Rifugio Nordio - Gozman (direct way)

Access to starting point:
We drive to Trbiž / Tarvisio, which is only few kilometers after the national border on the Italian side of the border crossing Rateče. To Trbiž / Tarvisio we can also come from Austria, where we first have to drive to Beljak / Villach and then over the border crossing Thori-Coccau to Trbiž / Tarvisio. In Trbiž / Tarvisio we follow the signs for Videm / Udine on the old road (not highway). Soon after Trbiž / Tarvisio we come in the village Ukve / Ugovizza, where we turn right in the center of the village. In the middle of the village we come to a stream, where by the stream upwards mountain road branches off, which is asphalted. On this road we drive to a crossroad, where we go straight (right), and immediately after that crossroad we come to the next, where we go left. This road which is mostly asphalted we follow to the mountain hut Rifugio Nordio, where we park on a parking lot at the mountain hut.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we go on the left road which goes past decaying mountain hut Nordio. The road starts moderately ascending and in zig-zags brings us to the spot, where it is exposed to falling stones. Despite wire mesh protection, which is placed a little above the road caution is needed. It is best, to leave this part fast.
After that we cross the stream and we are then ascending towards the north to a crossing. Straight goes road on a saddle Lom, and to the right direct path on Ojstrnik branches off. We go right on the path with sign 407, which runs on Ojstrnik. After a short descent, the path crosses the stream and then steeply ascends through the forest. Soon from the left joins the path from the saddle Lom.
The path ahead is still ascending through quite dark forest. The steepness then decreases and the path brings us out of the forest on pastures on the mountain pasture Bistrica. Ahead follows ten minutes of walking on a gently sloping meadow to cottages on the mountain pasture, which we already see in front of us.
When we come on a macadam road on the mountain pasture we will on the right side notice signposts. Here we go to the signposts and we continue towards the south. Already after few meters, we leave marked footpath which runs to the chapel. We go slightly right on unvegetated upper slopes of Gozman. Here we notice an unmarked footpath which in a diagonal ascent through a meadow in a gentle ascent brings us to the summit of Gozman.
Rifugio Nordio - Planina Bistrica 1:25, Planina Bistrica - Gozman 15 minutes.

On the way: Planina Bistrica (Hutte Oisternig) (1722m)