Šmihel - Skozno

Access to the starting point:
a) From the Vipava expressway, take exit Vogrsko and then continue in the direction of Tolmin and Ozeljana. When you reach the old Ajdovščina - Nova Gorica road, turn left at the semaphoreised junction, and after a few metres, in the hamlet of Tri Hiše, turn right onto the road, which will quickly take you to Ozeljan. Through Ozeljan, follow the signs for the Grad pizzeria, and from the pizzeria onwards follow the main road or right turn-off, which takes you higher up to the village of Šmihel. When you reach the upper part of the settlement, you will see the first signs for Skozno, which will direct you to the right, and then you will quickly arrive at the cemetery, next to which you will park.
b) From Nova Gorica take the old road towards Ajdovščina, then at the hamlet of Tri Hiše (the hamlet is located at the semaphorised crossroads where the road to Vogrsko branches off to the right) turn left towards the pizzeria Grad. Follow the road to Ozeljan. Through Ozeljan follow the signs for the Grad pizzeria, and from the pizzeria onwards follow the main road or right turn-off, which leads higher up to the settlement of Šmihel. When you reach the upper part of the settlement, you will see the first signs for Skozno, which will direct you to the right, and then you will quickly arrive at the cemetery, next to which you will park.

Path description:
From the starting point, continue along the upper left-hand side of the cemetery, where you walk along a worse road that turns left and quickly leads you to a waterworks building. After the building, the path changes to cart track, turns right and quickly leads to a marked crossroads.
From the crossroads continue along the left-hand cart track in the direction of natural window Skozno (straight ahead Trpinovšče), which is followed at a few small crossroads in the direction of the markers. At the next direction sign for Skozno, leave cart track and continue the ascent along a steeper mountain path, which climbs mainly across to the left. A little higher, at the hunting observation post, at a small crossroads, continue straight ahead, cross a short clearing, and then views occasionally begin to open up towards the Vipava Valley and Trstelj in the background. A little further on, the path is laid and we arrive at a pleasant bench, from which a nice view opens up towards the valley, Sveta Gora and the Alps in the background.
Behind the bench, the path turns semicircularly to the right, where the path from Ravnica joins from the left.
Continue right in the direction of Vitovlje and Skozno, then a few minutes further down to the right towards the natural window Skozno, where you quickly descend to the registration box.
From the registration box you can continue to the natural cave Skozno, through which a steep and rather slippery, unprotected circular path leads.
The climb up to the natural bridge over the window is technically easy and offers a beautiful view of the lower Vipava valley.
Description and pictures refer to the situation in 2016 (October).

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Kopitnik (2 h)

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