Bevški vrh - Iztokova koča pod Golaki

Access to starting point:
a) Drive to Col, then follow the road towards Otlice and Predmeja. This is followed by driving across the Gora plateau, where the road leads through several villages; at Predmeja we join the road from Ajdovščina and turn right towards the settlement of Lokve. The road continues through a small valley, where first a marked path branches off to the right towards Golaki, slightly further on the road turns left and climbs from the valley onto the slope. Higher up, when the road turns right, drive a further approximately 3.5 km to the road marker, where first on the left and about 50 m further on the right you will notice a suitable parking space. Nearby there are mountaineering signs for Čaven and Golake.
b) Drive to Ajdovščina, then follow the signs for Lokavec and Predmeja. This is followed by a fairly steep ascent along the road to Predmeja, where continue straight towards the settlement of Lokve. The road continues through a small valley, where first a marked path branches off to the right towards Golaki, slightly further on the road turns left and climbs from the valley onto the slope. Higher up, when the road turns right, drive a further approximately 3.5 km to the road marker, where first on the left and about 50 m further on the right you will notice a suitable parking space. Nearby there are mountaineering signs for Čaven and Golake.

Path description:
On the north side of the road, we notice signs for Iztokova koča and Mali Golak (on the south side of the road the path continues towards Koča na Čavnu), which direct us onto a cart track that quickly turns into a footpath, continuing through the forested karst landscape of Trnovski gozd. A short overgrown section follows, then we reach a gravel road, which we follow to the right, initially descending slightly along it. As we begin a gentle ascent, the signs for Mali Golak and Iztokova koča direct us slightly to the left, where we start ascending through the forest, higher up reaching another road and following it to the right towards Iztokova koča. A few more minutes of walking along the road follow, then we reach the Strgarija pass, where the path from Male Lazna joins from the left, and from the right the path from the starting point Kozarnica, or Predmeja.
At the pass, which is also the junction of several roads, we head onto the footpath towards Iztokova koča and Mali Golak, and after another five minutes of ascent we reach Iztokova koča pod Golaki.
Description and photos refer to the condition in July 2025.

On the way: Preval Strgarija (1217m)