Vrtovin - Koča Antona Bavčerja na Čavnu

Access to starting point:
a) From the Razdrto - Nova Gorica expressway we take the Ajdovščina exit, then at the intersection we turn left towards Nova Gorica. We continue on the regional road to the village of Vrtovin, where in the middle of the village we turn right towards Čavna. We follow the road that climbs through the village at intersections in the direction of sv. Pavla, Kuclja and Čavna. We 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 is an information board, wooden benches with a table and a drinking fountain).
b) From the Nova Gorica - Razdrto motorway we take the Selo exit, then at the intersection we turn right onto the old regional road towards Ajdovščina. We drive to the village of Vrtovin, where in the middle of the village we turn left towards Čavna. We follow the road that climbs through the village at intersections in the direction of sv. Pavla, Kuclja and Čavna. We 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 is 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 Kuclja and sv. Pavla. 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 continues straight towards sv. Pavla. We continue the ascent on the 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 Čavna, while the path slightly left goes to Kucelj. The old, partly eroded cart track continues to climb transversely to the right, higher up it changes into a somewhat steeper footpath that after some time crosses a forest road. We continue in the direction of Čavna and a little further cross a larger clearing, from which a nice view opens towards Kuclja. 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 reach the hunting lodge or bivouac Črna peč.
From the hunting lodge, where we cross the Srednječavenska path, we continue in the direction of Mala gora and Čavna. The path immediately above the lodge returns to the cart track, which leads us under steep slopes where there is an increased possibility of falling rocks, so caution is advised. The cart track and slope quickly level out, and the path soon brings us out of the forest to the Koča na Mali gori, where the next marked junction is.
From the Koča na Mali gori we continue left (we can also go left a little before the lodge, which shortens the path somewhat) into the forest and climb on a moderately steep cart track to the next junction. This time we continue right in the direction of Čavna (left Kucelj) and on a somewhat steeper path quickly ascend to a more trodden path that leads from the Koča na Čavnu towards Kucelj. We follow the mentioned path to the right and on it ascend in about 15 minutes to the Koča na Čavnu.

Along the route: Bivak Črna peč (830m), Mala gora (1034m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Kucelj na Čavnu, Veliki Rob, Mali Modrasovec, Veliki Modrasovec ( 20 min)

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