Grgar - Sveta Gora (via Frančiškov hrib)

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 intersection 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 the steep road to Sveta Gora branches off to the left, and only a little further on to a crossroads where the road to Grgar, Čepovan and Banjšice (straight ahead Trnovo and Lokve) branches off to the left. After a short descent, you arrive at Grgar, where at the crossroads by the NOB (National Liberation Monument) you continue straight to the nearby sports ground next to the primary school, where 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 semaphoreised junction in Solkan turn left towards Sveta Gora and Grgar. The ascending road leads us past the quarry Solkan, then a little higher up it turns sharp right and leads us to the Skalnica inn, after which we arrive first at a crossroads where the steep road to Sveta Gora branches off to the left, and just a little further on to a crossroads where the road to Grgar, Čepovan and Banjšice (straight ahead Trnovo and Lokve) branches off to the left. After a short descent, you arrive at Grgar, where at the crossroads by the NOB (National Liberation Monument) you continue straight to the nearby sports ground next to the primary school, where 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 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 just a little further on to a crossroads where a road branches off to the left towards Grgar, Čepovan and Banjšice (straight ahead to Trnovo and Lokve). Trnovo and Banjšice (straight ahead to Trnovo and Lokve). After a short descent, you arrive at Grgar, where at the crossroads by the NOB (National Liberation Monument) you continue straight to the nearby sports ground next to the primary school, where 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. Walk along this road for about 50 metres and then the signs for Sveta Gora direct you to the left onto another road where you first pass the "last" house and then the road continues across a meadow. Follow the tarmac until you reach the marker for pipeline No 443, from where you continue along the road on the left in the direction of Sveta Gora. Just a few steps further on, the marked path to Sveta Gora via Križce branches off the macadam road to the left, and we continue straight on in the direction of Sveta Gora "in the middle" (the road we leave continues to a nearby house - it is also possible to continue along the road to a lonely house).
The way forward leads us across a small meadow, and then leads us to a wooden footbridge over the Slatnik stream, where it forks again.
Continue over the footbridge (if we find crossing the footbridge too dangerous, we can continue along the stream and cross it a little further on the rocks) along the path, which on the other side passes into the forest and turns slightly to the right. After a few 10 steps, a bypass path joins us from the right, and we continue along a gradually steeper path, which climbs higher in a number of switchbacks. Climb moderately to steeply for a while, then reach a marked crossroads where you continue left (right Sveta gora - direct route) along a slightly narrower track towards Sveta Gora via Frančiškov hrib. The path continues to climb slightly to the left and leads to a place where we join the path from Skalnica (the ditch path).
Here, bear slightly right and continue the ascent along the path that climbs transversely through the forest. The path continues past a few small caverns, and then climbs a little more steeply and leads to Frančiškov hrib, from which we have a nice view. From Frančiškov hrib we continue along a wide ridge path, which in just over 5 minutes of further walking takes us to the cemetery and a few 10 metres further on to the top of Svete Gora.

On the way: Frančiškov hrib (632m)

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Vodice

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