Podkraj - Vojkova koča na Nanosu

Access to starting point:
A) From highway Ljubljana - Koper, we go to the exit Logatec and we follow the road to Logatec. From the roundabout, where we reach old road, we continue in the direction of Idrija and Tolmin. Ahead we drive on the main road towards Idrija, and at the end of the settlement Kalce we turn left in the direction of Podkraj and Col (crossroad is located only few 10 meters ahead from the crossroad, where the road towards Planina and Postojna branches off to the left. From Kalce ahead, the road becomes quite winding, and we follow it to the settlement Podkraj. Here we turn left towards the center of the village and then after a short descent sharply left in the direction of Nanos. When village ends, we get to the forest and we park on an appropriate place by the road.
B) From highway Nova Gorica - Razdrto, we go to the exit Ajdovščina, and then we follow the road towards Col and Idrija. At the beginning of Col we turn right in the direction of Podkraj and Logatec, and we follow the road to the settlement Podkraj. Here we turn right towards the center of the settlement and drive ahead past the church to a crossroad, where we continue straight in the direction of Nanos. When village ends, we get to the forest and we park on an appropriate place by the road.

Path description:
From the starting point, we continue on a macadam road which from the right already after few minutes joins the marked path from the center of Podkraj. We continue on the road which past a smaller religious symbol, in a gentle descent brings us to the first crossroad, where we continue straight in the direction of Nanos (right Bela and Sanabor). From the crossroad ahead goes road into a dense forest and passes on a plateau terrain of Nanos. In the forest, we soon get to other crossroad, where we continue sharply right (left Bukovje). The road then for quite some time continues with some ascents and descents, to a crossroad below 905 meters high peak Soline.
Here we continue straight in the direction of Abram (left Trška ravan, right Sanabor) and we follow the macadam road which gradually passes on mostly western slopes. When the road rises a little, it brings us to a smaller hamlet (Blažon), from where a view opens up towards the sea and in good visibility also to Dolomites. From hamlet, which we bypass on the right side, the road gradually starts descending and brings us into the forest, through which we descend to a little bigger crossroad. Here we continue left in the direction of Abram (right Vipava) and slightly ascending road which leads us through a thinner forest, we follow to the cottage Furlanovo zavetišče pri Abramu, which we reach after good 20 minutes of additional walking.
From the cottage Furlanovo zavetišče pri Abramu, which we bypass on the left side, we continue on the road, on which already after few 10 strides we get to the hunting lodge, in front of which there is a large parking lot.
From the parking lot, we continue on the road in the direction of the mountain hut Vojkova koča and Podnanos. And a gentle road quickly brings us to a smaller hamlet, where we continue on the upper left road. The road ahead leads by the edge of the forest, from where a nice view opens up on Dolomites. Only a little further, the road passes into a dense forest and it brings us to the next crossroad, where we continue straight. Through the forest, we walk for few minutes, and then the road brings us on the more and more panoramic slopes. Here we will notice signs for mountain hut Vojkova koča, which point us to the left on a marked, but on parts a little overgrown footpath. After the initial ascent the path quickly flattens and brings us on a plateau terrain. A little further, we cross a short lane of bushes, and the path then for some time continues through ample and partly overgrown karst meadows. Next follows a short ascent and the path brings us to the next road which we follow right downwards. After a short descent, we again leave the road and we continue the ascent left, on a marked cart track, on which we at first start relatively steep, after that gently ascending. Further, we are ascending by the edge of indistinct valley Ječmenovec, and the path higher passes into the forest, through which ascends on the unvegetated saddle, northwest from Laniški vrh (1236 meters).
From the saddle follows a descent to a nearby road which leads to the mountain hut Vojkova koča, and we only cross it and we continue on a marked hiking path. The path soon turns slightly to the left and higher returns on the mentioned road. A moderately steep path, from which occasionally a view opens up, then continues alternately through the forest, and partly on the macadam road. This path, we then follow all the way to the mountain hut Vojkova koča na Nanosu.

On the way: Blažon (913m), Furlanovo zavetišče pri Abramu mountain hut (900m)

Trip can be extended to: Suhi vrh (Nanos)