Plattner - Gartnerkofel (via Watschiger Alm)

Access to starting point:
Over the border crossing in Rateče we drive through Trbiž / Tarvisio, Ukve / Ugovizza to the settlement Tablja / Pontebba, where we turn right following the signs »Passo di Pramollo / Nassfeld« (Slovenian Mokrine). On the mountain pass, we drive past the lake on the Austrian side, where at the crossroad we turn right on an asphalt road which brings us to the parking lot in front of the mountain hut Plattner.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we continue on the road which already after few meters brings us to the signposts. We continue on the road towards the mountain hut Watschiger, and right runs direct a little shorter path on Gartnerkofel. Gently sloping road then in approximately 15 minutes of walking, it brings us to the mountain hut. At the mountain hut where the road ends we go on a footpath (path number 410) following the signs Gartnerkofel. Then the path leads through meadows and in 15 minutes again brings us to a crossroad. We go right (direction Gartnerkofel) where the path for a short time runs through the forest and then turns slightly to the left and is ascending on grassy slopes towards the saddle Kuhweger Torl (1912 meters). A little before the saddle, we come to a crossroad where we go right on the path 412 following the signs Gartnerkofel. Left over the saddle runs to the summit unsecured climbing path. We continue over the scree below Gartnerkofel from where we can nicely see window in Gartnerkofel. Soon the path joins mentioned direct path on Gartnerkofel. At the crossroad, we go left and the path starts ascending on the eastern side of Gartnerkofel and in 15 minutes brings us to a smaller saddle. On the saddle from which we already see a cross on the summit we turn to the left and we are ascending on a slope partly vegetated with grass. When from the left joins also the climbing path we have to the top only few meters of quite steep ascent.

On the way: Watschiger Alm (1625m)