Vitovlje (Križišče) - Hunting cottage below Čaven

Access to starting point:
From the highway Vipava - Nova Gorica we go to the exit Selo and follow the road ahead in the direction of the villages Črniče and Šempas. When we come to the village Vitovlje we need to pay attention, because we will in the middle of the village leave the main road and continue driving in the direction of the farm Maloščevo (turn-off is marked). Further, we drive through the village on a narrow and steep road which brings us higher to the signpost with the caption »Vitovska krožna pot«. We continue left past the last houses on the increasingly steep road which only a little higher changes into a macadam road by which we then park (most appropriate parking spot is between the fourth and fifth station of the Cross).

Route description:
From the starting point, which is called Križišče, we continue on an increasingly rough macadam road which already after a few minutes of walking brings us to a well-marked crossing, where the marked path towards Trpinovišče, memorial plaque and Vodice branches off to the left. We continue on the right path, which past the stations of the Cross brings us to the next well-marked crossing near the peak Vitovski hrib. We again continue right on the increasingly rough road which here finally changes into a cart track we follow to a panoramic summit, on which stands a church.
From the top we descend back to the crossing, then we continue the ascent in the direction of Čavn and Sekulak on the old Napoleon path. We soon come to the next crossing, where the path to Skozno branches off to the left, and we continue right towards Čavn. The still gentle Napoleon path soon brings us to the steep rocky cliffs of Visoki zid. A wide path then leads us over an artificially carved panoramic ledge (danger of falling stones) behind which the path returns into the forest and brings us to the spot where the path to Kopitnik branches off to the left.
We continue slightly right in the direction of Čavn and Sekulak on a somewhat narrower path, which first through some smaller clearings brings us to a steeper part. The path ahead ascends more steeply and only a little higher brings us to the next crossing, where we continue right in the direction of the vantage point (left Kopitnik). We continue the ascent on a gentle path, which in 5 minutes of further walking brings us to the vantage point Sekulak, from which a view opens up on a larger part of the Vipava valley.
From Sekulak we continue left on the marked path which continues along the initially very panoramic ridge. Higher, the path goes into the forest and only a little after that brings us to a smaller clearing, where there is noticeably worse marked crossing.
The path left continues towards Kopitnik, and we continue right, where after a few meters we notice signs for Veliki Rob. Here too we continue on the right path which continues along the ridge. This path, which is no longer marked, we follow for approximately 5 minutes to the hunting shelter, which is located on a panoramic clearing.

Along the route: Vitovski hrib (604m), Sekulak (888m)

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