Skalnica - Sveta Gora (by road)

Access to starting point:
A) We drive to Nova Gorica, and then we continue driving towards Tolmin and Kobarid. We follow the main road towards Tolmin only to Solkan, where at the traffic-light intersection we continue right in the direction of Sveta Gora and Grgar. The ascending road further leads past the Solkan quarry, after that a little higher it turns sharply to the right and brings us to the inn Skalnica, behind which we continue slightly left in the direction of Sveta Gora. Further, we drive on a narrower asphalt road, beside which we park in a suitable spot beside the road (best still before the first cross, which we will notice on the left side of the road).
B) From Tolmin or Most na Soči we drive on the main road towards Nova Gorica, then just a little before Nova Gorica, more precisely at the traffic-light intersection in Solkan we turn left in the direction of Sveta Gora and Grgar. The ascending road further leads past the Solkan quarry, after that a little higher it turns sharply to the right and brings us to the inn Skalnica, behind which we continue slightly left in the direction of Sveta Gora. Further, we drive on a narrower asphalt road, beside which we park in a suitable spot beside the road (best still before the first cross, which we will notice on the left side of the road).
C) From Goriška Brda we drive to Solkan, where at the first intersection after the new Solkan bridge we continue straight in the direction of Sveta Gora. The ascending road further leads past the Solkan quarry, after that a little higher it turns sharply to the right and brings us to the inn Skalnica, behind which we continue slightly left in the direction of Sveta Gora. Further, we drive on a narrower asphalt road, beside which we park in a suitable spot beside the road (best still before the first cross, which we will notice on the left side of the road).

Route description:
From the parking lot, we continue on the road beside which we have parked, and already after a few steps of walking it brings us to a junction. We continue on the road (left footpath), which ascends relatively steeply and after approximately 1 hour of walking brings us to a large parking lot. Here we continue right and in a few steps ascend to the top of Sveta Gora, where the pilgrimage church stands.
The ascent along the road is suitable for rainy days. On weekends and church holidays, however, the road is full of cars.

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Vodice ( 45 min)

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