Reka (Kozarska grapa) - Church of the Nativity of Mary in Police (via Kozarska grapa)

Access to the starting point:
a) From Idrija or Cerkno drive towards Tolmin, where at Reka become aware of the approaching start of the route. When you reach the bridge where the main road crosses the Kozarska grapa stream and where you see a carpenter's workshop on the right, turn left and park on the widened asphalt along the main road.

b) Drive to Bača pri Modreju (to get here from Most na Soči or Podbrdo), then continue driving towards Idrija. In Reka, just after the bridge where you cross the Kozarska grapa stream, turn right and park on the widened tarmac along the main road.

Path description:
From the starting point, cross the Kozarska grapa (also Kazarska grapa) stream and immediately after the bridge turn right onto cart track, which continues along the right bank of the stream to the weekend. Just before the weekend, a shortcut leads left into the bank if you don't want to walk along the ravine. The shortcut soon has a fork. Follow the right-hand variant and you will reach a crossroads at Lipje. Here it joins the path described below.
If you follow the Kozarski Grape, bypass the weekend and go through the passage under the leaning tower to the disused power station. Go around it on the left and follow the route of the abandoned pipeline. Walk along the right bank to the exit of the stream from the gorge. Here, cross over to the left bank and climb a steep gully (Iron Gully) to a height where you can safely continue parallel to the gorge. Soon you will come across a track and follow it up along the stream. When you reach the rapids, above which you can see the walls of the Lutne Skale climbing area, go around them on the right, or better still, by climbing over the boulders, right next to the water. Continue to the bridge, where you cross to the right bank and follow cart track, back in the direction of arrival. When the cart track splits, follow the right-hand branch into the bank. Follow this path to the crossroads at Lipje, where you can see the Poličanka stream on the other side.
About twenty metres before the summit, the above-mentioned shortcut joins us on the left out of the forest.
Continuing towards the village of Police, take the cart track signpost, which leads right from the crossroads into the bank. Follow Cart track, which is interrupted in places by the reclamation of a meadow, right next to the forest. When the meadow is crossed by the power line, follow cart track down into the Poličanka ravine. Cross this and follow the right-hand, more distinct cart track upwards. Soon you reach an asphalt road where you turn left and after walking for less than a kilometre, you reach the village of Police, where you turn left again and pass the chapel and the "resting stone" to reach the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Police.
You can descend by road, or through the ravine of the Sjaunk (Sejalnik) stream, or along the ridge between the Poliška and Kozarska ravines. However, the "path" through the Kozarska Gully is also suitable for descending if you have climbed to Polic through the Poliška Gully. See the description of the ascent through the Poliška Grapa for pictures of the crossing.
The description refers to the situation in March 2020, the pictures are from February and March 2020.
The pictures up to No 38 were contributed by Mari Božnar and Tadeja Črv.

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Črvov vrh (1 h 20 min)

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