Col - Sinji vrh (eastern path via Škraplje)

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 near the crossroads, marked 'Sončnica').
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 path 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 have 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.
Continue straight ahead along the edge of the trail (30 metres to the left is a stamp and a registration box for Podrte gora) and continue along the edge of the plateau for a few minutes. From the highest point of Podrta gora, there is a short descent and the path leads into a small valley where, at a less well-marked crossroads, there is the next registration box, which is fixed near the plague marker. Before the sign, continue right (straight marked path along the edge, also Sinji vrh over Črne stene) in the direction of Sinji vrh, then immediately after the sign left on a beaten but no longer marked path. There is a short, easy traverse downhill to a slightly larger meadow, where the track disappears. Cross the meadow and continue across to the right, quickly reaching an abandoned house. Just before the house, cross the road and we continue to the courtyard of the house, passing around the house on the right-hand side. After the house, you will come out onto a road, which you will follow as it begins to turn to the left. After a few minutes, we reach a wider macadam road, which is the marked Angelska Gora trail, and we follow it to the right (Sinji vrh West trail on the left). Soon the road becomes asphalt and leads us past a few houses. There is a moderate climb for a few minutes and then we reach the main road Col - Predmeja.
Continue left in the direction Predmeja, along the road which first leads past the NOB memorial and a few 10 metres further on past the chapel. After the chapel, the road climbs more visibly and turns into a forest. Higher up, the road bends to the left and leads to a natural landmark, namely the scrapers along the path, which is also commemorated by an information board. There is a short descent, and then the signs for the path along Angelska Gora direct you slightly left onto the path, which continues through the forest. At the few small crossroads that follow, follow the Angel Mountain trail signs (yellow-orange sunflowers) carefully. After a few minutes of gentle to moderate ascent, the trail climbs steeply and leads out of the forest onto the grassy slopes below Sinji vrh. Here the path continues gently to the right and, with ever more beautiful views towards the plateau of Trnovo Forest, quickly leads us to the scenic peak, on which there is a small concrete cross.
From the top, you can descend in 3 minutes to the nearby Pension Sinji vrh.
Col - Kovk 1:00, Kovk - Sončnica 20 minutes, Sončnica - Kraguljc 15 Minutes, Kraguljc - Podrta gora 10 minutes, Podrta gora - Sinji vrh 1:35.

On the way: Kovk (961m), Sončnica (Reber) (867m), Kraguljc (897m), Podrta gora nad Ajdovščino (827m)

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