Kostanjevica na Krasu - Pečinka cave (via Borojevićev prestol)

Access to starting point:
A) We leave the highway through the Vipava Valley at the exit for Šempeter and Nova Gorica, then from the nearby intersection we continue straight towards the industrial zone and Italy. A little further, we turn left towards Vrtojba and Miren, and further we follow the signs for Miren, Komen and Opatje Selo. When the settlement of Miren ends, we ascend to the Karst plateau in a few hairpin turns, and we follow the road to the settlement Kostanjevica na Krasu, where at the beginning of the village a macadam road branches off to the left, where the described path begins. We park in a suitable place nearby.
B) We drive to Nova Gorica, and then we continue driving towards Šempeter pri Gorici and further towards Vrtojba and Miren, and further we follow the signs for Miren, Komen and Opatje Selo. When the settlement of Miren ends, we ascend to the Karst plateau in a few hairpin turns, and we follow the road to the settlement Kostanjevica na Krasu, where at the beginning of the village a macadam road branches off to the left, where the described path begins. We park in a suitable place nearby.

Route description:
From the main road, we head onto the macadam path in the direction of Lokvica and Cerje, and the road on which we walk initially descends lightly. The path, with the exception of a few turns, leads towards the northwest, where we walk on karst terrain, and occasionally we notice tunnels by the path from the time of the First World War. Further, a path branches off to the left, where during the First World War there was the Segeti camp, and we continue straight on the wider macadam road. The path ahead also leads us past a smaller monument, and then from the right a path past the Ruska jama cave joins.
From the junction onwards, the road moderately ascends, and when it flattens, we arrive at Borojevićev prestol, where several memorial plaques stand.
Only a little further, we leave the road and continue left in the direction of the Pečinka cave (straight Cerje). When we leave the road, the footpath quickly brings us to a cleared military trench, through which we continue to near the cave, followed by a shorter descent to the cave.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in February 2020.

Along the route: Borojevićev prestol (281m)

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