Vitovlje - Vitovski hrib (via Vitovlje Lake)

Access to starting point:
A) From the highway Vipava - Nova Gorica, we take the exit Selo, then continue driving on the regional road towards Nova Gorica and Šempas. After a few kilometers of driving, we arrive at the village Vitovlje, where we turn right in the direction of the farm Maloščevo. A little further, the road splits into two parts (Vitovska circular path), and we continue right, in the next crossroads we stick to the left directions. The relatively steep road leads us higher through the hamlet Vožice, where it turns a little more to the left. From the hamlet, we drive for a short time, and then we arrive at the large event venue and sports field in Vitovlje, where we park.
B) From Nova Gorica, we drive to Šempas, from there we continue driving on the old road towards Ajdovščina. When we arrive at the village Vitovlje, we turn left in the direction of the farm Maloščevo. A little further, the road splits into two parts (Vitovska circular path), and we continue right, in the next crossroads we stick to the left directions. The relatively steep road leads us higher through the hamlet Vožice, where it turns a little more to the left. From the hamlet, we drive for a short time, and then we arrive at the large event venue and sports field in Vitovlje, where we park.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we first walk to the asphalt road and continue left along it. After a minute or two, we arrive at a marked junction, where we continue right in the direction of the Vitovska church and Vitovsko Lake.
From the junction, we continue on a rough macadam road, which quickly enters the forest, through which we ascend gently to moderately. It does not take long and we already arrive at the next well-marked junction, where we continue straight in the direction of Vitovsko Lake (left western path to Vitovski hrib (on the signs markings for Vitovska church)). Further on, the road gradually changes into a cart track, which first leads us through a panoramic hayfield. A little further, the cart track turns to the left, from which two paths branch off to the right to the nearby Vitovsko Lake, which is only 2 minutes' walk away (worth seeing, as the Vitovsko lakelet is the only natural lake in the Vipava Valley or above it). Further, the path leads us past some more well-marked junctions, and on all of them we continue left in the direction of the Vitovska church. A little below the summit, we join the cart track, along which we quickly reach the panoramic summit.

On the way: Vitovsko jezero (445m)

Trip can be extended to: Sekulak (1 h) , Kopitnik , Hunting cottage below Čaven , Čaven (2 h) , Veliki Rob (2 h 30 min)