Rifugio Nordio - Planina Bistrica (Hutte Oisternig) (via Sella Pleccia)

Access to starting point:
We drive to Trbiž / Tarvisio, which is just a few kilometers beyond the state border on the Italian side of the Rateče border crossing. We can also reach Trbiž / Tarvisio from Austria, where we must first drive to Beljak / Villach and then across the Thori-Coccau border crossing to Trbiž / Tarvisio. In Trbiž / Tarvisio, we follow the signs for Videm / Udine along the old road (not the motorway). Shortly after Trbiž / Tarvisio, we arrive in the village of Ukve / Ugovizza, where we turn right into the village center. In the middle of the village, we reach a stream, where an asphalt mountain road branches off upwards along the stream. We drive along this road to a junction, where we go straight ahead (right); immediately after this junction, we reach the next one, where we turn left. We follow this mostly asphalted road to the Rifugio Nordio hut, where we park in the parking lot next to the hut.

Route description:
A little below the Nordio hut, a rougher gravel road branches off to the right, which ascends along the left side of the right stream. Already after a few steps of walking, a cart track branches off to the left from the road, which then ascends parallel to the road. After five minutes of walking, the cart track enters the forest and turns into a footpath.
The path begins to ascend steeply and takes us past an abandoned shack to a spring. Just a little further, we reach a small pasture where an old shepherd's hut stands.
Further on, the steepness eases somewhat, and the path proceeds through the forest with a few smaller clearings. Then we cross a torrent gully, after which the path quickly emerges from the forest. Only a few minutes of walking remain to the saddle, where we encounter signposts and the end of the forest road coming from Austria.
Here we turn left onto grassy slopes surrounded by sparse forest. The path ascends moderately and after 15 minutes of ascent from the saddle brings us to the Chapel of Our Lady of the Snows.
Further on, the path descends slightly and leads us to grassy slopes. The path, which continues to descend gently, soon brings us to Planina Bistrica, which we can already see ahead.
Rifugio Nordio - Chapel of Our Lady of the Snows 1:15, Chapel of Our Lady of the Snows - Planina Bistrica 15 minutes.

Along the route: Sella Pleccia (1616m), Marija Snežna (Maria Schnee) pod Gozmanom (1750m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Gozman, Osternig (Ojstrnik)

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