Grgar - Vodice (via Ranjeke)

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, a marked path branches off the dirt road to the left to Sveta Gora across Križce, and we continue straight on towards Sveta Gora "in the middle" (the road we leave continues to the next 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 slightly to the right (left over the footbridge Sveta Gora) along the path which continues along the Slatna brook. A little further on, join the cart track (a track continuing from the above-mentioned lonely house), which quickly leads to wooden mountain markers.
From the crossroads, continue right in the direction of the Ranjeki trail (left Sveta Gora), which continues along the right side (left bank) of the nearby stream. The Slatna stream, along which we are walking, has carved small troughs, several rapids and a few pools into its bed. Cross the stream at a slightly higher altitude and then climb a little steeper to the nearby cart track. When you get on the track, follow it to the right (poorly marked), and we follow it to a wider dirt road. Once on the road, we start climbing up it (straight ahead to the natural pool Gospodnjek, right Grgar along the road) towards the pass Preški vrh, which we reach after a good 15 minutes of further walking. At the crossroads there are several paths, and we continue to the right on the worse ascending road in the direction of Vodice, which we leave only a few 10 steps further on, as the markings lead us left on a marked footpath. The path ahead returns to low woodland and then continues at a moderate gradient. The path continues past several ditches and a few caverns from the First World War, and then climbs slightly steeper. The steepness quickly subsides and the relatively gentle path leads out of the forest and onto an overgrown meadow, from which you can already see the Vodice peak, on which the mausoleum of General Gonzaga stands and which is reached after a further 10 steps.

On the way: Preški vrh (503m)

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Sveta Gora

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