Matajur (1642 m) from Marsin

We park the car by the road and walk to the Church of St. Lovronac. There we look for trail CAI 725.

After a short climb, the trail touches the road and then branches off to the left uphill again. The path is well maintained and easy to follow. It steadily ascends along the southern side of the main ridge leading to the top of Matajur. 

At the forest edge, we enter the Marsin mountain pasture. The world flattens and opens up, and the views become increasingly impressive. At the upper edge of the pasture, where the terrain rises again, our path merges with the nature educational trail that circles the top of Matajur.  We continue left uphill, past a small lake and the last huts to the saddle under the northern ridge.

After a short, overgrown northern ridge, we climb up to the chapel on the summit of Matajur. 

From the top, we descend along path 749 past the house of the Venetian mountaineers Dom na Matajure. Shortly below the house, at the upper edge of the Marsin pasture, we return to path 725, which we came up on, and descend along it back to the starting point. 

Standard equipment for mountain ascents: quality hiking shoes, long pants, three layers of clothing including a windbreaker; backpack, at least one liter of drink per person, sun protection, first aid.

The trail is moderate and safe for normally prepared hikers. Still, we must not forget that Matajur is already a high mountain, so we should only undertake the hike in reliable weather conditions.

We leave the road from Cividale to Kobarid (54) in the village of Log and immediately after the village continue through Lower and Upper Marsin. Above Upper Marsin, past the hamlet of Jerebi, we continue to the first hairpin where the path to the Church of St. Lovronac branches off. 

There is no public transport.

We park just at the bend, at the trail junction to the church. Traffic further on the road is officially prohibited (stop sign).

The path from Marsin is also suitable for active families.

The ascent to Matajur from Marsin is just moderately easy and just challenging enough that you can enjoy it as early as April as a warm-up and introduction to the mountain season.