Vrtovin - Bivak Črna peč

Access to starting point:
a) From the Razdrto - Nova Gorica expressway, take the Ajdovščina exit, then at the intersection turn left towards Nova Gorica. Continue on the regional road to the village of Vrtovin, then in the middle of the village turn right towards Čaven. Follow the road that climbs through the village at intersections in the direction of sv. Pavel, Kucelj and Čaven. Drive to the hamlet of Lozarji, where we park at the new, purpose-built asphalted parking lot for hikers (next to the parking lot there are an information board, wooden benches with a table and a drinking fountain).
b) From the Nova Gorica - Razdrto motorway, take the Selo exit, then at the intersection turn right onto the old regional road towards Ajdovščina. Drive to the village of Vrtovin, then in the middle of the village turn left towards Čaven. Follow the road that climbs through the village at intersections in the direction of sv. Pavel, Kucelj and Čaven. Drive to the hamlet of Lozarji, where we park at the new, purpose-built asphalted parking lot for hikers (next to the parking lot there are an information board, wooden benches with a table and a drinking fountain).

Route description:
From the newly arranged parking lot in the hamlet of Lozarji, we first head back about 150 meters along the road, then turn left uphill towards the former parking lot at the end of the village, where mountain signposts are located.
From here we continue on the left road in the direction of Kucelj and sv. Pavel. After a few minutes of walking, the road brings us to a path junction, where the marked mountain path to Kucelj and Čaven branches off to the right uphill, while the road straight ahead leads towards sv. Pavel. We continue the ascent on a marked, partly stony cart track that climbs through occasionally sparse forest. A little higher we reach a marked junction, where we continue slightly right in the direction of Mala gora and Čaven, while the path slightly left goes to Kucelj. The old, partly eroded cart track continues to climb transversely to the right, higher up it turns into a somewhat steeper footpath that after some time crosses a forest road. We continue in the direction of Čaven and a little further on we cross a larger clearing, from which a nice view opens towards Kucelj. On the other side of the clearing the path returns to the forest and climbs transversely on a wide cart track. Higher up another cart track branches off to the right downhill towards the village of Kamnje, but we continue in the same direction as before and after a few more minutes of walking we reach the hunting lodge or bivouac Črna peč.

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Mala gora ( 30 min), Kucelj na Čavnu (1 h 15 min), Koča Antona Bavčerja na Čavnu (1 h), Veliki Modrasovec (1 h 20 min)

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