Povžane - Grmada at Slavnik (via planina Jegno)

Access to starting point:
We leave the Primorska highway at the Kozina exit, and then follow the road towards Ilirska Bistrica. In the settlement of Materija, after the gas station, we turn left towards the kindergarten, where we park in the nearby parking lot.

Route description:
From the parking lot, we return to the main road and carefully cross it at the pedestrian crossing, then we turn onto a side road that begins by the gas station Discount Oil.
Here we also notice the first mountain signposts for Slavnik, the mountain pasture Jegno, and Skadanščina. The path initially leads along an asphalt road that takes us among houses, but at the monument to Jože Babič, the path turns right and begins to descend. Further on, we descend for a while along a macadam road, where we turn left at a small crossroads of multiple roads, and the road flattens lower down, leading us to a junction at a pond, where we continue straight towards Slavnik (left Skadanščina).
Next follows a gentle to moderate diagonal ascent along a cart track, and we reach a junction where a path to Slavnik branches off to the left, bypassing the mountain pasture Jegno, but we continue straight towards the mentioned mountain pasture. A few minutes later, we continue ascending through the forest, following the blazes at several junctions, then a short descent follows, and we emerge from the forest onto the edge of the mountain pasture Jegno, where a few buildings stand.
We bypass the buildings on the mountain pasture by the left side and continue walking along a cart track that gently ascends to a junction, where a path from Hrpelje joins from the right.
Here we continue slightly left towards Slavnik and proceed uphill along a poorer macadam road, where, in the spring months, we can observe numerous blooming daffodils. Higher up, we leave the spacious area of the mountain pasture Jegno and enter the forest, continuing briefly along a marked cart track, then turning left onto a footpath. A little further on, the forest thins out, and we reach a strip of sparse shrubbery, where a beautiful view opens up, stretching all the way to the Alps, where we can also see the highest peak of Slovenia, Triglav. The path ahead returns to the forest, where we cross a road and continue along a cart track that leads us to a junction, where a marked path from Prešnica also joins.
We continue left towards Slavnik, and just a few steps further, we reach the protected area of the natural monument Slavnik.
Next follows a short, steeper ascent, after which the path flattens out, and just before reaching the macadam road, we leave it and turn right onto an unmarked footpath that joins a cart track, along which we ascend in a few minutes to the summit of Grmada, where a fire observation tower stands.
Povžane - planina Jegno 1:15, planina Jegno - Grmada 1:05.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in April 2018 and April 2024.

Along the route: Kališče (642m), Planina Jegno (715m)

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