Krog - Veliki Gradež

Access to the starting point:
From the motorway Ljubljana - Koper take the exit Črni Kal. From Črni Kal, continue along the old road towards the sea, and we take it only as far as the next slightly larger crossroads, where we turn left towards Border crossing Sočerga. Follow the road past Kubed to the village of Gračišče, where you turn left at the junction in the direction of Rakitovec, Movraž and Smokvica. From Gračišče, drive to the village of Movraž, and turn right in the direction of Dvory. Before the village Dvori we come to the next crossroads, where we take a sharp right (left Dvori), and we follow the road for a few 100 m to the mountain direction signs that we see along the road. Park in a suitable place next to the mountain signs.

Path description:
On the opposite side of the road from the route signs for the natural bridge and the Church of St. Cyril, you can see the start of the footpath leading to Lačno. At first, we walk along the cart track, or wide path, which quickly turns into a thicket of lane bushes, and then the signs direct us slightly to the right on a steep path, which we quickly climb up to the wide and partly stony cart track. The ascent then continues for some time along the above-mentioned cart track, which initially climbs above the village Dvori, then gradually turns slightly to the left, where it becomes completely flat higher up. There is a short crossing of the grassy slopes, which offer a fine view of the Movraž valley and the village of Movraž. Cart track leads us a little further on to another cart track, where we continue right at a crossroads, and we follow it up to a nearby tarmac road.
Cross this road and continue in the same direction and continue the ascent on the dirt road. The dirt road continues to lead us through karst meadows surrounded by numerous pines, but it gradually narrows and joins the wider dirt road higher up. Follow the road to the left and it quickly becomes a dirt road. The road quickly leads to the next crossroads, where we follow the road on the left again, looking at Lipnik and Kavčič. The road then follows a gently sloping track, which crosses a little further on the edge of a lane pine forest, and then leads to a completely uncultivated plateau. Here, an unmarked path to Tri učke branches off to the left, and we follow the macadam road for about 15 minutes, or until a marked crossroads where a marked path to Slavnik branches off to the right.
Next, cross the pasture fence and climb in a moderate ascent along the marked path to the summit of Veliki Gradež. When the marked path turns left, leave it and continue right along the easier trackless path, which takes a few steps to reach the top of Veliki Gradež.

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