Col - Špiček (Špečk) (via Križna gora)

Access to starting point:
A) From the expressway Razdrto - Nova Gorica, take the Ajdovščina exit, then continue driving in the direction of 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 in the direction of 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 in the direction of Predmeja. Towards Predmeja we drive only a few meters, since right after the intersection we turn right onto the parking lot opposite the church of St. Lenart.
C) Drive to Idrija, then continue driving towards Logatec. When we arrive at Godovič, leave the main road towards Logatec and continue driving right in the direction of Črni Vrh, Col and Ajdovščina. When we arrive 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, we return to the main road Ajdovščina - Godovič, then walk along it towards Godovič and Črni Vrh. Soon a narrower road towards Vodice branches off to the right, along which a marked path towards Javornik continues, but we continue along the main road. The path ahead leads us past the road base CPG, behind it to a smaller intersection, where to the left downwards a worse road or cart track branches off, which we follow (if we continue on the main road we can reach Špiček and Križna gora via Špiček).
Further the cart track leads us gently across a hay meadow, then at the smaller junction before the power line we continue right, behind the power line again right, this time onto a barely visible path that begins to ascend moderately among sparse bushes. Among the bushes the path is temporarily better visible, then on the meadow it completely disappears. We continue straight uphill to the upper part of the hay meadow, where the path becomes more distinct and easier to follow further. The path continues through the forest, higher it crosses a grazing fence, behind it turns left and leads us to a wide cart track. Along the cart track we ascend some 10 m, then on the right side we notice the continuation of the path. Ahead the path ascends through the forest, partly also over panoramic grassy slopes. Higher the forest ends, the path, which turns right and levels out, suddenly disappears. Since the path disappears orientation is somewhat more difficult, but if we head towards the smaller solitary spruce in the middle of the hay meadow, we will be right, as just a little above the spruce the path reappears. A short somewhat steeper ascent follows and we arrive at the bench on Križna gora. The indistinct and unmarked summit is a few steps further.
From Križna gora we continue along an unmarked path that gently descends along the ridge and the edge of the forest, then, when the descent ends, we step onto a worse cart track, which we follow to the right. The cart track ends quickly, but we continue the path along a forest path that runs along and beside the ridge. We follow this path for about another 10 minutes and it brings us to the panoramic Špiček.

On the way: Križna gora nad Colom (957m)