Predmeja - Veliki Rob

Access to starting point:
From the highway Razdrto - Nova Gorica, we take the exit Ajdovščina and follow the road ahead towards the village Lokavec (to Lokavec we come from the center of Ajdovščina, or from the old road Ajdovščina - Nova Gorica, where at the settlement Cesta we turn right). From Lokavec, we continue driving on the ascending winding road in the direction of Predmeja. We follow the mentioned road to the crossroad, where the road branches off to the right towards Col. We park on the parking lot right next to the crossroad.
To the starting point, we can also come from Godovič, via Črni vrh and Col to Predmeja. In this case, we drive to the crossroad, where just after the sign end of Predmeja the road branches off left downhill towards Ajdovščina. We park on the parking lot right next to the crossroad.

Path description:
From the parking lot by the crossroad, we head on the footpath in the direction of the mountain hut Koča na Čavnu. The path first ascends past the memorial plaque of Ressel Jožef, then passes into the forest, where it starts first moderately, then steeply ascending. Higher, the path brings us to a smaller vantage point (view on Predmeja) by which we notice a bench and a thermometer.
At the bench, we also join a wide cart track, which a little higher turns into a footpath, which soon again starts steeply ascending. A relatively steep path, by which we notice numerous larger cairns, higher brings us to a macadam road, which we follow to the left. We continue the ascent on the mentioned road, which for a short time gets an asphalt covering. Higher, the road flattens and brings us out of the forest onto panoramic slopes, from which a nice view opens up on Golaki, Nanos and Vipava valley, later also on the Adriatic Sea. We follow this road, which slowly turns to the right and which in the last part even descends a little, all the way to the mountain hut Koča na Čavnu.
Behind the hut, the signs for Kucelj direct us slightly left onto a footpath which starts descending transversely. The path ahead crosses a short strip of forest, then turns right, where it continues lightly descending. The path then gradually enters the forest and from the left the path from the village Kamnje joins us (there are two turn-offs for Kamnje). We continue in the direction of Kuclja on the path which gradually moves to the right side of the "Čavnov" ridge. The path continues across a larger clearing, from which a view opens up on the surrounding hills, then returns to the forest. A little further, we leave a gently sloping cart track and continue the ascent left and further ascend through dense forest. The steepness soon eases and the path brings us out of the forest onto increasingly panoramic grassy slopes. A few minutes of easy walking follow, then the path brings us below the very summit of Kuclja, where it steeply ascends again. We follow this path, which offers increasingly beautiful views, all the way to the summit of Kuclja, which we reach after a few minutes of further walking.
From Kuclja, we descend in the direction of Vrtovina on the path which after a short descent brings us to a marked junction. We continue right in the direction of Veliki rob on a pleasant path which lightly descends across panoramic grassy slopes. Lower, the path passes into a strip of bushes, then joins the old road or cart track connection between Vipava valley and Trnovski gozd. We follow the mentioned cart track to the right, then already after a few minutes the signs for Veliki rob direct us left onto a footpath which gradually starts ascending on the southern slopes of Trnovski gozd. The occasionally quite panoramic path higher retreats from the ridge a little to the right and for a short time passes into dense forest, where from the right side the path from Krnica joins. After a short descent, the path starts ascending again, bringing us out of the forest into a strip of dwarf pines, where it continues on and along an occasionally quite steep ridge. We follow this path, from which beautiful views open up, all the way to Veliki rob.
Predmeja - Koča na Čavnu 1:15, Koča na Čavnu - Kucelj 45 minutes, Kucelj - Veliki rob 1:00.

On the way: Koča Antona Bavčerja na Čavnu mountain hut (1242m), Kucelj na Čavnu (1237m)