Col - Sinji vrh (eastern path via Škraplje)

Access to starting point:
A) From the highway Razdrto - Nova Gorica, take the exit Ajdovščina, then continue driving towards Col and Idrija. When we arrive at Col, 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) Drive to Logatec, from there continue driving towards Idrija. At the end of the settlement Kalce, turn left towards Podkraj and Col, then on a somewhat more winding road first arrive at Podkraj, then on a somewhat flatter road to Col. In Col, where we join the road from Ajdovščina, continue right, then after some 10 meters left towards Predmeja. Towards Predmeja drive only a few meters, since right after the intersection turn right onto the parking lot opposite the church of St. Lenart.
C) Drive to Idrija, then continue driving towards Logatec. When arriving at Godovič, leave the main road towards Logatec and continue driving right towards Črni Vrh, Col and Ajdovščina. When arriving at Col, 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 opposite the church in Col continue on the main asphalt road towards Predmeja. After approximately 5 minutes of walking on the asphalt road we will arrive at the spot where signs for the path Pot po Robu direct us left onto a poorer forest road. A fairly gentle road soon turns into a cart track, which continues through a pleasant pine forest. The well-marked mountain path, on a smaller clearing, leaves the cart track and continues on a wider path, which for some time runs through dense forest. A little higher we arrive out of the forest onto grassy slopes, which we just cross, then the blazes lead us left onto a somewhat steeper path, along which in a few minutes we climb to the panoramic summit Kovk.
From the summit descend towards the southwest and continue the path on a somewhat less visible footpath that runs along the edge of the plateau above steep panoramic slopes. The path soon flattens, then leads us across grassy terrain to a junction, where a marked path from the hunting hut Budanje joins from the left (near the junction there is the stamp box "Sončnica").
Continue straight and proceed along the edge of the plateau on panoramic terrain, after which in one or two minutes of further walking we arrive at the takeoff site Sončnica.
From the takeoff site continue on the marked path, which proceeds westwards and leads us along the edge of the plateau. After a few shorter ascents and descents quickly reach the summit Kraguljc, which we recognize by the small concrete stone (trigonometric point) on the mountain top.
From the summit follows a gentle descent along the ridge of Kraguljc, from where occasionally beautiful views open onto the Vipava Valley, then arrive at a marked junction, where a marked path from Ajdovščina joins from the left.
Continue straight in the direction of the path along the edge (left 30 meters stamp and stamp box Podrta gora) and continue the path for a few more minutes along the edge of the plateau. From the highest point of Podrta gora follows a short descent and the path leads us into a small valley, where at a poorly marked junction there is the next stamp box, attached near the plague column.
Before the column continue right (straight marked path along the edge, also Sinji vrh via Črne stene) in the direction of Sinji vrh, then immediately after the column left onto a beaten but no longer marked footpath further on. Follows a short gentle traverse descent, then arrive at a somewhat larger meadow, where the path is lost. Across the meadow continue traverse to the right, where we quickly arrive at an abandoned house. Right before the house cross the road, we continue to the yard of the house, so bypassing the house on the right side. Behind the house step onto the road, along which we continue the path, which begins to turn left. After a few minutes reach a wider macadam road, along which runs the marked path to Angelska gora, which we follow right (left Sinji vrh west path). Soon the road becomes asphalt and leads us past a few houses. Follows a few-minute moderate ascent, then reach the main road Col - Predmeja.
Continue left towards Predmeja, along the road which first leads past the NOB monument, some 10 meters further also past the chapel. After the chapel the road rises more noticeably and enters the forest. Higher the road flattens, turns left and brings us to the natural feature namely the škrapelj by the path, as reminded by the information board too. Follows a short descent, then signs for the path to Angelska gora direct us slightly left onto the path continuing through the forest. At a few smaller junctions that follow, carefully follow the marks of the path to Angelska gora (yellow-orange suns). After a few minutes of gentle to moderate ascent the path temporarily rises more steeply and brings us out of the forest onto panoramic grassy slopes below Sinji vrh. Here the path continues gently to the right and with ever better views towards the Trnovski gozd plateau quickly brings us to the panoramic summit, on which there is a smaller concrete cross.
From the summit we can descend to the nearby pension Sinji vrh in 3 minutes.
Col - Kovk 1:00, Kovk - Sončnica 20 minutes, Sončnica - Kraguljc 15 minutes, Kraguljc - Podrta gora 10 minutes, Podrta gora - Sinji vrh 1:35.

On the way: Kovk (961m), Sončnica (Reber) (867m), Kraguljc (897m), Podrta gora nad Ajdovščino (827m)