Bagni di Lusnizza - Cima Alta (Due Pizzi) (via Forcella Cuel Tarond)

Access to starting point:
Via the border crossing Rateče or Predel we drive to Trbiž / Tarvisio, then we continue driving on the old road towards Videm / Udine. We follow this road to the settlement Lužnice / Bagni di Lusnizza. When we notice the church on the left side of the road, we turn sharply, almost 180 degrees left into the mentioned settlement. Then we follow the road through the village and follow the signs for the museum Museo della Foresta. When the last houses in the village end, we notice an asphalt parking lot on the right side of the road. We can park already here or continue driving and then through the underpass cross the highway. Immediately after the underpass we continue left and then park on a suitable place by the road.

Path description:
From the starting point, we continue on a narrow road parallel with the highway. When we notice the exit and signs for resting place La Foresta on the highway, we continue a few tens of meters on the road and then on the right we notice a cart track which slightly ascends into the forest.
We head onto the mentioned cart track and soon after the beginning of the cart track we notice by the path an old sign for mountain pasture Malga Granuda and Due Pizzi. On the cart track we continue to the nearby junction where there are also signposts.
We continue left on a worse cart track past the feed site for wild animals, where signs for mountain pasture Malga Granuda and Due Pizzi also direct us. To the right leads the path towards the saddle Sella Bieliga.
A somewhat overgrown cart track through the forest brings us to a clearing and stream Rio Granuda Piccolo where from the left another cart track joins us. For a short time we continue right on an increasingly poorly visible cart track, then we head decisively left and cross the stream. After crossing the stream the path brings us into the forest and then runs towards the east. The path here ascends transversely and on some sections it is quite damaged due to landslides and fallen trees. To the right then branches off a path marked with orange dots, we continue straight and further cross the slopes towards the east. From the mentioned junction we cross the slopes for approximately 15 minutes then the path turns decisively to the right. Further on we ascend for a long time in hairpins mostly through the forest occasionally also crossing some quite overgrown clearings. Higher from the right again joins the path marked with orange dots. A poorly trodden path continues ascending all the time through the forest and thus offers no view. A little before mountain pasture Malga Granuda we arrive at a marked junction.
Straight leads path 604 towards mountain pasture Malga Granuda to which it is still a good 5 minutes' walk, we head right towards the notch Forcella Cuel Tarond. From the junction we first ascend slightly through the forest, then the path becomes somewhat gentler and brings us to the upper edge of mountain pasture Malga Granuda. Here for a short time some view opens towards Dve špici, then the path brings us back into the forest. Further we cross slopes towards the southwest for some time. Here the path mostly runs through the forest, crossing also some torrent gullies. When crossing the largest gully considerable caution is needed, as the path across the gully is in poor condition, and snow lingers in the gully for a long time. The path then turns slightly left and begins to ascend amid dwarf pines and larches. Such a path, which also becomes increasingly scenic, brings us to the notch Forcella Cuel Tarond where there is also a junction.
At the junction we continue left and the gentle path further leads past some ruins from the time of the First World War. Here we will also notice by the path a sign indicating that the path further on is more demanding and the use of self-belaying is recommended. The path from which beautiful views open to the south side soon begins to ascend through dwarf pines and brings us below the slopes of peak Cuel dai Pez. For a short time we still ascend transversely, then we reach a smaller notch where we notice the first fixed protections. Some protections on the path are also damaged so additional caution is needed. The path named Via Ferrata Battaglione Alpini Gemona further crosses slopes towards the east and bypasses peak Cuel dai Pez on the right south side. To the left then quite unobtrusively branches off a path towards the mentioned peak Cuel dai Pez, we continue crossing scenic slopes which are partly overgrown with dwarf pines. On a shorter section a steel cable assists us again, then the path brings us to the north side of the ridge. Here we notice military trenches by the path, the path then descends more steeply. A traverse follows and the path brings us to a shorter secured section where a steeper rough slope must be crossed. The path and protections on this section are usually not in the best condition so considerable caution is needed. The path then brings us back into dwarf pines and passes to the south side of the ridge where the path becomes demanding again. Here with the aid of a steel cable we descend transversely on a steep rocky slope, then the path soon brings us above a deep gully below the precipitous ridge of peak Gosadon. Here the path brings us back to the north side and becomes less demanding. First we descend relatively steeply, then follows crossing of slopes mostly overgrown with dwarf pines. Such a path brings us to a marked junction where path 604 from mountain pasture Malga Granuda joins from the left.
From the junction the path becomes steeper, so during the ascent we occasionally have to assist with hands. Later the steepness eases and the path brings us to scree slopes below the precipitous ridge of peak Monte Gosadon. Here the path turns left and crosses the mentioned scree. On the other side of the scree the path ascends steeply again, then follows crossing of a shorter gully where due to sand on the path some caution is also needed. Further the slope becomes more overgrown with dwarf pines again and ascent follows towards the saddle between peaks Cima Alta (Dve špici) and Monte Gosadon. A little below the saddle the path also brings us to a junction where to the right branches off a more demanding path towards peak Monte Gosadon.
At the junction we continue left and ascent through dwarf pines follows. On a shorter section a view also opens here towards the south where Montaž is clearly visible. Soon we are again at a junction where the path from valleys Zajzera and Dunja joins from the right.
Again we continue left and then ascend for some time through dwarf pines on the western slopes of peak Cima Alta. Higher the dwarf pines end and only a short ascent follows on a scenic slope to the scenic summit.

On the way: Malga Granuda (1501m), Forcella Cuel Tarond (1750m)