Vinja vas - Mehovski hrib (gentle path)

Access to starting point:
A) We leave the Dolenjska highway at the Novo mesto east exit, and then we follow the signs for Metlika. When Novo mesto ends, we drive also through Dolnja Težka voda, past Koroška vas, and then we start to ascend more noticeably. After the rest area, which we notice on the left side, we soon turn right in the direction of Vinja vas and Podgrad. Next follows driving through Vinja vas, and above the village we park at an appropriate place by the larger chapel of Mary Help.
B) From Bela krajina we drive to the Vahta pass, and then we start descending towards Novo mesto. We leave the main road, where we turn left towards Vinja vas and Podgrad. Next follows driving through Vinja vas, and above the village we park at an appropriate place by the larger chapel of Mary Help.

Path description:
In front of the chapel we notice the beginning of the steep path, and we go on the other side of the chapel, where we notice the beginning of the gentle path, which through a lane of bushes brings us into the forest. Next follows a light traverse ascent, and when we leave the forest we join a better beaten path from the neighbouring village Podgrad.
The path ahead leads us past two benches (at the first a shortcut branches off to the right), and then it makes a serpentine and only a little further brings us to the spot, where the demanding path "čez skalo" branches off to the left.
We continue straight, where we moderately ascend through the forest, higher, where the path turns a little to the left, the steep path from Vinja vas also joins us from the right.
From the crossing follows only a shorter ascent and the path brings us to the panoramic Mehovski hrib.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in October 2019.