Plockenpass - Pilastro del Coglians

Access to starting point:
From Trbiž / Tarvisio, we head onto the motorway towards Videm / Udine. We leave the motorway 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 in 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 dozen meters, we come to a junction where we go right onto a military mule track, on which we then ascend through a 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 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. Here from the left joins an unmarked path from the mountain pasture Collinetta di Sotto, and only 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 hut Marinelli, to which we have a little less than two hours. Here the path becomes somewhat steeper and ascends through slightly overgrown shrubbery and high grass. When we emerge from the shrubbery, the path becomes more level and to the right branches the path to Creta di Collina (2659m).
Here, while crossing quite steep slopes, we start to descend and some fixed safety aids are also there to help us. There follows a somewhat more demanding descent through a natural window and crossing of steep slopes covered with nettles, which brings us to a junction.
The right path leads to Cima di Mezzo (2713m), while we continue on the left path towards the hut. The path starts ascending again over meadows and a little before the hut we join the cart track (path 148). Here we will also notice the lake Laghetto di Plotta along the path. The cart track soon ends and to the hut there follows only a few minutes of ascent.
At the hut, we head northwest following the signs for Monte Coglians and start ascending over somewhat steeper grassy slopes. The path quickly brings us to an unmarked junction, where to the left branches the path Sentiero Spinotti towards the hut Lambertenghi – Romanin. Our path here turns right and ascends to the grassy ridge. In continuation, the path runs again slightly left of the ridge and rejoins it below the summit Pic Chiadin. The summit is located just a few meters from the path.
Immediately behind the mentioned summit, the path descends slightly and brings us over a short somewhat exposed ridge into an entirely new world. Slopes covered with grass are almost instantly replaced by bare rock. Here the path also brings us to a marked junction.
To the right leads the path towards the summit Cima di Mezzo, while we continue left and after a short crossing we are again at a junction.
This time we head right onto the somewhat less trodden path 143A towards the summit Pilastro del Coglians, while to the left leads path 143 towards the summit Monte Coglians. From the junction, we start ascending over terrain that is initially still partly covered with grass in some places. There follows a steeper ascent up a short gully, after which the path becomes less steep again and a view opens towards the summit Pilastro del Coglians. Our path then runs over rocky terrain towards the valley on the right side of the mentioned summit. The trail on this section is mostly not visible, so we must pay somewhat more attention to the blazes. In continuation, we then ascend up the left side of the mentioned valley between the summits Pilastro del Coglians and Cima di Mezzo. Here we ascend for quite some time mostly over relatively steep and slippery scree. Towards the end of the scree, the path turns decisively left into the rocks. Here the ascent becomes substantially more demanding and some easy climbing is required. The path runs straight upwards for some time and then turns right, followed by crossing a somewhat exposed slope. In the last part of the crossing, a steel cable assists us.
After the crossing, the path turns left and brings us to a somewhat less demanding slope. We continue the ascent up the mentioned slope and when we approach the ridge, the path turns left again. There follows a shorter, somewhat more demanding ascent to a narrow but very panoramic summit.
We descend along the ascent path.

On the way: Laghetto di Plotta (1970m), Rifugio Marinelli (2122m), Forcella Monumenz (2307m)