Sveta Gora - Vodice

Access to the starting point:
a) Drive to Nova Gorica, then continue to Tolmin and Kobarid. Follow the main road towards Tolmin only as far as Solkan, where at the semaphoreised junction turn right towards Sveta Gora and Grgar. The ascending road continues past the quarry Solkan, then turns sharp right at a slightly higher altitude and leads to the Skalnica Inn, after which continue slightly left in the direction of Sveta Gora. Continue along the narrow asphalt road, which you follow to a marked parking area some 10 metres below the top of Sveta Gora.
b) From Tolmin or Most na Soči follow the main road towards Nova Gorica, then just before Nova Gorica, more precisely at the semaphore-controlled junction in Solkan, turn left in the direction of Sveta Gora and Grgar. The ascending road leads us past the quarry Solkan, then a little higher up it turns sharp right and leads us to the Skalnica Inn, after which we continue slightly left in the direction of Svete Gora. Continue along the narrow asphalt road, which you follow to a marked parking area some 10 metres below the top of Svete Gora.
c) From Goriško Brdy, take the road to Solkan, where at the first crossroads after the new Solkan bridge, continue straight ahead in the direction of Svatá Gora. The ascending road continues past the Solkan quarry, then turns sharp right at a slightly higher elevation and leads to the Skalnica Inn, after which we continue slightly left in the direction of Svatá Gora. Continue along the narrow asphalt road, which you follow to a marked parking area some 10 metres below the top of Svete Gora.

Path description:
From the parking lot, continue along the road towards Vodice and the Three Shrines Equestrian Trail (signposts are located slightly above the parking lot, more precisely at the junction where you turn left towards the parking lot), which loses its asphalt coating and descends moderately. The road then descends through low forest for the most part, but still occasionally offers a fine view of the Krno and the surrounding mountains. After a descent of about 150 metres, you reach a small pass called Preški vrh, where several forest roads cross.
From the prevala, continue straight along the less ascending road in the direction of Vodice, which you leave only a few 10 steps further on, as the markings lead you to the left on a marked footpath. The path ahead returns to low forest and then continues on a moderate ascent. The path continues past several ditches and a few caverns from the First World War, and then climbs slightly steeper. The steepness quickly subsides and the relatively gentle path leads out of the forest and onto an overgrown meadow, from which you can already see the Vodice peak, on which the mausoleum of General Gonzaga stands and which is reached after a further 10 steps.

On the way: Preški vrh (503m)

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Sveta Gora

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