Zajzera - Monte Nabois grande

Access to the starting point:
Cross the border crossing at Predel or Rateče to Trbiž / Tarvisio. Continue along the old road to Udine. After a few kilometres from Trbiž / Tarvisio, the road to Ovčje vas / Valbruna turns off to the left. At Sheep's Village / Valbruna turn left and follow the road up the Zajzere valley. After a few kilometres of driving, you will come to a crossroads at a small bridge over the road (at the second bridge). Here, turn left towards the signs for St. Visari / Monte Lussari and then, after a few metres of driving, turn right into a large parking lot.

Path description:
At the end of the parking lot, take the cart track signpost, which joins the road after a few dozen metres. Continue left over the bridge and follow the road to a crossroads where you turn right after the signs "616 Rifugio Pellarini". Walk along the river for a while and soon join the mountain road. Continue left on the mountain road, which then climbs for a long distance. Keep following the signs for route 616 and the Rifugio Pellarini hut.

About halfway up the road, a very difficult trail branches off to the right to the Little Nabois (Piccolo Nabois). We continue along the road until the end, where the bottom station of the goods cableway is. Continue slightly right on cart track, which quickly becomes a track. The path then turns left and starts to climb up a slightly steeper slope below the cable car. The ascent is mainly through the forest to the east, with occasional views of the surrounding peaks. This route leads us to a marked crossroads where we continue to the right, following the Rif signs. Pellarini (20 min), and to the left is the 617 route to Svete Višarje (4 hours).

The path soon leads us out of the forest and onto the scree slopes, from where a very nice view opens up towards Viš. Here the path turns to the right and there is a final climb to the Pellarini hut.

From the hut we continue along route 616, which after a few dozen metres leads us to a crossroads. Continue to the right, following the signs for Sella Nabois (Nabois Stump), and to the left the path leads to Sella Carnizza (Frog Stump). The path then leads over a wide torrent bed to the right side of the valley, where you will soon reach a new crossroads. Continue straight on, following the Grande Nabois via normale signs, and the ridge path to the right leads to the Great Nabois.

Continue climbing up the right side of the valley, past the increasingly scarce dwarf pines and larch trees. The path then leads to another crossroads where the Gola Nordest to Viš trail branches off to the left. We continue along the valley and start to climb the scree under the precipitous walls of Viš towards the Nabojsa notch.

Shortly before the stubble, we leave the scree and the already slightly faded markings point us right upwards. The initial ascent is quite steep, but it does not cause any major problems, as there are steps carved into the rock. Later, when the path leads to slightly more grassy terrain, it turns to the left. Continuing the ascent, we cross the slopes to the west, and then the path turns to the right and begins to climb up a slightly steeper slope. Here, the ridge path joins imperceptibly from the right.

The path continues up the steep slope. The last climb towards the top becomes very difficult, and the path is protected by a cable car.

On the way: Rifugio Pellarini (1499m)

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