Hunting cottage Budanje - Sinji vrh (eastern path via Škraplje)
Starting point: Hunting cottage Budanje (420 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 45.8793°N 13.9589°E
Path name: eastern path via Škraplje
Time of walking: 3 h 10 min
Difficulty: easy marked way
Difficulty of skiing: no data
Altitude difference: 582 m
Altitude difference (by path): 730 m
Map: Goriška - izletniška karta 1:50.000
Access to starting point:
A) First, we drive to Ajdovščina, and then we continue driving towards Col. After a short ascent Ajdovščina ends, and further we are ascending diagonally on the road which is rising above Vipava valley. Few 100 meters after the road sign 3.5 km, we will get to a smaller crossroad, where short with the gate closed road branches off to the right, which leads to the near hunting cottage Budanje. We park by the crossroad on the right side of the road, or about 50 meters ahead on an appropriate place by the road on the other side of the road.
B) We drive to Vipava, from there we continue driving towards the settlement Vrhpolje. From Vrhpolje we continue towards Col, Sanabor and Bela and further we drive on an ascending road which higher brings us to a smaller crossroad, where we continue left (right village Bela and Sanabor). Next follows an ascent on the road which in numerous zig-zags brings us to the spot, where it joins the main road Ajdovščina - Col, and we follow it left downwards. After approximately 500 meters of driving on the main road, we get to the beginning of a marked path which leads on Kovk and Sinji vrh. At the starting point, there is a wooden mountain signpost for Kovk, and nearby there is also an appropriate place for parking. On the other side of the road, about 50 meters ahead is a turn-off towards the nearby hunting cottage Budanje, where there is also possible to park by the road.
C) From Godovič or Kalce pri Logatcu we drive to Col, and from there we continue driving towards Ajdovščina. At the road sign approximately 4 km we will on the right side notice a smaller parking lot, and by it signs for a footpath on Kovk. On the other side of the road, about 50 meters ahead is a turn-off towards the nearby hunting cottage Budanje, where there is also possible to park by the road.
Path description:
From the starting point, we go on a footpath in the direction of Kovk. The path immediately goes into the forest through which it starts at first moderately, and soon quite steeply ascending. After a good 30 minutes of walking, we get to a viewpoint, from where a nice view opens up towards Nanos, Vipava valley and slopes above us.
The path ahead for some time entirely flattens, and then it gradually starts ascending steeper again. Further, we are for some time still ascending through the forest and then past a "wish bell" we gradually get to thinner forest and a little further also to a bench, cross and inscription box on Sončnica.
From the inscription box, we continue few 10 meters straight, and then we get into a smaller valley, where there is a crossing.
From the crossing, we go left (right Kovk) and we continue by the edge of plateau on panoramic terrain, on which in a minute or two of additional walking, we get to Paragliding site Sončnica.
From the airfield we continue on a marked path which continues towards the west and which leads us by the edge of plateau. After few shorter ascents and descents we quickly reach the peak Kraguljc, which we recognize by a small concrete stone (trigonometric point) on the top of the mountain.
From the top follows an easy descent on the ridge of Kraguljc, from where occasionally beautiful views opening up on Vipava valley, and then we get to a marked crossing, where from the left marked path from Ajdovščina joins.
We continue straight in the direction of the path Pot po robu (left 30 meters stamp and inscription box of Podrta gora) and for few minutes we continue by the edge of plateau. From the highest point of Podrta gora follows a short descent and the path brings us into a smaller valley, where by a poorly marked crossing there is the next inscription box, which is attached near the plague column.
Before the religious symbol we continue right (straight marked path Pot po robu, also Sinji vrh over Črne stene) in the direction of Sinji vrh, and then immediately after the religious symbol left on a beaten, but further not marked footpath. Next follows a short light diagonal descent, and then we get to a little larger meadow, where the footpath vanishes. Through the meadow we continue diagonally towards the right, where we quickly get to an abandoned house. Just before the house we cross the road, and we continue to yard of the house, so that we bypass the house on the right side. Behind the house, we step on the road, on which we continue, and it starts turning to the left. After few minutes, we reach a wider macadam road, on which runs marked path Pot po Angelski gori, and we follow it to the right (left Sinji vrh western path). Soon, the road becomes asphalted and leads us past few houses. Next follows few minutes of a moderate ascent, and then we reach the main road Col - Predmeja.
We continue left in the direction of Predmeja, on the road which at first leads past NOB monument, and few 10 meters further also past the chapel. Behind the chapel, the road considerably ascends and passes into the forest. Higher, the road flattens, turns to the left and it brings us to natural attraction, namely limestone pavements by the path, on which reminds us also an information board. Next follows a short descent, and then signs for path Pot po Angelski gori point slightly left on the path which continues through the forest. At few smaller crossings, which follow further, we carefully follow the signs of the path Pot po Angelski gori (yellow-orange suns). After few minutes of light to moderate ascent the path for some time steeply ascends and brings us out of the forest on panoramic grassy slopes below Sinji vrh. Here the path continues slightly towards the right and with increasingly beautiful views towards the plateau Trnovski gozd quickly brings us on a panoramic peak, on which there is situated a smaller concrete cross.
From the top, we can in 3 minutes descend to the nearby boarding house Sinji vrh.
The starting point - Sončnica 1:10, Sončnica - Kraguljc 15 minutes, Kraguljc - Podrta gora 10 minutes, Podrta gora - Sinji vrh 1:35.
Description and pictures refer to a condition in the year 2015 (april).
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