Untere Valentinalm - Monte Coglians (Hohe Warte) (via Wolayer See)

Access to starting point:
From Trbiž/Tarvisio we go on the highway towards Videm/Udine. At the settlement Carnico, we leave the highway and at first, we follow the signs towards the settlement Tolmezzo, and then signs for Austria and mountain pass Pso di Croce Carnico / Plöckenpass. On the mountain pass, we descend on the Austrian side past the mountain hut Plocken Haus. Soon, the road towards the mountain hut Untere Valentinalm branches off to the left where there is also a smaller parking lot.

Path description:
At the mountain hut, we go on the mountain road following the signs Ob. Valentinalm and Wolayer See. The road is quite gentle and is closed for public traffic. We soon leave the road and we go right on a footpath which later quite few times crosses a road and in less than an hour brings us to the hut Obere Valentinalm from which there is a nice view towards Rauchkofel (2460 meters) and on the northern wall of the mountain Kellerspitzen (2769m).
From the hut, we continue on a well-marked footpath past the mountain pasture on which in the summer livestock is grazing. At the end of the mountain pasture path turns a little to the left, where we start ascending through the valley below the mighty mountain walls of Coglians. The path through the valley, which occasionally runs on grassy slopes and occasionally on slopes covered with rocks and boulders in good hour brings us to a crossroad on a saddle Valentin Torl (2238 meters). Right runs the path on Rauchkofel, and left very demanding climbing path on Monte Coglians. We choose the middle path, which from the saddle starts descending and in approximately half an hour brings us to the lake Wolayer See from where it is a very nice view towards Monte Coglians and Monte Capolago. By the lake is also the mountain hut Wolayerseehutte.
At the lake, we go left towards the mountain pass Wolayer pass to which we have only few minutes of walking. From the mountain pass where on the Italian side there is a mountain hut Rufugio Lambertenghi Romanin, we descend a little and we soon come to a crossroad, where we go left following the signs Rifugio Marinelli (path Sentiero Spinotti), right path runs into a valley towards the mountain hut Tolazzi. From the crossroad at first we short time cross scree below the western walls of Coglians, and then the path becomes quite demanding. With the help of fixed safety gear and a ladder we ascend on almost vertical narrow gully. Then the path is ascending on quite steep rocky slopes, where occasionally we get help from steel cables. The path for a short time becomes a little less steep and turns a little to the left and then it again steeply ascends on rocky slopes all the way until we reach the grassy slopes on the south side of Coglians. The path becomes easier and through meadows and scree soon joins the path from the mountain hut Marinelli. Here we start ascending on a little slippery scree, which in the upper part becomes already quite steep. In the last part, the path turns to the left and then follows a steep ascent with some easy climbing towards a very scenic summit.
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On the way: Obere Valentinalm (1540m), Valentin Torl (2238m), The lake Wolayer See (1951m), Wolayer pass (1974m), Rufugio Lambertenghi Romanin (1955m)