Forni di Sopra - Clap Varmost

Access to the starting point:
From Kranjska Gora via Border crossing Rateče to Trbiž / Tarvisio (you can also get here via Border crossing Predel) and continue on the motorway to Udine. Leave the motorway at Tolmezzo, from where we continue to Ampezzo and on to the Alpine pass Passo della Mauria (1298 m). Before this pass, we reach Forni di Sopra, where, about 100 m before the bottom station of the four-seater, we turn right onto a narrow and, at a higher altitude, quite steep road. Follow the road above the town and park at a small crossroads in a suitable place (the road continues towards the ski resort of Forni di Sopra and is closed to public traffic by a traffic sign). From Kranjska Gora to the starting point is about 122 km.

Path description:
From the starting point, take the steep macadam road towards Som Picol hut. The steep road (gradient up to 30%) leads you first through the forest and then to the cable car that leads to Som Picol hut. Here the road turns slightly to the right and slightly slopes down. Higher up, we start to get beautiful views of the surrounding mountains, and the path leads us under the steep cliffs of the Clap Varmost peak (1751m). Here, our route, which continues along the road and then along the ski slope, turns left and leads us to a water trough. From here we continue for a few minutes and the trail leads us to hut Rifugio Som Picol, which is located at the top station of the four-seater cable car that leads from Forni di Sopra to the Som Picol hut.
Just above the hut, or after the stations of the two nearby four-seater buses, the road splits in two. Continue along the slightly narrower and steeper road on the right (the left road leads to the nearby restaurant), which ascends the ski slope. Higher up, the road becomes slightly steeper and, with a view of two artificial lakes and the surrounding mountains, leads to a right-hand bend where you leave the ski slope. The road then goes into the forest and leads to a left turn, in the middle of which a climbing route to Clap Varmost branches off to the right. From here continue along the road for a short distance, then leave the road at the next summit marker Clap Varmost and continue right in the route mentioned above. The way forward initially climbs moderately through the forest, and then leads to a small crossroads, where we are joined on the left by a path from the upper station of the second four-seater.
Here we continue to the right and continue our ascent along an increasingly steep path that climbs through the forest. Higher up, the track flattens out and leads to a ridge, which, within a minute's walk, leads to a summit with a view.

On the way: Rifugio Som Picol (1466m)

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