Remšendol - Šober / Monte Sciober Grande (via 518)

Access to starting point:
Over the border crossing Rateče we drive towards Trbiž / Tarvisio. Only a few meters before the mentioned town (immediately after the longer underpass under the railway track) the road branches off sharply to the left towards the village Koprivnik / Ortigara and Male Rovte / Rutte piccolo. We head onto this road which through Male Rovte brings us to a crossroad above the mentioned village. We continue left (right Pliči / Plezzut) on even a little narrower road which lies higher up, and after a short descent brings us to the next crossroad, where near it we park (we park in a way that we don't hinder forestry work).
Access is also possible over the border crossing Predel (in the settlement Pliči / Plezzut we turn right, and then we join the road from the above description).

Path description:
From the crossroad, we go right, on the forest road closed to traffic in the direction of "Bivio, La Portella and Cave del Predil". The road which barely ascends, after approximately 15 minutes of walking brings us to a crossroad, where the path number 511 branches off to the right (ascent possible also on this path), and we continue straight on the "main" road which a little further brings us out of the forest on extensive scree fields of the Remšendol valley.
Over the scree fields we continue by the right side (here blazes are less frequent because of torrent deposits), then we notice the blazes which direct us slightly right on at first gentle mountain path (path number 518).
The path ahead ascends gently parallel with the valley, then after crossing a gully passes into a forest belt. A short steep ascent follows through the forest, then the path brings us to the foot of steep cliffs (danger of falling stones), where we step on an indistinct and exposed ledge along which we continue the ascent. A gentle traverse ascent on occasionally exposed slopes follows (in wet great risk of slipping), then the path brings us to a mighty gully. We cross the mentioned gully (at high water level the passage is impossible!) and then on the other side we start very steeply ascending along the gully upwards (great risk of slipping). Higher the steepness eases and the path, which all the time runs through the forest, after approximately 2 hours of walking from the starting point brings us to the hut or bivouac Rifugio Cinque Punte, from which a nice view opens up on the walls of Rabeljske špice.
From the hut we walk to the other side of the clearing, then continue left into the forest on the marked path (number 520), which starts ascending at the foot of Rabeljske špice. The path soon levels out, then continues traversing towards the saddle Sella della Malga.
The traverse section of the path offers a nice view on Poldnik (2063 m), Mangart (2678 m) and other peaks which surround the Remšendol valley. After a short traverse we reach the mentioned saddle, from which the first view opens towards the Viševa group (for the view we must stray a little from the marked path).
On the saddle the path turns left and gradually starts ascending steeper and steeper. Higher the path gradually passes from the forest to more and more panoramic slopes grown with dwarf pines. A little further we step on the main ridge, where the path turns slightly right, descends for a few steps, then brings us below the summit, to which only a short steep ascent separates us.
Starting point - Rifugio Cinque Punte 2:00, Rifugio Cinque Punte - peak 1:00.

On the way: Rifugio Cinque Punte (1520m), Sella della Malga (1616m)