Predmeja (tunnels) - Mala gora (Srednječavenska pot)

Access to starting point:
From the highway Razdrto - Nova Gorica, take the Ajdovščina exit and follow the road ahead towards the village Lokavec (to Lokavec we come from the center of Ajdovščina, or from the old road Ajdovščina - Nova Gorica, where at the settlement Cesta we turn right). From Lokavec we continue driving on the ascending winding road in the direction of Predmeja. We follow the mentioned road to the mountain signposts for Čaven, Veliki rob and Kucelj (signposts are located between the quarry and tunnels, road sign approx. 10 km). We park a few tens of meters lower on the parking lot by the road.
To the starting point we can also come from Godovič, via Črni vrh and Col to Predmeja. In this case from Predmeja we descend towards Ajdovščina and then soon after the third tunnel we park.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we first walk to the signposts, then head onto the Srednječavenska pot. The path, which goes immediately into the forest, first moderately ascends and then continues crossing the slopes towards the south. A wide and well-maintained mountain path soon enters steep slopes (danger of falling rocks) and gradually turns more and more towards the right. A little further, beautiful views open up from the path on Nanos and Vipava valley, and the path gradually transitions into more rocky terrain. A little further still, the path again enters dense forest, where it begins to descend gently. After a short gentle descent, we reach a junction, where we continue straight (left down to Lokavec, right up to the Koča na Čavnu hut) along the path which, although it runs at an altitude of approximately 900 m, takes on the appearance of a true high-mountain path. The path leads us from the mostly pine forest onto scree, from which a nice view opens onto the valley, and to the right we see steep rocky cliffs. At the end of the scree, the path enters the ridge of the eastern forepeak of Mala gora, where with the help of steel cables we cross a wide and also partly exposed ledge. At the end of the ledge, a nice view opens up on the Slano blato landslide above Lokavec, and we continue along the Srednječavenska pot, which turns a little more to the right, where it begins to descend slightly through a belt of bushes. After a short descent, the path levels out, and beside it we notice a large rocky ridge and next to it a pleasant bench for a short or longer rest. The path, which then continues through the forest, quickly brings us to the next junction.
This time we continue right in the direction of Mala gora and Čaven (left down to Stomaž, straight ahead the Srednječavenska pot continues) along the path, which begins to ascend more steeply. After a few minutes of steep ascent, the steepness eases and the path brings us to the unvegetated grassy slopes of Mala gora, where we also reach the next junction. Here we continue left (straight up to the Koča na Čavnu hut) along the path which mostly crosses the slopes towards the west. After approximately 10 minutes of walking from the junction, the path descends and brings us in a few steps to the hut on Mala gora.

Trip can be extended to: Kucelj na Čavnu ( 30 min) , Veliki Rob (1 h 30 min) , Koča Antona Bavčerja na Čavnu , Veliki Modrasovec