Grgar - Sveta Gora (by road)

Access to the starting point:
a) Drive to Nova Gorica, then continue to Tolmin and Kobarid. Follow the main road towards Tolmin only as far as Solkan, where at the semaphoreised junction turn right towards Sveta Gora and Grgar. The ascending road continues past the quarry Solkan, then a little higher up turns sharp right and leads to the Skalnica Inn, after which we arrive first at a crossroads where a steep road branches off to the left towards Sveta Gora, and only a little further on to a crossroads where the road continues slightly to the left towards Grgar, Čepovan and Banjšice (slightly to the right Trnovo and Lokve). After a short descent, you arrive at Grgar, where at the crossroads by the NOB monument you continue straight ahead to the nearby sports ground next to the primary school, next to which you park in a larger parking lot.
b) From Tolmin or Most na Soči take the main road towards Nova Gorica, then just before Nova Gorica, more precisely at the traffic lights at Solkan, turn left in the direction of Sveta Gora and Grgar. The ascending road continues past the quarry Solkan, then a little higher up it turns sharp right and leads to the Skalnica inn, after which we arrive first at a crossroads where a steep road branches off to the left towards Sveta Gora, and just a little further on to a crossroads where the road continues slightly to the left towards Grgar, Čepovan and Banjšice (slightly to the right Trnovo and Lokve). After a short descent, you arrive at Grgar, where at the crossroads by the NOB monument you continue straight ahead to the nearby sports ground next to the primary school, next to which you park in a larger parking lot.
c) From Goriško Brdy, drive to Solkan, where at the first crossroads after the new Solkan bridge, continue straight towards Svete Gora. The ascending road continues past the Solkan quarry, then turns sharp right a little higher and leads to the Skalnica Inn, beyond which we reach first a crossroads where a steep road branches off to the left towards Sveta Gora, and just a little further on to a crossroads where a road continues slightly to the left towards Grgar, Čepovan and Banjšice (slightly to the right Trnovo and Lokve). Trnovo and Banjšice (slightly to the right Trnovo and Lokve). After a short descent, you arrive at Grgar, where at the crossroads by the NOB monument you continue straight ahead to the nearby sports ground next to the primary school, next to which you park in a larger parking lot.

Path description:
From the parking lot, return to the NOB monument, and from there continue along the road on the left (as seen from the route of access to the starting point, if you came from Nova Gorica), which is soon joined from the right by a "shortcut" (from the parking lot, you don't need to go to the monument, as there is a shorter road that starts a little bit in front of the parking lot and continues westwards). Walk along the pavement for a short distance and then, at the point where the main road turns right, continue straight ahead on the narrow asphalt road. We walk along this road for about 50 metres, then we see signs for Sveta Gora, which point to the road on the left, and we continue straight on, along the road that continues through the settlement. As we walk through the village, we quickly reach the birthplace of Ursula Ferligoj (Ursula was shown the Queen of Heaven in 1539). A little further on, the houses in Grgarj end, and we continue on the left road towards Slatna and Sveta Gora at a small crossroads. At the next crossroads, by the water reservoir, we again continue left in the direction of Sveta Gora (Slatna on the right), and continue along the macadam road, which drops slightly a little further on, and then crosses the Slatna stream. On the other side of the stream, the road begins to climb more steeply, and after a left turn you reach a crossroads on the Preški vrh pass.
At the preval there is a crossroads of several paths, and we continue along the road on the left in the direction of Svete Gora. There is a 20-minute climb with occasional beautiful views, and the path leads to a large parking lot below Sveto Gora. From the parking lot, continue up the stone steps to the top of Svete Gora.

On the way: Preški vrh (540m)

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Vodice

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