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Ludnica,
Because of these two signs I went to learn Italian and now I've been diligently learning it for 9 years and read and understand all Italian signs and plaques in the western Julian Alps without problems. My colleague translated that inscription back then as if there was an improvised bridge over the river, ha,ha,,,.. At Norina you need to watch the precipitation at the time you're heading out. If the stream level is too high, you can't cross it, otherwise water just over the ankles. Towel mandatory with you. There was a sandy landslide 10min from the car downhill before the stream, which was extremely annoying and in 2017 had one rope fixed, more for calming the nerves than anything else. Had to step wide and boldly into the sandy mush which went about 20 m down to the stream.

At entrance to Beli potok valley signs say Corsi hut closed. On Italian sites saw article that due to poor condition (structurally and functionally worn), closed whole season.

Answer for malimiha.
With a colleague we did a loop last year from Beli Potok valley along the centenary path to Corsi 4h and from Corsi along Saxon King to Brunner 5h and 1h to start. Total 10h. Saxon King path was exhausting in heat and water at Brunner was the best.
Problem with Saxon King is it's among bushes and scree and really hot in summer. Breeze rare and despite streams gurgling all the way it was insanely hot.

On 26.8. quite a group gathered in these really unvisited corners.
Terrain really beautiful and varied. Marks after an hour of walking from bivouac Cividale slowly fade and you need quite a lot of persistence in searching for the path continuation. In between you find some cairn (welcome), but we two searched left and right four times, a bit up and down. Given the number of "quasi" paths, we weren't the only ones. Marks are there, just so faded you see them only when you almost step on them. Personally for me that was the hardest part of the path. Because you're already physically tired, then you don't even know where next. When we clipped into the ferrata, the continuation was poetry for muscles and nerves. Wonderful climbing in the beauty of neighboring walls. The group behind us also had big orientation problems. Thanks to the predecessors for such a nice visit, which encouraged us too to finally tackle it.