Pri Mlinču - Mangartska koča

Access to starting point:
a) Drive through the border crossing Rateče into Italy, then turn left at Trbiž / Tarvisio in the direction of Predel / Cave del Predil. After a few 100 m, take another left in the same direction, then at the junction by Rabelj Lake / Lago del Predil, continue straight on the main road towards Slovenia (right Nevejski Pass (Na Žlebeh) / Sella Nevea). There are some serpentines and a tunnel, then you reach the border crossing Predel, after which you drive into Slovenia again. In the continuation, you start descending, then before the bridge with the largest arch in the Julian Alps (bridge over the Mangart stream (on the road sign marked bridge Predel 129 m)) turn left in the direction of Mangart. Just after the crossroads, a side road branches off, where there is a marked parking area.
b) From Primorska, drive to Log pod Mangartom, and from there continue towards Italy. Before reaching the border crossing Predel, turn right after the Predel bridge (bridge over Mangart stream) in the direction of Mangart. Park just after the bridge in the marked parking lot on the side branch of the road.

Path description:
From the starting point, we continue along the asphalt road leading to Mangartsko sedlo, and we follow it up to the first right turn, or to the place where it crosses the Mangart stream. At this bend, before crossing the bridge, continue straight on the footpath towards Mangart mountain pasture. Continue along the path with a fine view of Mangart, following the path which climbs parallel to the stream, and a little higher up, crossing the Stože landslide, which was triggered in November 2000. As you leave the area of the landslide, you gradually enter the woods, through which you climb moderately to the western edge of Mangart mountain pasture.
Once on mountain pasture, walk to the nearby shepherd's hut, after which follow the slightly overgrown path leading through mountain pasture. After crossing mountain pasture, you reach a strip of woodland, and then quickly reach a narrower strip of meadow along which the old abandoned road continues (you can also get here by continuing along the road at mountain pasture, and then turning left at the first crossroads in the direction of the Mangart saddle). The fainter road or cart track climbs gently and then, after crossing the torrent, it finally turns into a mountain path. There is a moderate climb for a few minutes, then cross an asphalt road. On the other side of the road, climb up a flight of steps and then reach a clearing where the path turns left and starts to climb quite steeply. After a few minutes of climbing, cross the road again, and then, a few steps higher up, reach it once more.
Here, the marked path continues to the right (unmarked path over Gladki rob on the left) and leads us to a small tunnel with beautiful views of the Loška stena. After the tunnel, we have a nice view towards Mangart, and then, when we reach the larch forest belt, we leave the road and continue left along the marked path, which cuts around a bend. After a few steps, when you rejoin the asphalt road, just cross it and continue your ascent along the marked path, which first climbs moderately, then flattens out and continues crosswise to the right. During the crossing, you first reach a small ravine and then the Nakel ravine (the Nakel ravine starts at the border ridge itself and then descends steeply all the way down to the Koritnice river (a stream called Ilovec flows in the lower part)). Exit the ravine crosswise to the right, then the path turns left and starts to climb steeply. Climb steeply for a few minutes, then approach the torrent again, where the path turns right and climbs transversally over a short jump. After the jump, the path flattens out a little, then over a mostly grassy slope, with beautiful views of the surrounding mountains, it leads us back to the Mangart road, which we follow to the right. Soon after we get on the road, the path leads us to the last tunnel, which is quite long. As the road is quite busy, it is a good idea to use a torch in the tunnel to make it easier for other people to see us. After the tunnel, cross another ravine and then reach a small crossroads where you continue left towards the Mangartska koča on Mangart saddle. From the crossroads it is only a few minutes' walk before you reach the hut.

Pri Mlinču - Mangartska planina 35 minutes, Mangartska planina - Mangartska koča 1:45

Description and pictures refer to the situation in 2016 (July).

On the way: Mangartska planina (1295m), Gorenji stan (1474m), Gornji stan (1560m), Prehod (1767m), Vzletišče Mangart tunel (1787m)

Trip can be extended to: Mangart