Plavje - Tinjan

Access to starting point:
From the Primorska motorway, at the Srmin junction we follow the signs for Škofije and Ankaran, then we take the Škofije exit. From the nearby roundabout, we drive in the direction of Škofije, then we drive to the center of the settlement, where at the crossroads we continue on the main road. When the road starts descending, we will turn right in the direction of the settlement Plavje. In Plavje, at the church of St. Lucija and St. Rok the described path begins, and the easiest place to park is about 200 meters ahead in the direction of Trst, on the parking lot by the cemetery.

Route description:
From the place where we parked we first walk to the church of St. Lucija and St. Rok, then we head onto the side road that ascends on the right side of the church. The path then leads us past the sports field and the house in which the first committee of the Liberation Front in Slovenian Istria was established. We continue past a few more houses, then after the ecological island we continue onto the left upper road, which starts to ascend more steeply. The settlement Plavje soon ends, and the road higher brings us to the Urbanci, where we go past a few more houses and a chapel. A little after the chapel, the asphalt and the village end, and the road leads us diagonally across the slopes of the peak with the interesting name Kava (303 m). At the smaller crossroads we continue straight on the wider road, followed by a short easy descent and crossing of the high-voltage power line route.
Under the power line we continue slightly right, and when the road enters the forest, we leave it and continue right onto the path that starts ascending through the forest. There follows a few-minute mostly transverse ascent along the path, which cyclists also use for descent, so extra caution is not superfluous. A little further we reach a cart track, which we follow to the right, and henceforth we are also accompanied by markers, as we have joined the path from Osp and Dekani.
A short ascent along the cart track follows, then we reach a viewpoint from which a nice view opens towards Osp, Osapska stena, Socerb and the surrounding hills.
Here the path turns left and ascends past the smaller cemetery to the summit of Tinjan.
The description and pictures refer to the conditions in 2018 (April).

Along the route: Urbanci (280m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Ankaran

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