Nemci - Mrzovec

Access to starting point:
First, we drive to Solkan, and then we continue driving towards Sveta Gora, Grgar, Čepovan, Trnovo pri Gorici and Lokve. From the new roundabout at Preval we take the exit towards Lokve and Trnovo pri Gorici, and then we follow the mostly ascending road to the settlement Nemci. When the settlement ends, we take the first road to the right and then we park at an appropriate place by the crossroad.

Route description:
From the starting point, we continue on the forest road which at first leads us past a few sinkholes and is mostly gently to moderately ascending. After some time, we get to a smaller crossroad, where we go sharply right and continue on a wider road, and after a few minutes we come to the next crossroad, where we go left upwards. It does not take long when we get to the next crossroad, where we go once again left, and when a little further the road splits, we choose the slightly right upper road, on which in a few minutes we walk to the forestry cottage.
Before the cottage we go left and then we follow the macadam road to its end. When below the summit of Petelinovec (1362 m) the road ends, we continue on an older cart track which ascends steeper, and then through a quite overgrown part brings us to another macadam road which we follow left upwards (right Preval, Smrečje and Krnica). Next follows a moderate ascent on the macadam road which quickly brings us to the slopes of Mrzovec, where it turns right and ascends diagonally across the steeper part, from which a nice view opens up. When the worsening road passes into the forest, we go from it left onto a slightly overgrown cart track, on which we ascend to a nice viewpoint, from which the view reaches all the way to the Gulf of Trieste.
Here we go from the cart track right onto a worse footpath, on which in three minutes we ascend to the summit of Mrzovec, where a trigonometric tower stands.
Nemci - forestry cottage 1:30, forestry cottage - Mrzovec 1:10.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in the year 2019 (July).

Along the route: Gozdarska koča (1135m)

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