Plöckenpass - Creta di Collina / Kollinkofel (via Cresta Verde)

Access to starting point:
From Trbiž / Tarvisio, we head onto the highway towards Videm / Udine. We leave the highway at the exit for Tolmezzo. Further, 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 the large parking lot.

Path 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 sparse 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 come to a marked junction, where the path to Creta di Collinetta and to Cresta Verde branches off to the right.
We can already here turn right towards Cresta Verde or continue left towards the mountain hut Marinelli. If we continue left, our path first gently ascends across 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 further we come to a marked junction.
Left leads path 146 towards the mountain hut Marinelli, but this time we turn right onto path 147 towards the ridge Cresta Verde. The gently sloping path first takes us across the mountain pasture and then brings us below a steep rocky slope where we will also notice some military ruins. Here the path starts to ascend more steeply across the grassy slope and increasingly beautiful views of the surrounding peaks begin to open up. The path ascends mostly in zigzags and a little higher the already mentioned path joins us from the right, which branches off from the path to Creta di Collinetta.
Further on, we then continuously ascend the mostly grassy slope all the way to the ridge of Cresta Verde where along the path we will again notice numerous military ruins from the time of the First World War. From the right, the path from the summit of Creta di Collinetta also joins us here. We continue left along the grassy ridge, which brings us below the eastern slopes of the peak Creta di Collina. Here from the Austrian side an unmarked trail also joins.
The path then becomes more demanding and mostly runs along steep grassy slopes and occasionally some easy climbing is required. A little higher the path turns left and brings us to somewhat more rocky terrain. The slope becomes a shade steeper and at the somewhat more exposed crossing a short rope assists us. The path then turns right and along the gully brings us back to grassy terrain where the steepness eases somewhat. The path then turns left and brings us to the southeastern slopes along which the ascent is no longer demanding. The trail here is somewhat less visible, but for orientation we have blazes (red dots) and cairns. Further on, we ascend towards the ridge, while the slope becomes increasingly rocky. When we reach the ridge, which drops steeply to the north, we continue left and soon reach the summit.
The described path is not secured and for less experienced hikers additional protection with a rope is recommended.
For the descent, path 171 which runs along the southern side of the mountain is more suitable. From the summit we continue along the initially exposed ridge, then descend left downward and join path 146, which runs towards the mountain hut Marinelli. In the lower part the path is secured with a steel cable. Along path 146 we then return to the starting point at Plöckenpass.

On the way: Cresta Verde / Grüne Schneid (2086m)

Trip can be extended to: Creta della Chianevate / Kellerspitzen (1 h)