Mrše - Sveti Socerb (Artviže)

Access to the starting point:
From the motorway Ljubljana - Koper, take the exit Hrpelje-Kozina and then continue in the direction of Ilirska Bistrica. Just after Materija, leave the main road and turn left onto the local road in the direction of Hotična, Mrše and Artviže. Continue along the narrower ascending road, which soon leads to a crossroads where the road to Hotična branches off to the left, and we continue to the right here and drive to the next crossroads, where we turn left towards Mršy and Artviže (Markovščina on the right). Continue ascending and the road leads to the next junction, where you go left again (right Orehek at Materija). Continue through Mrše, and we park shortly above the village in a convenient roadside parking place.

Path description:
From the starting point, follow the marked footpath in the direction of Artviž. The path, which initially follows cart track, immediately enters the forest, through which it continues for a few minutes with almost no change in altitude. After a good 5 minutes of walking, the signs direct us to the right to the slightly narrower cart track, which begins to climb gently and leads us almost completely to the nearby asphalt road. Continue parallel to the road, following the markings carefully, as you may quickly lose your way due to the heavi overgrowth. The path crosses a little higher up the weaker cart track, after which it climbs moderately, then lays down and leads us past some clearings to the wider cart track, where we take a sharp left. Continue briefly on the wide cart track and then, at the point where it starts to descend more visibly, take a sharp right (the branch is less well marked) onto the slightly narrower but marked cart track. From here we continue for a short distance through the forest or lane of bushes, and then the path past the hunting observation post leads us to a larger meadow, from which we have a fine view of the village of Artviže and the church of St. Socerba above it. Walk for a few minutes along the meadow, then the path leads to an asphalt road, which you quickly climb up to a crossroads in the immediate vicinity of the village of Artviže.
Here, continue left into the village and walk past the organic farm to the next crossroads, where you continue to the right (20 metres to the left is the registration box at Artviže).
From the centre of the village, continue along the asphalt road, which is not marked. At the crossroads, keep to the left (the turnoffs to the courtyard are overlooked), and the road quickly leads above the village, where the asphalt ends. The ascent continues on a grassy slope with a view, which takes a few minutes to reach the Church of St. Socerba, located on the highest peak of the Brkini Mountains.

On the way: Artviže (787m)

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