Solkan - Dom na Sabotinu (southern way)

Access to starting point:
First, we drive to Nova Gorica and then continue driving towards Tolmin. At the end of the village Solkan, we turn left onto a large parking lot, which is located before the Solkan bridge.
From Tolmin we drive towards Nova Gorica, but only to the village Solkan. At the beginning of the village, we turn right and park on a large parking lot, which is located behind the Solkan bridge.
The starting point is on the parking lot at the end of Solkan, to which we can get by city bus from Nova Gorica or Šempeter.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we cross the Solkan bridge and then on its other side we notice the mountain signposts for Sabotin (south and north path). For the ascent to Sabotin via the "south" path, we continue along the edge of the asphalt road, which after a few minutes of ascent brings us to a sharp right turn.
In the middle of the turn, we will notice a signpost for Sabotin, which directs us to a steep footpath that ascends through a belt of bushes. A little higher, the marked path crosses the road and then on the other side ascends via steep stairs. Ahead the steepness slightly eases and the path after a few additional minutes of walking brings us to an old military mule track, which we follow only briefly. During the short walk along the mule track, the path brings us to a pleasant "resting place" and viewpoint, after which the path again starts to ascend steeply. Further, we ascend along a partly rocky path, which occasionally offers nice views of Goriška.
After approximately 1 hour of walking, the path brings us to the main ridge of Sabotin, where we notice the ruins of the church of St. Valentin.
Further, the path slightly descends and through a sparse belt of bushes brings us to the next forepeak of Sabotin. We continue the ascent along a very panoramic ridge from which beautiful views open up onto the Soča River and Sveta gora. The path along which we notice numerous remains from the First World War brings us after an hour and a half to the summit of panoramic Sabotin.
From the top, we continue along the ridge on the path, which after just a few minutes brings us to a junction. We continue straight in the direction of the Dom na Sabotinu mountain hut on the path, which continues to descend slightly and after a further 10 minutes brings us to the mountain hut.
We can descend via the "north" path, which through numerous caverns brings us to the starting point (for descent on this path, a lamp and helmet are recommended).

On the way: Sabotin (609m)