Sella Nevea - Rombon (via 636)

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, and then at the beginning of the mentioned town, we turn left in the direction of Bovec. Further on, we drive on a regional road towards the border crossing Predel, but we follow the main road to the crossroad near Rabeljsko jezero / Lago del Predil. Here we continue right in the direction of Nevejski preval (V Žlebeh) / Sella Nevea and on an asphalt road we reach the already mentioned saddle. We park on a large parking lot by the lower station of the circular cabin cable car, which runs towards the mountain hut Rifugio Gilberti.
B) First, we drive to Bovec, then we continue driving towards the border crossing Predel, through which we enter Italy. A descent to Rabeljsko jezero follows, after which we leave the main road that leads towards Trbiž and continue driving left in the direction of 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, which runs towards the mountain hut Rifugio Gilberti.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we head onto the narrow asphalted road that leads us past the Hotel Nevea. After approximately 100 meters of walking, we reach the signpost for path no. 636, which directs us left across the meadow onto the marked footpath. The path soon takes us into the forest, through which we continue ascending along the old military mule track. Higher up, the forest becomes sparser, and the path brings us to the ruins of the Poviz barracks amid increasingly frequent beautiful views.
The path ahead ascends for some time longer, then brings us to a marked junction, where we continue left towards the Prevala saddle (right to Rifugio Gilberti hut).
The path ahead levels out somewhat and becomes increasingly panoramic. Just a little further, we reach the next junction. This time we continue right towards the Prevala saddle (straight to Vrh Laških brežičev saddle / Sella Robon) along the path that begins to ascend moderately. The wide and well-preserved old military path quickly brings us into rockier terrain, where it starts turning somewhat more to the right. Higher up, the path leads us to the screes of Lopa, where it ascends somewhat more steeply. A little further on, the marked path comes right up to the upper station of the gondola, the cableway connecting the Slovenian and Italian sides of the ski area. Here we notice a sign that passage along the old path is prohibited, so we head right onto the path marked with red dots and poorly trodden. The path ahead first descends slightly, then ascends onto the newly built ski slope, along which we descend to the Prevala saddle in a few minutes.
From Prevala, where five paths meet at a junction, we continue left towards Rombon (straight down to Bovec, right to Prestreljenik). We continue east along the path that gradually transitions onto the slopes of Lopa (2406 m), which we follow through several ascents and descents to a smaller saddle between Lopa and Kotel (1881 m). Here the path turns slightly left and continues past numerous sinkholes characteristic of the Kanin mountain range. The path ahead quickly brings us to a junction, where the left branch leads to Črnelska špica (2332 m), and we continue right towards Rombon and the Speleological Bivouac. A short ascent follows, and the path brings us to a smaller saddle between Črnelska špica and Vrh Ribežnov.
From the saddle, we descend slightly to a junction near the Speleological Bivouac. The right path leads via Rupa to Bovec, and we continue along the left path towards Rombon. The path then crosses the slopes below Prišna glava and brings us to a small spring with drinking water, which dries up in dry periods. Along the path, remnants from the First World War appear; it first descends slightly more, then an approximately one-hour ascent follows towards the summit of Rombon. In the final part, the path becomes steeper and somewhat exposed just below the summit.

On the way: Prevala (2067m)