Continuing at the beginning

After hiking up to the end of the ridge, it was now time to scout the initial part. The starting point is some 25km east of where I parked the car last time around, at the parking spot of the Italian ossuary in the lovely town of Kobarid. The plan is to walk my way up till the beginning of the ridge, reaching Starijski Vrh at the foothills of Mount Stol, the highest point of the entire ridge, at 1673 meters. The reason why I’m doing this hike is that I read conflicting information about the trail, with some people claiming it’s a slippery mess. So I wanted to come check it out before hiking the whole ridge from one side to the other. And I’m happy to report that the trail is nowhere near as bad as some people were claiming. It’s not super well maintained, especially the middle section that’s a bit overgrown, but it’s on par with many of the trails I walk here in my area. So that’s good. There are some steep parts that are just a bit slippery, but it’s honestly nothing crazy and…