Zagora - Vodice (via Vodice)

Access to starting point:
A) First, we drive to Nova Gorica, and then we continue driving towards Tolmin and Bovec. Further on, we drive past the Solkan Bridge (the Solkan Bridge over which the railway line runs is 220 meters long, it has the longest stone arch in the world), and then we drive a few kilometers directly along the river Soča. When the road moves a little away from the river, we arrive at a smaller intersection, where the road towards Zagomila (house numbers 1-2) and Zagora (house numbers 1-7) and accommodations Pri Martinovih branches off to the right. Here we continue right and after the first right turn we park at an appropriate spot by the road. We can also park higher up by the road.
B) From the direction of Tolmin and Most na Soči, we drive on the regional road towards Nova Gorica. After the settlement of Plave, we pay attention to the left branches. First, the road to a smaller hamlet or the nearby house branches off to the left, a little further on the road towards Zagomila (house numbers 1-2) and Zagora (house numbers 1-7) and accommodations Pri Martinovih branches off sharply to the left. Here we continue left and after the first right turn we park at an appropriate spot by the road. We can also park higher up by the road.

Path description:
From the spot where we have parked, we continue on the asphalt road, which ascends moderately through the forest. At the very beginning, we still get some views of the other side of the river Soča, where we see the church of St. Ahacij above Prilesje; after that, except for the view of the nearby pasture up to the sharp right turn, we do not enjoy any special views. From the mentioned turn, we clearly see the Soča, Prilesje, Plave, and Korada. After the turn, the forest gradually thins out and the path brings us to the village of Zagora, where the path leads past a few houses. In the middle of the settlement, a short road branches off to the right to Martinovi, but we continue left in the direction of Sveta Gora. Only a little further, we arrive above the village, and we continue the ascent on the asphalt road, which continues through the forest for quite some time. The road then ascends towards the south to southeast and after a while brings us to Zagomila, a smaller hamlet above which a beautiful view opens up towards Korada and the ridge of Sabotin. After the settlement, the asphalt also ends, and the road brings us to a marked intersection, where we continue left in the direction of the hamlet Vodice (straight ahead Sveta Gora and peak Vodice via the pass Preški vrh).
From the intersection onwards, the road ascends in a few hairpin turns to the saddle between Kuk (612 m) on the left and the less known Košutnik (592 m) on the right. From the saddle follows a gentle descent, and the path brings us past memorial plaques and a smaller wooden cross to the next marked junction.
From the junction, the path branches off to the left to the already mentioned Kuk, slightly to the left the road continues, by which we can reach the settlement Paljevo; we continue right past the monument that was erected in June 1916 for the commandant of the 1st Mountain Brigade FML Guido Novak von Arienti. Behind the monument, the road turns slightly left and after a few minutes brings us to the hamlet Vodice. Behind Vodice, we leave the road and continue the path right in the direction of the monument (inscription on the sign). The path then turns even more to the right and brings us from the forest to a grassy hay meadow, where it continues along the outer edge of the pasture fence. With nice views of the surrounding hills and the Julian Alps, we return to the forest in a few minutes. The path continues through the forest and mostly ascends only gently, then flattens even more and brings us to a forest road, which we reach near the information boards.
At the information boards, the forest road continues to the left towards the saddle Preški vrh; a little further and then to the right, the path leads to the nearby monument Pri orlih; further ahead on a worse road, the path continues towards the summit of Vodice and the mausoleum on the summit. From the information boards to the summit of Vodice, it is only about 2 minutes of walking.
The entire path is marked at the intersections but is not blazed.

On the way: Zagora (200m), Zagomila (400m), Vodice (555m)

Trip can be extended to: Sveta Gora