Široko - Veliki vrh (above Lom) (via Kanalski Lom - on trail Lom is my home)

Access to starting point:
The starting point is at Tourist farm Široko in Tolminski Lom. Accesses from the directions of Nova Gorica and Idrija are described in detail, access is also possible from the direction of Tolmin and via Banjška planota through Kanalski Lom.

a) From Nova Gorica, we follow the signs for Bovec and Tolmin, drive through Kanal and then pay attention to the turn-off for Most na Soči (in the direction of Idrija and Ljubljana). We continue driving through the village Kozaršče, in the center of Most na Soči at the crossroad we turn right in the direction of Lom (straight ahead - direction Ljubljana, left - direction Tolmin). When we cross the bridge over the river Idrijca, we continue on a steep local road into a sharp right turn. The road continues to ascend for the next 4 kilometers and brings us to a saddle, where a steep road branches off to the left towards Tourist farm Široko. After less than two kilometers of further ascent we arrive at the tourist farm, where we look for a parking spot.

b) From the direction of Idrija we follow the signs for Tolmin. In the center of Most na Soči at the crossroad we turn sharply left in the direction of Lom (straight ahead - direction Nova Gorica, right - direction Tolmin). When we cross the bridge over the river Idrijca, we continue on a steep local road into a sharp right turn. The road continues to ascend for the next 4 kilometers and brings us to a saddle, where a steep road branches off to the left towards Tourist farm Široko. After less than two kilometers of further ascent we arrive at the tourist farm, where we look for a parking spot.

Route description:
The path is undemanding and well-marked with signposts and blue-yellow blazes (hiking trail "Lom is my home"), but we still have to pay attention because of numerous crossroads and turn-offs. It runs on diverse surfaces – cart tracks, forest paths, concrete and asphalt roads and footpaths. Along the path there are several attractions, which are described on info boards. The peak is very panoramic.

When we park at the tourist farm, we can turn to the vantage point above the farm, otherwise we look for the starting point, which is a little lower from the end of the asphalt road, below the restaurant garden. Here a signpost directs us to a cart track which descends towards Mary's chapel. From the chapel we descend for some time on a cart track, then we get to a concrete road which runs through the hamlet. Outside the hamlet, immediately after the lonely house in the right turn at the concrete electricity pole we turn from the road to the left downwards on a poorly visible cart track which leads through meadows. In the warmer part of the year sheep can graze here, but the fences can be opened.

On the cart track we get to the bed of the stream, which we must cross (we don't turn immediately past the houses!), then we get to a concrete road which we follow right past two houses and a marked trough to a new hamlet, where the concrete road joins the asphalt local road. Here is the lowest point of the path and on a smaller building an information board. We can walk straight to an interesting chapel just by the local road, otherwise we continue to the left past the playground. Behind the last house in the hamlet we turn to the left on a flatter road which leads towards the church, but before the slope which leads to it, at the abandoned building we again turn left. When we come to the next houses, we follow the road up the slope to the left (straight is the farmyard), which brings us past the hayrack to Martinova domačija with an interesting arched pond. Here we go to the right and continue on a cart track which brings us to the cemetery. To the right we can walk to the church, otherwise we continue on the road to the right past several houses and Arnejeva kovačija covered with stone roofing.

At the next crossroad on the top of the slope we turn right and follow the road to the first sharp right turn. Here we leave the asphalt and go straight through the gate onto a cart track on the fenced pasture. At the trough for watering livestock we turn from the wider path to the right on a narrower path which leads uphill across the pasture and which at the beginning of the grazing season can be overgrown with taller grass. It is recommended that we then keep more to the left, as the path is better there. Higher the path fades a little, but soon we spot a smaller cottage and a door painted blue, through which we reach the mentioned cottage on Kal.

The signpost on the cottage directs us to the left towards Brezno v Špilah. We follow a gentle and wide forest road, further across the pasture, where we can observe Močilo na Kalu on the right, then through the barrier further through the forest. Higher the wide road ends, and we continue on a narrower forest track, but already after a few steps we turn right. Further the track steeply ascends in a few turns to a crossroad with a wider forest track which gently crosses the forest. To the left or straight we can return to the starting point at Široko, towards Veliki vrh we continue sharply right. The path then leads us past Brezno v Špilah a little higher than the path arranged for viewing. Further the path after a few turns narrows and ascends to the border stone. After the border stone we turn right onto a somewhat wider path again.

In the dried spruce forest, just before the clearing, we leave the path and turn right onto a narrower trail. This brings us to an indistinct ridge which gently rises towards Veliki vrh. After a few minutes of walking along the trail we notice a preserved observation post from the 1st World War, then after a short descent only a short ascent to the summit follows. Just below the summit we encounter benches and an info board on the theme of the 1st World War, to the summit only a few meters of ascent remain. On the summit there are also benches and a miniature Aljaž tower with a logbook (it opens by lifting the cover).

We can return the same way and past Brezno v Špilah via the vantage point Ledince continue straight to Široko, where we arrive in an hour and a half. Or we can continue on the trail "Lom is my home" through Grudnica, which extends the path by 30 minutes compared to the first variant.

Along the route: Razgledna točka Široko (755m)

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