Predmeja - Koča Antona Bavčerja na Čavnu

Access to starting point:
From the expressway Razdrto - Nova Gorica, we take the exit Ajdovščina and follow the road ahead towards the village Lokavec (to Lokavec we come from the center of Ajdovščina, or from the old road Ajdovščina - Nova Gorica, where at the settlement Cesta we turn right). From Lokavec we continue driving on the ascending winding road in the direction of Predmeja. We follow the mentioned road to the crossroad, where the road branches off to the right towards Col. We park on the parking lot right next to the crossroad.
To the starting point we can also come from Godovič, over Črni vrh and Col to Predmeja. In this case, we drive to the crossroad, where just after the sign "end of Predmeja" the road branches off left downwards towards Ajdovščina. We park on the parking lot right next to the crossroad.

Route description:
From the parking lot by the crossroad, we head onto the footpath in the direction of the hut on Čavnu. The path first ascends past the memorial plaque to Jožef Ressel, then enters the forest, where it begins first moderately, then steeply to ascend. Higher up, the path brings us to a smaller vantage point (view of Predmeja) beside which we notice a bench and a thermometer.
At the bench we also join a wide cart track, which a little higher turns into a footpath that soon begins to ascend steeply again. The relatively steep path, beside which we notice numerous larger cairns, brings us higher to a macadam road, which we follow to the left. We continue the ascent along the mentioned road, which for a short time receives an asphalt surface. Higher up, the road flattens and brings us from the forest onto panoramic slopes, from which a nice view opens up onto Golaki, Nanos and Vipava Valley, later also the Adriatic Sea. We follow this road, which slowly turns to the right and in the last part even descends slightly, all the way to the hut on Čavnu.

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Kucelj na Čavnu ( 45 min), Veliki Rob (1 h 45 min), Mali Modrasovec ( 10 min), Veliki Modrasovec ( 20 min)

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