Plave - Sveti Kvirin in Paljevo (via Prižnica)

Access to starting point:
A) First, we drive to Nova Gorica, and then we continue driving in the direction of Bovec and Tolmin. We continue along the Soča valley on the main road to the settlement Plave, where at the crossroads where the road to Paljevo branches off to the right, the described path begins. Because there are no arranged parking spaces at the starting point, we have to park somewhere else, best at some appropriate place by the road before or after the settlement, or on the other side of the Soča River near the little church or somewhere on the periphery of the village.
B) We drive to the settlement Most na Soči, and from there we drive towards Nova Gorica. When we arrive at the settlement Plave, or to the crossroads where the road towards the settlement Paljevo branches off to the left, we are at the beginning of the described path. Because there are no arranged parking spaces at the starting point, we have to park somewhere else, best at some appropriate place by the road before or after the settlement, or on the other side of the Soča River near the little church or somewhere on the periphery of the village.

Path description:
From the settlement Plave we continue on the asphalt road in the direction of Paljevo. The path first leads past a few houses, then quickly brings us to the left hairpin turn, where on a smaller structure there is the NOB marker. We continue on a quite panoramic road, which brings us past the bench to the right hairpin turn, where straight ahead the footpath to Prižnica (point 383) continues.
We continue straight on the cart track (further on the Paljevo road), which for a short time continues without major changes in elevation, then a little after crossing the power line route, the path turns slightly to the right and begins to ascend transversely. During the transverse ascent we arrive at a smaller junction, where we leave the cart track and continue to the right on the forest path. The path ahead continues through the forest and occasionally ascends quite steeply. During the ascent through the forest we are accompanied by numerous remains of the First World War (ruins, caverns, trenches...), which are now equipped with information boards (at the time of the description under construction). Higher the path levels out and brings us to the vegetated summit of Prižnica, where next to the information board there is also a pleasant bench for rest.
From the top of Prižnica the path begins to descend, occasionally more steeply, still leading past several caverns. A little lower, at a smaller junction we continue straight, then the path levels out and brings us to a rounded ridge. Along the mentioned forested ridge, then in a few minutes of gentle ascent, we arrive at the church of St. Quirinus.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in 2015 (March).

On the way: Prižnica (383m)

Trip can be extended to: Kuk nad Paljevim (1 h) , Vodice (1 h 25 min) , Sveta Gora (2 h 10 min)