Lipa - Trstelj

Access to starting point:
From the Razdrto–Nova Gorica highway, we take the exit for Selo, then follow the road towards the village of the same name. From Selo, we descend to Dornberk, where at the first major intersection we continue left towards Sežana. We follow the mentioned road for only a few dozen meters, then continue right onto a narrower road in the direction of the villages Lipa, Škrbina and Kostanjevica na Krasu. Higher up, the road leads us over the Železna vrata pass, then brings us to an intersection where we continue right towards the village of Lipa (left down to Šibelji and Škrbina). A little further on, we notice signs for the village of Lipa, which direct us right to the center of the village, where we also park under the church.

Route description:
Right at the starting point under the church, we notice the first hiking signs for Trstelj. The signposts direct us left onto a well-trodden footpath, which initially ascends right next to the stone wall of the nearby church and cemetery. Soon above the village, the path turns into a belt of typical karst shrubbery, where it begins to ascend gradually and moderately over rocky terrain.
The well-marked and occasionally somewhat steeper path leads us past individual karst features, then higher up it enters a partly pine forest, which offers pleasant shade on hot days. After some pleasant walking, the footpath ends and joins a wider gravel road, which we then follow to the right. We follow the gravel road, which in the final section before the destination also receives an asphalt surface, in a moderate ascent all the way to Stjenkova koča on Trstelj, where the first wider view opens up.
From the mountain hut, we continue left towards the summit. We continue the ascent on a pleasant, softer path that gently rises through a belt of sparse forest. A little higher we leave the forest completely and join a wide track. Along it, with increasingly beautiful views, we cover only the last few dozen steps and quickly reach the very top of Trstelj, where high transmitters and a registration box await us.

Along the route: Stjenkova koča on Trstelj (610m)

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