Plöckenpass - Creta di Collina / Kollinkofel (path 171)

Access to starting point:
From Trbiž / Tarvisio, we head onto the highway towards Udine / Videm. We leave the highway at the exit for Tolmezzo. Further on, we follow the signs for Austria and the pass Passo di Croce Carnico / Plöckenpass. Still on the Italian side of the pass, we park on a large parking lot.

Route description:
At the parking lot, we head onto a narrow road following the signs for Rifuggio Marinelli (path 146). Already after a few tens of meters, we come to a junction where we go right onto a military mule track, on which we then ascend through a thin forest and meadows below the steep slopes of the mountain Creta di Collinetta (2238m). The military mule track turns into a footpath and soon we also come to a junction, where the path to the mentioned mountain branches off to the right.
We continue on the left path, which in a gentle ascent crosses grassy slopes and brings us to a smaller plain. From the left, an unmarked path from the mountain pasture Collinetta di Sotto joins us here, and just a little after that, we come to a marked junction where the path to Cresta Verde (2150m) branches off to the right. We continue on path 146 towards the mountain hut Marinelli, to which it is a little less than two hours. Here the path becomes somewhat steeper and ascends through slightly overgrown shrubbery and high grass. When we come out of the shrubbery, the path becomes more level and soon we come to a marked junction.
Straight ahead, the path leads towards the mountain hut Marinelli, but we head right upwards onto path 171a, which leads towards the summit Creta di Collina. From the junction, the path ascends for quite some time mostly in zigzags on the grassy slope and then slowly turns slightly to the left. When we approach the side ridge, path 171 from the mountain hut Marinelli joins us from the left on a somewhat precipitous side. We continue ascending the grassy slope, which becomes increasingly steep. The path then turns slightly to the right and brings us onto more rocky terrain. Here the path becomes more demanding and is also secured with a steel cable. Further on, the path crosses the exposed slope to the right several times and brings us near a larger gully. Here the path turns to the left and then ascends up the slope for some time. The slope is quite steep and the path is occasionally secured with a steel cable. A little higher, our path turns to the right and follows a steep ascent up the gully. The path is well secured here and brings us from the gully onto less steep slopes, which are partly covered with grass.
The path here turns to the left and then ascends for a long time up the slope along the ridge towards the north. Occasionally we approach the ridge completely and then a view also opens up on the western side. The path continues in this way all the way to a junction a little below the summit Creta di Collina, where there is also a smaller bivouac.
To the left, a secured path leads towards the summit Creta della Chianevate, but we head right towards the summit Creta di Collina. From the junction, we first ascend the rocky slope to the ridge, then a shorter ascent follows along a somewhat exposed and unsecured ridge to the summit, which we already see ahead of us.
The descent is easiest along the ascent path. Descent is also possible to the eastern side, but this path is more demanding and is not secured.

Along the route: bivak (2650m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Creta della Chianevate / Kellerspitzen (1 h)

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