Leaving the car at the Malga Coot parking lot, walk a few meters towards the malga and then immediately turn left along a dirt road. This road starts gently in a beautiful beech forest and then climbs steeply on a gravel surface until reaching the junction with trail CAI no. 642. Turning left, you take the trail which, after crossing a dry stream, leads to the Berdo di Sopra mountain huts. From this beautiful pasture, where animals are still brought to graze today, you can enjoy a first view of the Resia Valley.
Near the huts, turn right (signs present), along a path that crosses the dry stream again and climbs about 400m of positive elevation gain. This stretch offers magnificent views of the southern walls of the Canin massif, where chamois and ibex are often seen grazing on meadows suspended above the cliffs.
At an altitude of 1660m, you reach another junction. Turning left, in a few minutes you arrive at the F. Costantini bivouac, a rest point for those who want to follow the Alta Via Resiana. The bivouac, located under the large walls of Mulaz, offers a splendid view of the surrounding territories and a place to rest after the recently completed climb.
To reach the summit of Mount Guarda, go back to the junction at 1660m, from where you continue straight along trail CAI no. 731 which crosses the southwestern slopes of Mount Baba Piccola (be careful of some slippery sections). After almost 1 km, the most spectacular part of the route begins: the trail runs along a simple ridge, straddling Slovenia and Italy, with breathtaking views of the surrounding valleys and reaches the summit of Mount Guarda, after covering about one hundred meters of positive elevation gain.
A break at the summit is essential to admire the Isonzo valley to the east and the Resia valley to the west, being able to embrace with one glance almost the entire Julian Prealps Nature Park.
To complete the route, descend from the summit southwards until you reach a junction that allows you to take trail CAI no. 741, which leads to Malga Coot after about 2 km and 400m of descent. After refreshing at the malga, follow the service road for a few hundred meters and reach the parking lot again, thereby concluding the itinerary.
