Grgar - Sveta Gora (by road)

Access to starting point:
A) We drive to Nova Gorica, then continue driving towards Tolmin and Kobarid. We follow the main road towards Tolmin only to Solkan, where at the traffic-light intersection we continue right in the direction of Sveta Gora and Grgar. The ascending road further leads past the Solkan quarry, then a little higher it turns sharply to the right and brings us to the inn Gostilna Skalnica, behind which we first reach an intersection where a steep road towards Sveta Gora branches off to the left, and only a little further to another intersection where the road continues slightly to the left towards Grgar, Čepovan and Banjšice (slightly right Trnovo and Lokve). After a short descent we arrive in Grgar, where at the intersection by the NOB monument we continue straight to the nearby sports ground by the primary school, beside which we park on a large parking lot.
B) From Tolmin or Most na Soči we drive on the main road towards Nova Gorica, then only a little before Nova Gorica, more precisely at the traffic-light intersection in Solkan, we turn left in the direction of Sveta Gora and Grgar. The ascending road further leads past the Solkan quarry, then a little higher it turns sharply to the right and brings us to the inn Gostilna Skalnica, behind which we first reach an intersection where a steep road towards Sveta Gora branches off to the left, and only a little further to another intersection where the road continues slightly to the left towards Grgar, Čepovan and Banjšice (slightly right Trnovo and Lokve). After a short descent we arrive in Grgar, where at the intersection by the NOB monument we continue straight to the nearby sports ground by the primary school, beside which we park on a large parking lot.
C) From Goriška Brda we drive to Solkan, where at the first intersection after the new Solkan Bridge we continue straight in the direction of Sveta Gora. The ascending road further leads past the Solkan quarry, then a little higher it turns sharply to the right and brings us to the inn Gostilna Skalnica, behind which we first reach an intersection where a steep road towards Sveta Gora branches off to the left, and only a little further to another intersection where the road continues slightly to the left towards Grgar, Čepovan and Banjšice (slightly right Trnovo and Lokve). After a short descent we arrive in Grgar, where at the intersection by the NOB monument we continue straight to the nearby sports ground by the primary school, beside which we park on a large parking lot.

Route description:
From the parking lot, we return to the NOB monument, from there we continue on the left road (viewed from the direction of access to the starting point, if we came from the direction of Nova Gorica), to which a "shortcut" soon joins from the right (from the parking lot we don't need to go to the monument, as a shorter road leads here that starts a little before the parking lot and continues towards the west). We walk briefly along the sidewalk, then at the point where the main road turns right we continue straight onto the narrower asphalt road. We walk about 50 meters along this road, then we notice signs for Sveta Gora that direct us to the left road, but we continue straight on the road that continues through the settlement. While walking through the settlement we quickly arrive at the birth house of Uršula Ferligoj (to whom the Queen of Heaven appeared in 1539). A little further the houses in Grgar end, and at the smaller intersection we continue on the left road in the direction of Slatna and Sveta Gora. At the next intersection, by the water intake, we again continue left in the direction of Sveta Gora (right Slatna), and continue on the macadam road, which a little further temporarily descends slightly, then crosses the Slatna stream. On the other side of the stream the road begins to ascend more steeply, and after the left bend we arrive at the intersection on the saddle Preški vrh.
On the saddle there is a junction of several paths, and we continue on the left road in the direction of Sveta Gora. This is followed by approximately 20 minutes of ascent with occasional fine views, and the path takes us to the large parking lot below Sveta Gora. From the parking lot we continue on stone steps and ascend them to the summit of Sveta Gora.

Along the route: Preški vrh (540m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Vodice

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