Štupca / Stupizza - San Lorenzo martire

Access to starting point:
At first, we drive to the center of Kobarid, then continue driving towards the village of Robič and cross into Italy via the former border crossing of the same name. From the border crossing on the Italian side we continue on the main road to the village Štupca / Stupizza. We drive through the village and shortly after the sign marking the end of the village we will notice a transformer and signposts on the left side indicating the start of the trail. There is not much parking space at the trailhead. Not far away in the village Štupca by the river Nadiža there is a large marked parking area.

Path description:
From the transformer, we follow path 725 towards Matajur and ascend diagonally through the forest. For some time we ascend through the forest, from which occasional views open towards the peaks of Mija (Monte Mia) and Vogel (Monte Vogu). The path soon turns slightly to the right and leads us onto steeper slopes above the gully of stream Rio Mainziach. The slope we traverse here is somewhat exposed and the path quite narrow, so a fair amount of caution is required. For some time we continue ascending while traversing the slope, then the path turns left, becomes wider, and the slope gentler. Here the path runs eastward for a while and briefly emerges from the forest onto gentler grassy terrain, offering some views of the surrounding hills. When we re-enter the forest, a cart track joins from the right; we continue straight ahead as also indicated by the signpost beside the path. The path soon brings us back onto grassy terrain where we will notice a football pitch and a volleyball court beside the trail.
Here we cross a slightly wider cart track and continue towards Matajur and the church of Sveti Lovrenc. The path leads us back into the forest, through which we soon ascend to the aforementioned church.