Veliko Ubeljsko - Vojkova koča na Nanosu (via Sveti Bric)

Access to the starting point:
From the Ljubljana - Koper motorway, take the Razdrto exit and follow the parallel old road towards Postojna. Soon you will see signs pointing to the left in the direction of the villages Veliko Ubeljsko and Strane. In the village Malo Ubeljsko you will reach the next crossroads, where you continue left (slightly right Strane) in the direction of Veliki Ubeljski. Follow this road to the cemetery parking lot, which is located just before the village of Veliko Ubeljsko.

Path description:
From the nicely laid-out asphalt parking area next to the cemetery, continue along the asphalt road, which quickly leads to the village of Veliko Ubeljsko. The way forward leads us past a few houses, a sports ground a little way off the road, a memorial to the National Liberation Day, to the parish church of St Urho, which we pass on the right. At the crossroads above the church, we see the first mountain markings, which direct us 'straight ahead', to the road that climbs above the village. At the end of the village, continue to the right, past the water reservoir, onto the macadam road, which then climbs crosswise through the forest. A few minutes higher up, we arrive at a kind of turning point, where the marked path towards Vojka's hut turns left onto the ascending cart track, and we continue straight on along the gently sloping and then no longer marked cart track. A little further on, cart track leads us out of the woods or scrub, onto a scenic slope surrounded by fenced pastures. The scrub, including blackberry bushes (blackberries usually ripen in this area at the end of August and September), is soon replaced by dense woodland, through which we then climb for some time crosswise on the mostly undulating cart track. When the forest thins out a little or the mostly coniferous forest is replaced by mixed forest, the path becomes more overgrown. Walk for a few minutes along a well-traced, but occasionally more overgrown path, then join the marked path leading from the village Strane towards Nanos.
When you reach the marked path, follow it to the left, which initially leads you along the rather folded and rather rocky cart track. Cart track becomes quite steep quite quickly, and we follow it at a few small crossroads as the markings direct us. Higher up, the path leads us past a small spring, and then after a few minutes of further walking leads us to a marked crossroads where we continue right in the direction of the Church of St Brice (straight Vojkova koča na Nanosu and Suhi vrh).
From the crossroads, there is only a short, approximately 2-minute-long cross-climb and the path leads us to the Church of St Brice, from which, however, there is no better view due to the nearby forest. From the church, return to the crossroads and then continue towards Nanos. The way forward is to climb crosswise over a steeper slope, from which we get some views through the treetops. Higher up, a marked path branches off to the right towards the highest peak of Nanos - Suhemu vrh, and we continue slightly left towards the hut. A little further on, the forest thins out, opening up a beautiful view of the Postojna basin and the surrounding hills. When the path returns to the forest, another path branches off to the right towards Suhemu vrh, and this time we continue to the left in the direction of Vojka's hut.
From the crossroads onwards, the path passes for some time through a dense forest, and then after a short climb, we reach a kind of ridge where we step out of the forest. From here the path turns slightly right and descends towards a valley (the area is called Lapuš). When you reach the edge of the valley, the path turns left and then continues across overgrown 'meadows'. After a few minutes of walking through the woods, you will come out on a beautiful grassy plain near Vojka's hut, which is only a short walk away.
Description and pictures refer to the situation in 2015 (August).

On the way: Sveti Bric (Nanos) (965m)

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Suhi vrh (Nanos)

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