Starting point: Črnotiče (389 m)
| Lat/Lon: | 45,5519°N 13,8933°E |
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Time of walking: 1 h 20 min
Difficulty: easy unmarked way
Altitude difference: 60 m
Altitude difference po putu: 150 m
Map: Primorje in Kras 1:50.000
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Access to the starting point:
Leave the Ljubljana - Koper motorway at exit Kastelec, then follow the signs for Podgorje. From the road to Podgorje, turn right towards Črnotiče, and at the church in Črnotiče, turn right on the road, which becomes a dirt road behind the houses. Continue a little further and you will come to a small crossroads where the road to the railway station Črnotiče continues to the right and a football field can be seen on the left. Park near the junction in a suitable place.
Path description:
From the starting point, continue along the road to the left, which leads us along the football pitch, and a little further on we reach a crossroads where we go right (left to return to the village). The way ahead leads us through an underpass under the railway line, and across the meadows in a few minutes we arrive at a marked crossroads, where the path to Marija Snežna on Gradišca branches off to the left, and we continue along the road. We continue on the road, climbing slightly, and at a higher altitude we reach a small pass, where we cross the marked trail Črni Kal - Marija Snežna.
We continue on the road, which starts to descend (Marija Snežna on the left, transmitters and Črni Kal on the right), and after 50 metres of elevation "lost" the road is laid. The road then leads to a larger meadow and a field, where it is temporarily abandoned and we continue along the track, which bypasses the nearby field on the left (if we miss the mentioned turn-off at the nearby road junction, we continue to the left). Soon return to the road and follow it up a small valley, climbing gently. Higher up, the road stops climbing and then starts descending. After a few steps downhill, we reach the marked path Podpeč - Praproče, and we follow it to the right.
Cross a pasture fence and descend a short distance. The forest thins out and is then replaced by karst meadows. There is some more scenic walking along the Karst Edge, and then we reach the unmarked summit of Zjat, from where we have a fine view of Podpeč and the surrounding hills.
Description and pictures refer to 2018 (April).
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