Temnica - Sveti Ambrož (Tabor) (western path)

Access to starting point:
A) We drive to Dornberk (to here from Vipava highway exit Selo, or from Šempeter pri Gorici), and then we continue driving towards Branik. Still in Dornberk we leave the road towards Branik and we go right in the direction of the settlement Potok and Trstelj. Further on, we start to ascend steeply, and after Železnimi vrati the road flattens, and we follow the signs for settlement Lipa and then Kostanjevica na Krasu. Soon after the settlement Lipa ends, we go left into the village Temnica, where we drive to the church and cemetery, where we park.
B) We drive to Sežana, and then we continue driving towards Komen and then Kostanjevica na Krasu. Soon after the settlement Vojščica, we turn right in the direction of the settlement Temnica, and when we come to the mentioned village, we park on the parking lot by the cemetery.

Route description:
From the parking lot by the cemetery, we head onto the road that leads towards the northeast, along which we quickly arrive at the NOB monument. From the crossroad at the monument we go left, and then we slowly start descending and soon also leave the village Temnica. Lower down, we cross the main road and continue on the side road towards Trstelj. There follow a few minutes of easy walking, where we go past another NOB monument, and after the monument we gradually start ascending.
From the next crossroad, by which there is a memorial in memory of the war of independence in 1991, we continue right, and then we ascend diagonally. Somewhat after we cross the route of the high-voltage power line, a cart track branches off to the right, which leads towards the top of Sv. Ambrož or the top of Tabor. The cart track soon turns into a wider path, along which we first arrive at the remains of the church of sv. Ambrož, a little further on to the top.
Important notice (February 2020): Even before we arrive at the ruins of the former church, a fence blocks our passage, inside which lives a person who does not allow access to the top even if we bypass the fence. There have also been reports to the Police.
Also the path that reaches the top from the other side is more difficult to access and fenced with branches and a sign "no way".

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