Scicchizza - The lake Zgornje Mangartsko jezero
Starting point: Scicchizza (857 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 46.4819°N 13.6749°E
Time of walking: 20 min
Difficulty: easy marked way
Difficulty of skiing: easily
Altitude difference: 72 m
Altitude difference (by path): 95 m
Map: Julijske Alpe - zahodni del 1:50.000
Access to starting point:
A) First, we drive to Kranjska Gora, and then we continue driving towards Rateče and forward to Italy. When we get to the settlement Fužine / Fusine in Valromana, we will immediately after we cross the stream Jezerski potok, notice signs for lakes Mangartska jezera / Laghi di Fusine (by the road are signs in Italian language). We continue left in the mentioned direction and we continue driving on a narrower asphalt road which we follow to a hamlet Scicchizza. We park on a parking lot by the road, immediately after that, when from the left joins a cycling road.
B) Over the border crossing Predel we drive to Italy, and then we continue driving towards Trbiž / Tarvisio and forward towards Rateče. When we get to the settlement Fužine / Fusine and Valromana, we will just before the road crosses the stream Jezerski potok, notice signs for lakes Mangartska jezera / Laghi di Fusine (by the road are signs in Italian language). We continue right in the mentioned direction and we continue driving on a narrower asphalt road which we follow to a hamlet Scicchizza. We park on a parking lot by the road, immediately after that, when from the left joins a cycling road.
Path description:
At the end of the parking lot, we notice well-settled tourist path, which from the road branches off slightly to the right. A pleasant path continues by stream Jezerski potok and in a gentle to moderate ascent leads past some stronger karst springs. Higher, we get to a crossing at smaller dam of the lake Spodnje Mangartsko jezero, where we continue left to a nearby road (right snack bar and a nice viewpoint from the lake towards Mangart). We short time continue between the road and the lake, later only by the lake. On the other side of the lake path splits, and we continue straight in the direction of the lake Zgornje Mangartsko jezero (right path leads circular around bottom lake).
We continue on a cart track which passes into the forest and turns right. On this part cart track for some time steeply ascends, and then it flattens and it brings us to the next crossing, this time near the climbing area. Here we continue left and then we gradually start descending. After a short descent, we get to the lake Zgornje Mangartsko jezero and a viewpoint on surrounding mountains.
Description and pictures refer to a condition in the year 2015 (June).
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