Osp - Socerb Castle (via Spodnji kras)

Access to starting point:
From the highway Ljubljana - Koper we take the exit Črni Kal and follow the road ahead towards Črni Kal and Osp. At the beginning of the ascent towards Črni Kal, a road towards the village Osp branches off to the left. The road then runs past the columns of the viaduct and after a short descent brings us to the village Osp, where the described path begins.

Path description:
We walk to the center of the village and then ascend to the fire station, where we continue left towards the church. Just a few steps before the church, the path turns sharply right and ascends to the last houses in the village, where the blazes guide us left onto a cart track which ascends above the village. After a short ascent the marked path leaves the cart track and continues right into a somewhat more overgrown forest. Further we ascend on a moderately steep path, which soon emerges from the forest onto panoramic grassy slopes. The steepness then eases and the path brings us to a poorer macadam road. Here on a rock we notice a blaze which directs us across a meadow towards the village Kastelec. The path then first descends gently across an extensive meadow, then ascends on an ever-widening cart track to the asphalt road in the mentioned village. We continue left and follow the road for about 10 minutes to a crossroads, where a road branches off to the right uphill towards Socerb. The road then quickly brings us to the village Socerb, where it takes us past the chapel quickly to the summit.