Vrtovin - Mala gora

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 ascends 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 is 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 ascends 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 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 trail signs are located.
From here we continue on the left road towards Kucelj and sv. Pavel. After a few minutes of walking, the road brings us to a trail junction, where the marked trail to Kucelj and Čaven branches off to the right uphill, while the road continues straight towards sv. Pavel. We continue the ascent on a marked, partly stony cart track that ascends through occasionally sparse forest. A little higher we reach a marked junction, where we continue slightly right towards Mala gora and Čaven, while the path slightly left leads to Kucelj. The old, partly eroded cart track continues transversely ascending to the right, then higher changes into a somewhat steeper footpath that after some time crosses a forest road. We continue in the direction of Čaven and a little further 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 ascends 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 Čaven. 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.

Along the route: Bivak Črna peč (830m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Kucelj na Čavnu ( 45 min), Veliki Rob, Koča Antona Bavčerja na Čavnu ( 30 min), Veliki Modrasovec ( 50 min)

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