Branik - Sveti Duh (Pedrovo) (by cart track)

Access to starting point:
A) From the Ljubljana - Koper highway, take the Senožeče exit, then continue driving towards the village of Štorje. In Štorje, continue right towards Branik (straight to Sežana and Trst) and further drive through the villages of Kazlje, Dobravlje and Ponikve. At the intersection a few kilometers after Ponikve, continue right towards the village of Kobdilj (left to Kopriva and Dutovlje), from there follow the signs for Štanjel and Branik. After a few kilometers of descent, arrive in Branik, where the road from Komen joins from the left. Just a little further from the mentioned intersection, notice a larger parking lot on the right, where you park (the parking lot is located near the post office and Mercator store).
B) First drive to Ajdovščina, then continue on the old road towards Nova Gorica. When you reach the settlement of Potoče, leave the main road and continue left towards Branik. The road quickly brings you to the bridge over the Vipava River, after which it gradually becomes more winding. After a short ascent, a shorter descent follows and you arrive in Branik. When you reach the main road, continue left and then, after some tens of meters of further driving, turn left into the larger parking lot (the parking lot is located near the post office and Mercator store).
C) From Nova Gorica or its surroundings, drive to Dornberk, from there continue towards Branik. Park in the center of Branik in the larger organized parking lot (the parking lot is located near the post office and Mercator store).

Route description:
From the parking lot, continue on the sidewalk that leads along the main road towards Štanjel, Koper and Sežana, next to which we notice several monuments, including the monument to Simon Gregorčič. A little further, at the pedestrian crossing, cross the main road, then continue in the same direction. At a somewhat larger intersection, continue straight towards Komen (slightly left along the main road to Štanjel, Koper and Sežana), walk on the sidewalk for a few more minutes, then the signs for the railway station direct you right onto a somewhat narrower road. Along the road to the railway station, walk to the first right bend, from there continue straight towards the furniture factory bor-Les.
From bor-Les, continue straight on the poorer road, which quickly brings us to the foot of the railway line. Here the road turns left and briefly continues parallel to the line, then turns right, leading us under the arched bridge. Immediately after the bridge, go right on the wider cart track, which after some tens of steps ahead turns left and begins to ascend transversely (the path to here was not marked, further on we will be accompanied by "blazes" in the form of a red circle in the middle of which is a green butterfly). Further, ascend transversely above the Petnik stream, the path higher brings us to the ridge, where from the right another path from Branik joins (path past the hamlet Cvetrož). From the junction, walk along the ridge a few more steps, then arrive at the place where the cart track splits into two parts. Continue on the right cart track (the left leads directly to the village Pedrovo and is better marked), which immediately splits again. At the second junction, continue left, then somewhat higher slightly right (straight also possible). Further, moderately ascend through the forest on the cart track, which higher joins another cart track. Here continue left to the nearby abandoned hut, where a blaze is noticed. Behind the hut, the cart track temporarily descends and approaches the bed of the Petnik stream again. Cross the mentioned stream in a long arc, then on the other side begin to ascend transversely towards the village Pedrovo, which is reached after a few minutes of further walking. When arriving at the village, reach it at the last house, continue left (right Trstelj) and descend through the village to the end or beginning of the village, where the little church of Sveti Duh is noticed on the right side.

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Stjenkova koča on Trstelj, Trstelj

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