Col - Podrta gora above Ajdovščina

Access to the starting point:
a) From the expressway Razdrto - Nova Gorica, take the Ajdovščina exit and then continue in the direction of Cola and Idrija. When you reach Col turn left towards Predmeja and then after a few metres turn right into the parking lot opposite the parish church on Col. You can also park in the parking lot next to the nearby sports ground.
b) Drive to Logatec, and from there continue to Idrija. At the end of Kalce, turn left towards Podkraj and Cola, then follow the slightly curvier road first to Podkraj, then follow the slightly flatter road to Cola. At Col, where you join the road from Ajdovščina, turn right and then after a few 10 metres turn left in the direction of Predmeja. Towards Predmeja, drive only a few metres, as just after the crossroads turn right into the parking lot opposite the church of St. Lenart.
c) Drive into Idrija, then continue towards Logatec. When you reach Godovič, leave the main road towards Logatec and turn right in the direction of Črni Vrho, Cola and Ajdovščina. When you reach Col, turn right towards Otlica and Predmeja and then right again into the nearby parking lot opposite the church.

Path description:
From the parking lot opposite the church on Col, continue along the main asphalted road towards Predmeja. After about 5 minutes of walking on the asphalt road, you will come to a place where the signs for the Edge Trail direct you to the left onto a worse forest road. The rather slippery road soon turns into cart track, which continues through a pleasant pine forest. The well-marked mountain path leaves the cart track at a small clearing and continues along a wider path, which continues for some time through the dense forest. A little higher up, we arrive out of the forest on grassy slopes, which we only cross, and then the markings lead us to the left on a slightly steeper path, which in a few minutes takes us up to the scenic peak Kovka.
From the summit, descend to the south-west and continue along a slightly less visible path that runs along the edge of the plateau above the steep viewing slopes. The path soon becomes level and then leads over grassy terrain to a crossroads where a marked path from hunting hut Budanje joins us from the left (there is a registration box "Sončnica" near the crossroads).
Continue straight ahead and follow the path along the edge of the plateau over a scenic terrain, which will take you to the Sončnica airstrip in a minute or two.
From the airstrip, follow the marked trail westwards along the edge of the plateau. After a few short ascents and descents, you will quickly reach the summit of Kraguljc, identified by a small concrete stone (trigonometric point) at the top of the mountain.
From the top, there is an easy descent along the ridge Kraguljca, from where we occasionally get beautiful views of the Vipava valley, and then we arrive at a marked crossroads, where the marked path from Ajdovščina joins us on the left.
Here, the ridge of Podrta gora is in front of us, and we continue down to the left in the direction of Ajdovščina, where after a few steps we arrive at a chapel, next to which there is a stamp of Podrta gora.
Col - Kovk 1:00, Kovk - Sončnica 20 minutes, Sončnica - Kraguljc 15 minutes, Kraguljc - Podrta gora 10 minutes.

On the way: Kovk (961m), Sončnica (Reber) (867m), Kraguljc (897m)

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Sinji vrh

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