Col - Javornik above Črni vrh

Access to starting point:
A) From the expressway Razdrto - Nova Gorica we take the exit Ajdovščina, and then we continue driving in the direction of Col and Idrija. When we get to Col we turn left towards Predmeja and then after a few meters right onto the parking lot opposite the parish church in Col. We can also park on the parking lot by the nearby sports field.
B) We drive to Logatec, and from there we continue driving towards Idrija. At the end of the settlement Kalce we turn left in the direction of Podkraj and Col, after that on a somewhat more winding road we first get to Podkraj, and then on a somewhat more level road also to Col. In Col, where we join the road from Ajdovščina we continue right, and after a few tens of meters left in the direction of Predmeja. Towards Predmeja we drive only a few meters, because immediately after the intersection we turn right onto the parking lot opposite the church of St. Lenart.
C) We drive to Idrija, and then we continue driving towards Logatec. When we get to Godovič we leave the main road towards Logatec and we continue driving right in the direction of Črni Vrh, Col and Ajdovščina. When we get to Col we turn right towards Otlica and Predmeja and then once again right onto the nearby parking lot opposite the church.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we return to the main road Ajdovščina - Godovič, and then we walk along it towards Godovič, but only to the intersection, where signs for Vodice direct us right onto a somewhat narrower road. The asphalt road then leads us past a few more houses and the footwear factory, and then gradually enters the forest, through which it begins to ascend moderately. Further on we walk along the road for quite some time, and then the blazes direct us slightly right onto a marked footpath, which returns to the road after just a few minutes. The road then brings us to a marked intersection, where we continue left in the direction of Vodice (right Vodice house numbers 1 and 2 and Podkraj). A little further on we arrive at the next junction, where a macadam road branches sharply right towards Sveti Duh, straight ahead the asphalt road continues, and we continue slightly right onto a marked path that cuts a longer road bend. Soon we return to the road, which then leads us past a hay meadow and the homestead Lazar. A little further, on a marked shortcut we cut another bend, and then along the road we arrive at an intersection, where a road branches left towards the hamlet Suhi Vrh, and we continue slightly right further towards Vodice. The road then leads past one more house and enters the forest and gradually begins to descend. The forest ends after a few minutes and briefly we get some views of the ridge of Križna gora.
Here the blazes lead us left onto a macadam road and then onto a marked shortcut that cuts a road bend. After a short descent we return to the road, along which we descend for some time. During the descent a marked path branches slightly right, which for a few minutes continues parallel to the road, then turns right into the forest. The somewhat overgrown path soon takes us onto a cart track, which turns right into the forest. Further on, at several smaller junctions we carefully follow the blazes, so that we ascend for some time along an ascending path, which higher crosses the macadam road. From the place where we cross the road we ascend relatively steeply along the edge of an overgrown grassy slope. Higher we cross another road (the road leads to the homestead Jeler), and then we step onto a wider road, which we follow right in the direction of Javornik. This time we walk along the road to a gentle left bend, where the blaze on the power line pole directs us right into the forest. The path soon returns to the road, along which we exit the forest and arrive at the homestead Rudolf, from which a beautiful view opens onto the surrounding hills. A little further in a strip of forest we arrive at the next intersection, where we continue straight (left Kresov grič, homestead Ježevi and also possible approach to Javornik) along the road, which ascends transversely. A little further we arrive at a marked junction, where we continue left (right Podkraj and Predjama) and then after 2 minutes of further walking we arrive at Pirnatova koča on Javornik.
From the hut we continue left in the direction of the tower and Javornik. The path to Javornik first ascends across a meadow and through a strip of forest, where it crosses a cart track, then brings us onto an increasingly panoramic slope, from which a view opens that in good visibility reaches very far. The path then returns into the forest and quickly brings us to the lookout tower on Javornik.

On the way: Pirnatova koča na Javorniku mountain hut (1156m)