlement Tolmezzo, from where we continue driving towards the settlement Ampezzo and further towards the Alpine pass Passo della Mauria (1298 m). Still before the mentioned pass, we arrive at the settlement Forni di Sopra, where approximately 100 m before the bottom station of the four-seater chairlift, we turn right onto a narrow and, higher up, also quite steep road. On the mentioned road, we drive above the settlement, and there at the smaller crossroad we park in an appropriate place (the road continues towards the ski area Forni di Sopra and is closed to public traffic with a traffic sign). From Kranjska Gora to the starting point is approximately 122 km.

Path description:
From the starting point, we head onto a steep macadam road in the direction of the mountain hut Som Picol. The fairly steep road (gradient up to 30%) first leads us through the forest, then brings us to the cableway that goes to the hut Som Picol. Here the road turns slightly to the right and levels out slightly. Higher up, beautiful views of the surrounding mountains begin to open, and the path brings us below the steep cliffs of the peak Clap Varmost (1751 m). Here our path, which continues along the road—this along the ski slope—turns left and brings us to a trough with water. From here we continue a few more minutes and the path brings us to the mountain hut Rifugio Som Picol, which is located at the upper station of the four-seater chairlift that leads from the settlement Forni di Sopra to the hut Som Picol.
Just a little above the hut or behind the stations of the two nearby four-seater chairlifts, the road splits into two parts. We continue on the right, somewhat narrower and also steeper road (the left road leads to the nearby restaurant), which ascends along the ski slope. Higher up the road becomes somewhat steeper and, with a view of two artificial lakes and the surrounding mountains, brings us to a right bend, where we leave the ski slope. The road then goes into the forest and brings us to a left bend, in the middle of which the climbing path to Clap Varmost branches off to the right. From here we continue along the road, from which soon another path to Clap Varmost branches off to the right. A short ascent follows along the road, which brings us to a junction. To the right the path leads towards the mountain pasture Casera Tartoi, while we continue left towards the mountain pasture Varmost. The increasingly panoramic road further crosses the ski area and then ascends to the upper station of the second four-seater chairlift of the ski area Forni di Sopra.

On the way: Rifugio Som Picol (1466m)

Trip can be extended to: Casera Tartoi (1 h)