Cave del Mole - Koštrunove špice (via Forcella Mose)

Access to starting point:
From Kranjska Gora over the border crossing Rateče we drive to Trbiž / Tarvisio. In Trbiž we continue left in the direction of Bovec and we follow the road to the crossroad near the lake Rabeljsko jezero. Here we continue right in the direction of Nevejski preval / Sella Nevea. This road which is mostly ascending we follow to the spot, where a macadam road branches off to the right. At the turn off is monument with a cross and on a tree signpost with the caption “Corsi”. We then follow the macadam road for few turns, after that a little before the gate we park on a parking lot by the road.
From Bovec, we drive to the border crossing Predel, from which we descend to italian side. Only a little after the lake Rabeljsko jezero we come to a crossroad, where we continue left in the direction of Nevejski preval / Sella Nevea. Further, follow the upper description.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we continue on a macadam road which in zig-zags starts ascending. The road runs through the forest, so there is not much of a view. Only occasionally a view opens up towards the south and southeast. The road then turns to the left and starts ascending even a little steeper towards the north. Steep and with a concrete paved road then brings us out of the forest on the mountain pasture Viška planina (1530m). Near the bottom station of a cargo cableway we will notice signposts, which point us to the right into the forest on “german path” (sentiero dei tedeschi). At first, the path descends a little, turns to the right and crosses few torrents. The path then starts ascending through the forest and later through dwarf pines. More frequently also beautiful views are opening up mainly towards the mountain pasture Viška planina below us and in the direction towards Rombon and Črnelska špca. On the path, there are also some steel cables, but the path isn't too hard on any part. More caution is needed mainly in time, when there are snow fields on the path. We soon notice in front of us mountain hut Corsi and when we come out of the dwarf pines, to the hut follows only few meters on a grassy slope.
From the mountain hut, we continue towards the north, where we start ascending on partly grassy and partly rocky terrain. We soon come to the first crossroad, where we go left on the path 627, and right leads the path 625 towards the notch Krniška škrbina (Italian Forcella del Vallone) and forward towards the bivouac Gorizia. After a short ascent, we come again to a crossroad, where we go again left (direction Jof Fuart), and right leads the path 627 towards the notch Trbiška škrbinica (Forcella di Riofreddo). The path here turns slightly to the left and is for some time still ascending on a mostly grassy terrain, and then it brings us to a crossing where we leave the path which runs towards Viš. The path towards Viš turns right steep into rocks, and we continue straight and at first, we even descend a little. Next follows an ascent towards the notch Škrbina zadnje Špranje, which we all the time see in front of us. On the notch where we join the path Anita Goitan, also a breathtaking view opens up towards Montaž.
From the notch, we continue left towards the west on the path Anita Goitan. The path becomes demanding and right at the beginning we have fixed safety gear for help. Next follows an ascent on a relatively narrow footpath on a grassy slope, and a view is becoming increasingly beautiful. By the path, we will also notice quite a lot of fortresses from the first world war. The path on a smaller indistinct notch turns right and runs ahead by the ridge. When the marked path starts slightly descending we come to an unmarked crossing. Here we leave the marked path and we continue right on a ridge. In front of us we will soon notice the peak Koštrunove špice with military tunnels and stairs, which lead towards the summit. The path on the ridge at first steeply descends, after that follows a steep ascent on stairs to military tunnel little below the summit. The path to the summit runs slightly right from the entrance into a tunnel and first few meters we have to climb a little, after that a short ascent follows on rocky terrain to the top.

On the way: Viška planina (1530m), Rifugio Corsi (1874m), Škrbina zadnje Špranje (2271m)