Plave - Kuk nad Paljevim (via Prižnica)

Access to the starting point:
a) First drive to Nova Gorica, then continue driving in the direction of Bovec and Tolmin. Continue along the Soča valley, and follow the main road to Plave, where the road to Paljevo starts at a crossroads where the road to Paljevo branches off to the right. As there are no parking spaces at the starting point, we have to park somewhere else, preferably on a suitable spot on the roadside in front of or behind the village, or on the other side of the Soča River near the church or on the outskirts of the village.
b) Drive to Most na Soči and from there drive towards Nova Gorica. When you arrive at Plave, or the crossroads where the road to Paljevo branches off to the left, you are at the beginning of the route described above. As there are no parking spaces at the starting point, we have to park somewhere else, preferably on a suitable place on the roadside in front of or behind the settlement, or on the other side of the Soča River near the church, or somewhere on the outskirts of the village.

Path description:
From Plave, follow the asphalt road towards Paljevo. The path initially leads us past a few houses, and then quickly leads us to the left serpentine, where a small object is located on the NOB memorial. We continue along a fairly scenic road, which leads us past a bench to the right serpentine, where the footpath continues in a straight direction to Prižnica (angle 383).
Continue straight ahead on the cart track (continue on Paljevo), which continues for a short time without any major changes in elevation, and then, shortly after crossing the route of the power line, the trail turns slightly to the right and begins to climb laterally. During the cross-climb you reach a small crossroads where you leave cart track and continue right on the forest path. The path continues through the forest and occasionally climbs quite steeply. During the ascent through the forest, we are accompanied by numerous World War I remnants (ruins, caverns, ditches, etc. ), which are now equipped with information boards (under construction at the time of writing). Higher up, the path lies and leads us to the vegetated peak Prižnica, where, in addition to the information board, there is a pleasant bench for resting.
From the top of Prižnica, the path starts to descend, occasionally more steeply, but it still leads past several caves. A little lower, at a small crossroads, we continue straight on, and then the path lays down and leads us to a folded ridge. After the aforementioned wooded ridge, a few minutes of gentle ascent will bring you to the Church of St Quirinus.
At the church, we step onto the road, which we gradually start to descend. First, the path from the Deskle settlement joins us from the left, and a little further on, an asphalt road branches off to the left towards the hunting hut of the Anhovo LD at Paljevem.
Continue straight on here, then at the first crossroads near a small hamlet, turn left towards Svete Gora. The asphalt road, which turns right after a few metres, turns into a macadam road, and after a few minutes of cross-country climbing it leads us to the junction with the described route from Plav across Paljevo.
Immediately after the two roads merge, they split again at the information board. Continue along the right-hand road, which climbs gently to moderately on the north-western slopes of Kuk. A little higher, at a small crossroads, continue straight ahead, then follow the slightly steeper road until you reach a marked crossroads south of Kuk. From the marked crossroads, turn sharp right in the direction of Kuka (straight ahead Vodice and Sveta Gora, right Zagora), following the path that climbs crosswise through the forest. The moderately steep path becomes quite steep higher up and approaches the top of Kuka. At this point you can continue left onto a trackless path, which will take you up to the forested Kuk in a minute, otherwise continue straight ahead on a well-traced path, which soon opens up to a fine view to the right. A few minutes of easy walking follows, and then you emerge from the forest onto the grassy lookout and the Kuk airstrip, where there is also a small emergency shelter.
Description and pictures refer to the situation in 2015 (March).

On the way: Prižnica (383m), Sveti Kvirin na Paljevem (321m)

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Vodice ( 15 min), Sveta Gora (1 h)

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