Svino - Monte Mataiur/Matajur (slovenska smer)

Access to the starting point:
a) From Tolmin, head towards the centre of Kobarid, where you will turn left before the town centre towards Svino. Park in front of Svino, in a suitable place on the roadside. There are no parking spaces in Svino.
b) From Bovec, drive towards Tolmin. When you reach the road Tolmin - Kobarid, turn right towards Border crossing Robič and the centre of Kobarid. Before Kobarid centre, turn left towards Svino settlement. Park in front of Svino, in a suitable place on the roadside. There are no parking spaces in Svino.
c) From Border crossing Robič drive towards Kobarid and Tolmin. At Kobarid turn right towards Tolmin, and then turn right again shortly afterwards towards Svino. Park in front of Svino, in a suitable place on the roadside. There are no parking spaces in Svino.

Path description:
From the starting point, continue along the road along which you parked, and after a good five-minute walk you will arrive in the village Svino, where you will see the signs for Monte Mataiur, which direct you to the left (Sužid on the right).
Continue left, between the houses and the less visible signs for Monte Mataiur. The right path goes slightly more to the left and leads us past the houses and across pastures, after which the path goes into the forest. Further on, the markings are more frequent and orientation is easier.
The path then starts to climb steeply and after about half an hour's walk leads us to the wider cart track leading out of the village of Sužid. The cart track, which has a few switchbacks but is well marked, continues to climb for some time. Before a dilapidated old military bastion, the trail turns left at Monte Mataiur. Here cart track turns into a steep mulatier, which takes us up a rather steep slope, higher up to less steep slopes. The path then leads us to a newer forest road, which we just cross. On the other side of the road, we climb a few steps and see the shepherd's huts on Svinska mountain pasture in front of us.
On mountain pasture we see the markings "Idrsko" on the left mountain pasture and "Mt Sužid" on the right, there are no markings for Monte Mataiur, but the path towards Monte Mataiur is marked.
The continuation of the route is found between the huts at mountain pasture and only continues along a small unmarked valley. Although the path is marked, it is poorly visible and overgrown in places. After about 15 minutes' walk from mountain pasture, you will reach a water reservoir and near it you will see mountain signs. Here, head straight in the direction of Monte Mataiur, following the still poorly visible, but marked path. The trail then leads us across an overgrown meadow, after which we join a well-trodden path arriving from the village of Avsa, or Livek.
Continue right towards Monte Mataiur, followed by a few minutes of cross-country climbing, and then you will reach the next crossroads below Glavo, where you will leave the normal route to Monte Mataiur and continue straight on towards Visoka glava (on the left is the normal route to Monte Mataiur).
The walk is quite gentle, along a path that runs north of the eastern Matajura Ridge and is, except in dry periods, quite muddy. As you approach the northern ridge of Monte Mataiur, you almost imperceptibly cross the national border, and then, in a cross-climb to the right, you reach the ridge mentioned above (Sedlo), where you join a better-beaten path, which you follow to the left. For a short time continue climbing gently to moderately, then the path becomes quite steep and, in wet conditions, quite slippery. After about 10 minutes, the path flattens out, and then, with a moderate climb and good views, you reach the top of Monte Mataiur. Starting point - Svinska planina - 2:40, Svinska planina - Monte Mataiur 1:20.

On the way: Svinska planina (1214m)

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