Rifugio Nordio - Planina Bistrica (Hutte Oisternig) (via Lom)

Access to starting point:
We drive to Tarvisio, which is just a few kilometers behind the state border on the Italian side of the Rateče border crossing. We can also reach Tarvisio from Austria, first driving to Villach and then through the Thori-Coccau border crossing to Tarvisio. In Tarvisio, follow the signs to Udine on the old road (not the motorway). Shortly after Tarvisio, we arrive in the village of Ugovizza, where we turn right into the village center. In the middle of the village, we reach a stream, where an asphalted 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.

Path description:
From the parking lot, head to the left road that goes past the crumbling Nordio hut. The road begins to climb moderately and leads us in switchbacks to a spot exposed to falling rocks. Despite the mesh protection installed slightly above the road, caution is required. It is best to leave this section as quickly as possible. After that, cross the stream and continue ascending north to a junction. To the right, a direct path to Ojstrnik branches off, but we continue straight on the forest road, which soon turns into a hiking trail. The trail then takes us to a meadow, along which we walk to the state border. Here we can already see the alpine pasture, just a few steps away.
From the alpine pasture, return to the state border information sign and a few meters above it, find the marked path leading to Planina Bistrica. The junction is marked only with Austrian markers. The path then enters a dark forest and initially traverses the slopes almost horizontally, then joins the direct path from the Nordio hut.
The path continues steeply uphill through the forest. The gradient then eases, and the path leads us out of the forest onto the pastures of Planina Bistrica. Another ten minutes of walking follows on a gentle meadow to the huts on the alpine pasture, which we can already see ahead.
Rifugio Nordio - Lom 45 minutes, Lom - Planina Bistrica 45 minutes.

On the way: Planina Dolnica (sedlo Lom) (1499m)

Trip can be extended to: Maria Schnee below Gozman , Gozman , Osternig (Ojstrnik)