Malborghetto - Planina Ravna

Access to starting point:
Over the border crossing Rateče or Predel we drive to Trbiž / Tarvisio, and then we continue driving on the old road towards Videm / Udine. This road we follow to the settlement Naborjet / Malborghetto. In the mentioned settlement, we turn left onto the street Via Strachizza and cross the wide riverbed of the river Fiume Fella via a narrow bridge. At the junction from the main road, there are signs for the sports field, the restaurant, and the parking lot. We continue driving on a narrow asphalt road and at the crossroads, we keep straight or slightly to the right. The road, which slightly ascends, then leads us under the highway viaduct to the other side of the highway. Here, the road turns to the right, and we continue parallel to the highway until a left turn where a sign prohibits further driving. We park near the mentioned sign.

Path description:
From the starting point, we continue on a rough macadam road that slightly ascends and leads us parallel with the nearby stream Rio Ranco. The road then crosses the stream to the right side and continues to run alongside it. We soon cross the stream again to the left side, and the road becomes steeper. The road then moves slightly away from the stream and ascends steeply, mostly through the forest.
Higher up, arrows by the path direct us left from the road onto a shortcut. The official marked path continues straight along the road. If we choose to ascend via the shortcut, we will climb steeply through the forest, and a bit higher, near a steep gully, a cairn directs us right, where we soon rejoin the mountain road.
Further on, we walk along the road, which offers beautiful views, mainly towards the Carnic Alps. This road then leads us to Planina Strehica (Malga Strechizza), where there are also a few cottages.
We ascend past the cottages, and the path quickly leads us to a marked crossing where a path from Ovčja vas (Valbruna) joins from the left. At the crossing, we continue right on a gentle cart track to the end of the meadow, where the cart track ends. Here, the path turns left and leads us into the forest, through which we ascend more steeply, mostly in zig-zags. Higher up, the path becomes less steep and crosses a slightly steeper forested slope towards the southeast. Here, the path occasionally offers some views. Such a path then brings us to a marked crossing.
To the right upwards leads the path towards Poldašnja špica, but we continue straight, followed by a short descent to the scenic mountain pasture Ravna, where the chapel Zita is located, and slightly lower, a bivouac.
Description and pictures refer to conditions in September 2023.

On the way: Planina Strehica (1359m)