Hrašče - Grmada (Nanos) (past troughs)

Access to the starting point:
a) From the motorway Ljubljana - Koper, take the exit Razdrto and then continue along the old road towards Nova Gorica. After Razdrto, the road starts to descend more steeply, and we follow it to a junction where the road to Nanos branches off to the right. Take the road and then, after the first sharp right turn, park in a suitable space at the next smaller junction.
b) From the expressway Nova Gorica - Razdrto, take the exit Vipava, then continue on the old road to Razdrto, which we follow for only a few kilometres, then the signs for Nanos direct us to a sharp left onto the ascending road. We take the road and then, after the first sharp right turn, park in a suitable space at the next small junction.

Path description:
From the starting point, follow the side road, along which you will see signs for Nanos and a hunting lodge. Walk along the road for a few metres and then the signs direct you to the right on a marked footpath that begins to climb through the forest. A little higher up, cross an asphalt road, and when you reach it for the second time, continue along it via the expressway. On the other side of the expressway, which you cross just at the start of the tunnel, the road you are climbing gradually curves to the right. Follow the tarmac to the end of the next serpentine, then turn right onto the marked track which returns to the road higher up.
When you get back on the road, just cross it (right, continue on the road - the path over Brižnik) and continue climbing through the low forest. Higher up, the path leads to an intermittent spring with a small vine by its side. From the vine, climb moderately for a short time, then reach the asphalt road mentioned several times before, which you follow to the left. With occasional views of Vipava Brda and the surrounding area, the road leads to troughs and a sharp right turn, in the middle of which the path from Vipava and another path from Podnanos join from the left.
Here we continue to the right and follow the road to the next bend, then signs direct us to the right onto a footpath which climbs slightly steeper. The well-marked path returns to the road higher up, leaving it again after a few minutes and crossing it again a little higher up. The way ahead leads past a large chapel, which is visible from a distance. A little above the chapel, we arrive at a marked crossroads, where we continue right up towards Vojkova hut, past Strmec (to the left the Vojkovo hunting lodge, to the right down Lozice).
The way ahead becomes quite steep and much less beaten, but not particularly difficult in terms of orientation. Higher up, the path leads us out of the forest and completely lays down after the turning point. Here we continue straight along a barely visible path, which in 2 minutes of further walking connects to the well-trodden and marked path Hunting Lodge Vojkovo - Vojkova koča na Nanosu (Vojkova Lodge on Nanosu).
When you reach the trail, follow it to the right (left hunting lodge 10 minutes), and it leads you on across grassy slopes that are occasionally overgrown with scrub and individual pines. The path, which is easy and hardly climbing at all, then joins the road for a short distance, but leaves it after a few steps. The path then leaves the road a little to the right and begins to climb moderately over the increasingly scenic slopes of Nanos. Here, an unmarked path joins from the right, branching off to the right at a slightly lower level. The path ahead becomes a little steeper and, after a few minutes of further walking, leads us to the church of St Hieronymus, visible from afar.
From the church, continue slightly to the right along the path, which is joined just a little higher on the right by the path from Razdrteg. Continue in the direction of Vojkova huts along the path, which leads us only a few steps further to a less visible crossroads, where the unmarked path to Grmada branches off to the left.
We focus on the above-mentioned unmarked and slightly less visible path, which is slightly more ascending and soon leads us to a forest road, which we just cross. Continue the ascent along a relatively steep path, which climbs over an increasingly scenic grassy slope. Higher up, the path bends slightly to the right, where it gradually changes to an undistinguished ridge, which is then followed by a few minutes of further walking to the top of Grmada.

On the way: Sveti Hieronim (1020m)

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