Planina Zajzera - Visoki Pipar / Monte Piper (path 648)
Starting point: Planina Zajzera (1004 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 46.4565°N 13.46924°E 
Path name: path 648
Time of walking: 3 h
Difficulty: partly demanding marked way
Difficulty of skiing: no data
Altitude difference: 1065 m
Altitude difference (by path): 1160 m
Map: Julijske Alpe - zahodni del 1:50.000
Access to starting point:
From Kranjska Gora over the border crossing Rateče we drive to Trbiž / Tarvisio. Further, we drive on the old road towards Videm / Udine. Already after a few kilometers from Trbiž / Tarvisio, the road into Ovčja vas / Valbruna branches off to the left. Here we turn left and we follow the road all the way to the mountain pasture Zajzera, where we park on a large parking lot.
Path description:
From the parking lot from where there is a very nice view towards the northern wall of Montaž we go on the path 611 on the right side of the chapel. We follow the signs for mountain hut Rifugio Grego and already at the beginning we start relatively steeply ascending through the forest, and later we also cross a macadam road a few times, which also leads towards the mountain hut Rifugio Grego. After that, the path turns slightly to the right and it brings us on a forested ridge from which some views open up on the northern side. For a better view, we need to step onto some of the panoramic points on the edge of the ridge, and in doing so some caution is needed because the ridge is precipitous on the northern side.
Further, we continue ascending through the forest and occasionally beautiful views open up towards Montaž and Viš. We then follow such a path all the way to the mountain hut Rifugio Grego where there is a wonderful view mainly towards Montaž.
From the mountain hut, we descend a little on a macadam road to the saddle Rudni vrh (Sella di Somdogna), to which an asphalt road from Dunjska dolina also leads. We continue on the asphalt road down which we descend a few turns, and then we leave the road and go right on a narrow marked footpath.
The path then mostly steeply ascends through dwarf pines and crosses a few torrents. We follow such a path all the way to the marked junction where the path to Visoki Pipar branches off to the right.
At the marked junction, we turn right towards Visoki Pipar (Monte Piper), while to the left leads the path to the Bernardinis bivouac and further to Dve špici. From the junction, we ascend for some time through dwarf pines, and from the path beautiful views open up towards the south and the nearby Visoki Pipar. Higher up, the dwarf pines become sparser, and there follows an ascent on a mostly grassy slope. On this section, the footpath is somewhat less worn, but we can follow it without major difficulties. Later, as we approach the steeper slopes of the Piparjev ridge, the path turns to the right and there follows a traverse towards the east. The path continues towards the east, slightly ascending and occasionally crossing somewhat steeper slopes. Along the path, we will here also notice some ruins from the time of the First World War. When we reach a small saddle on the northern side of the peak, the path turns to the right and there follows a somewhat steeper ascent to the summit.
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