Col - Pirnatova koča na Javorniku

Access to starting point:
A) From the highway Razdrto - Nova Gorica we go to 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 a parking lot opposite the parish church in Col. We can also park on a 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 little more winding road at first we get to Podkraj, and then on a little more flat road also to Col. In Col, where we join the road from Ajdovščina we continue right, and after about 10 meters left in the direction of Predmeja. Towards Predmeja we drive only a few meters, because immediately after the crossroad we turn right onto a 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 crossroad, where signs for Vodice point us right onto a somewhat narrower road. The asphalt road then leads us past a few more houses and a footwear factory, and then gradually transitions into the forest, through which it begins to ascend moderately. Further on we walk along the road for quite some time, and then blazes point 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 crossroad, where we continue left in the direction of Vodice (right Vodice house numbers 1 and 2 and Podkraj). Just a little further we arrive at the next junction, where a macadam road branches sharply right towards Sveti Duh, straight ahead the asphalt road continues, but 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 hayfield and the Lazar homestead. A little further, via a marked shortcut we cut another bend, and then along the road we arrive at a crossroad, 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, gradually beginning to descend. The forest ends after a few minutes and temporarily some views open onto the ridge of Križna gora.
Here blazes lead us left onto a macadam road and also 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 continues parallel to the road for a few minutes, then turns right into the forest. A somewhat overgrown path soon takes us onto a cart track that turns right into the forest. Further on several smaller junctions we carefully follow the blazes, so that we ascend for some time along an ascending trail, which higher crosses the macadam road. From the point 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 Jeler homestead), then we step onto a wider road, which we follow right towards Javornik. This time we walk along the road to a gentle left bend, where a blaze on the utility pole directs us right into the forest. The path soon returns to the road along which we exit the forest and arrive at the Rudolf homestead, from which a nice view opens onto the surrounding hills. A little further in a strip of forest we arrive at the next crossroad, where we continue straight (left Kresov grič, Ježevi homestead 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 arrive at the Pirnatova koča on Javornik.

Trip can be extended to: Javornik above Črni vrh ( 10 min)