Cave del Mole - Viš/Jof Fuart (Anita Goitan)

Access to the starting point:
From Kranjska Gora, take the Rateče border crossing to Trbiz/Tarvisio. In Trbiz, turn left towards Bovec and follow the road to the crossroads near Lake Rabeljsko. Here, turn right in the direction of the Nevea Pass/Sella Nevea. Follow this road, which is mostly ascending, to where a macadam road forks off to the right. At the turn-off there is a monument with a cross and a signpost on a tree with the inscription "Corsi". Follow the dirt road for a few more bends, then park in the roadside parking lot shortly before the barrier.
From Bovec, drive to the Predel border crossing, from which you descend to the Italian side. Just after Lake Rabelj, you will reach a crossroads, where you turn left towards Nevejeski Prevala/Sella Nevea. Continue as described above.

Path description:
From the parking lot, continue along the macadam road, which starts to climb in the keys. The road passes through a forest, so there is little view. Only occasionally do we get a view to the south and south-east. The road then turns left and begins to climb steeply northwards. A steep paved road then leads out of the forest to Viška planina (1530m). Near the bottom station of the cargo cableway, you will see signs directing you right into the forest along the 'German path' (sentiero dei tedeschi). At first the path descends a little, then turns right and crosses a few torrents. The path then starts to climb through the woods and later through the dwarf pines. Increasingly, we also get beautiful views, especially towards Viška planina below us and towards Rombon and Črnelská špci. There are also a few cliffs on the way, but the path is not too difficult in any part. More caution is needed, especially when there are snowbanks on the route. Soon we see the Corsi hut ahead and when we come out of dwarf pines we follow the grassy slope to the hut for only a few metres.

From the hut continue northwards, where you start to climb on partly grassy and partly rocky terrain. The trail then leads to a crossroads, where you turn left onto trail 627, and right onto trail 625, which leads towards the Krnicka Stump (Italian: Forcella del Vallone) and onwards towards the Gorizia bivouac. After a short climb, you reach a crossroads again, where you continue right on the 627, and the usual route to Viš leads off to the left. The trail then follows grassy terrain and crosses the slopes below the Little Spit and the Wild Goat in a gentle ascent. When you reach a steep ravine leading directly to the Trbiško Škrbinica, the trail turns slightly right and soon starts to climb steeply upwards to the left. Soon we reach a crossroads where the path to the right branches off towards the Pellarini hut. Here we continue up to the left and the well-marked path leads us to the Trbicka notch (Forcella di Riofreddo) where the Anita Goitan trail begins. There is also a crossroads at the notch, but both paths leading down the ravines are closed and extremely dangerous (marked with a sign "NO!").

From the stump, continue along the south side of Divje koza and start climbing steeply. The path then leads to a ledge that crosses the precipitous slopes to the west. The shelf becomes narrower and narrower as it goes on, and in a short part it even runs out. Here, with the help of a rope, we cross the wall above a deep precipice. Further along the shelf, the path leads us to the western side of Divje Koza and crosses a few short ravines before climbing slightly steeper towards the notch between Malo Spica and Divje Koza.

At the notch where there is a crossroads you can continue to the north side and cross the slope below Malo spica. However, as there is often a snowfield in this area, you can also continue left from the notch on the south side of Mala spica. This route is more difficult, but if there is still snow on the north side it is much safer. If you continue on the south side, you first climb steeply up along the steel cable until you reach a short grassy slope below the top of Mala Spica, where the path turns slightly to the right. There is an almost vertical descent down a narrow couloir with the help of a rope and a couple of steel cables towards the notch between Mala spica and Turno. This is also the most challenging point on the Anita Goitan route.

At the notch where the path from the north side joins from the right, continue left along the south side of Turno. Here you climb steeply a few times, even with the help of a few scrambles, up to a grassy slope where the path becomes less steep. Then cross the slopes again on ledges to the west. Finally, cross the Gams' Mother wall on the precipitous ledges and then join the normal route to Viš.

After a short climb, you reach a crossroads again where you continue right up towards the summit of Viš, with the Anita Goitan route on the left. A moderately steep climb follows on rocky and somewhat cobbly terrain. Just below the summit, the northeastern Gola Nordest trail joins from the right. From here it is just a short climb to a very scenic summit.

You can descend via the normal route to Viš past the Corsi hut or continue on the Anita Goitan route past Koštrunove špice to Škrbina prednje Špranje where the Anita Goitan route ends. From there, descend back to the starting point via Viška planina.

On the way: Rifugio Corsi (1874m)

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