Plavje - Tinjan

Access to the starting point:
From the Primorska motorway, at the Srmin junction, follow the signs for Škofije and Ankaran, then take the exit Škofijee. From the nearby roundabout, take the exit towards Škofiai, then drive to the centre of the town, where at the crossroads continue along the main road. When the road starts to descend, turn right in the direction of Plavje. In Plavje, by the church of St Lucija and St Roko, the route described above begins, and the easiest way to park is about 200 metres further on in the direction of Trieste, in the cemetery parking lot.

Path description:
From where you parked, walk first to the church of St Lucija and St Roko, then take the side road that climbs up the right side of the church. The path then leads past a sports field and the house where the first Liberation Front Committee in Slovenian Istria was founded. Continue past a few more houses and then, after the ecological island, take the upper road on the left, which begins to climb steeply. The Plavje settlement soon ends, and the road leads higher up to Urbanci, where you pass a few more houses and a chapel. Just after the chapel, the asphalt and the village end and the road leads us across the slopes of the interestingly named Kava (303 m). At a small crossroads, continue straight on the wider road, followed by a short easy descent and crossing the route of a high-voltage power line.
Continue slightly right under the power line, and when the road goes into the forest, leave it and continue right onto a track that begins to climb through the forest. There is a few minutes of mostly cross-country climbing on the track, which is also used by cyclists for descending, so extra caution is in order. A little further on, we reach cart track, which we follow to the right, and we are also accompanied by markings as we join the trail from Ospa and Dekanov.
There is a short climb up the cart track, and then we reach a lookout point, which opens up a beautiful view towards Ospo, the Osapska Stena, Socerb and the surrounding hills.
Here the trail turns left and passes a small cemetery to climb to the top of Tinjan.
Description and pictures refer to the situation in 2018 (April).

On the way: Urbanci (280m)

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Ankaran

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