Sella Nevea - Prestreljenik (via Rifugio Gilberti)

Access to starting point:
A) First, we drive to Kranjska Gora, then continue driving through the border crossing Rateče into Italy. We drive towards Trbiž / Tarvisio, then at the beginning of the mentioned town turn left towards Bovec. Further on, we drive on the regional road towards the border crossing Predel, while we follow the main road to the intersection near Rabeljsko jezero / Lago del Predil. Here we continue right towards Nevejski preval (V Žlebeh) / Sella Nevea and reach the already mentioned saddle on an asphalt road. We park on a large parking lot by the lower station of the circular cabin cable car that goes towards the mountain hut Rifugio Gilberti.
B) First, we drive to Bovec, then continue driving towards the border crossing Predel, through which we enter Italy. A descent follows to Rabeljsko jezero, after which we leave the main road leading towards Trbiž and continue driving left towards Nevejski preval (V Žlebeh). The road then starts ascending again, and we follow it to the already mentioned saddle. We park on a large parking lot by the lower station of the circular cabin cable car that goes towards the mountain hut Rifugio Gilberti.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we head onto a narrow asphalt road that leads us past the Hotel Nevea. After about 100 meters of walking, we reach a signpost for path No. 636, which directs us left across a meadow onto a marked footpath. The path soon takes us into the forest, through which we ascend further on an old military mule track. Higher up, the forest thins out, and the path, with increasingly frequent fine views, brings us to the ruins of the Poviz barracks.
The path ahead ascends for some time longer, then brings us to a marked junction, where we continue right towards the Rifugio Gilberti hut (left to Prevala saddle, saddle Vrh Laških brežičev / Sella Robon, Speleološki bivak and Velika Bavha). From the junction, the path flattens completely and continues westwards. We cross the panoramic slopes for about 20 minutes, then the path takes us to the ski slopes of the Sella Nevea ski area. We continue slightly left into the frost pocket Prevalska ravan (straight to Rifugio Gilberti hut 5 minutes), from where we continue on an initially gentle ski slope. We continue the ascent on a transport-rescue road that ascends parallel to the ski slope. Higher up, the road rejoins the ski area, which climbs amid extensive snowfields. Above the snowfield, the "path" ascends even more steeply, then brings us to the Prevala saddle in a few minutes of further walking, where the state border is.
From Prevala, we ascend along the right edge of the Slovenian ski area, where after a few steps on the right side we notice the start of a marked path leading towards Prestreljenik and the upper station of the Kanin cable car (the path start is not marked). The path ahead first ascends quite steeply upwards along a steel cable, then the safety gear ends, and the path remains quite steep and dangerous for slipping for some time. Soon the path turns left, where it first ascends traversely along an old military trench, then flattens and crosses steep slopes dangerous for slipping. After a few minutes, the path passes onto less steep slopes, over which it ascends at a moderate gradient towards Sedlo (saddle between Grdi vršič and Prestreljenik). After about half an hour of walking from Prevala, we reach the mentioned saddle, where we join the ski slope some 10 m before (if the initial ascent from Prevala seems too dangerous, we can reach the mentioned saddle also via the ski slope).
From Sedlo, where there is also the top station of the 4-seater Prevala chairlift, we notice a large marker that directs us to the west side of Sedlo. Here the marked path turns right and begins to ascend steeply up the steep slope. Higher up, the path temporarily flattens, then passes the foot of Prestreljenik, where it first ascends scree. The path ahead passes onto steep slopes, where it then ascends traversely to the right. A short ascent follows over a grassy slope, after which the path enters completely rocky terrain, where we must use our hands in a few places. Higher up, the path brings us to the main ridge, where a few damaged safety gear elements assist us. The path then flattens slightly and brings us to the panoramic summit in a few dozen steps of further walking.

On the way: Rifugio Gilberti mountain hut (1850m), Prevala (2067m), Sedlo (2282m)

Trip can be extended to: Prestreljenik