Preval Strgarija - Mali Golak

Access to starting point:
A) From central Slovenia, we first drive to Logatec, then continue driving in the direction of Idrija. At Kalcah near Logatec, we turn left in the direction of Col, then continue driving on a winding road towards Col. At Col, we turn right and then after 100 m left in the direction of Predmeja. Further, we drive on an occasionally somewhat narrower and also partly still winding road to Predmeja. At the end of Predmeja, we turn right towards Lokvam (left downwards Ajdovščina), and we follow the main road first past the turn-off of the road towards Golakom and then also past the turn-off towards Čavnu. When the road starts descending towards Mali Lazni, we turn right and then on the forest road drive to Preval Strgarija saddle, which we recognize by information boards and mountain signposts. We park on an appropriate place by the road.
B) 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 an ascending winding road in the direction of Predmeja. When the road flattens a little, we come to a crossroad, where from the right the road from Col joins, and we continue straight and follow the main road first past the turn-off of the road towards Golakom and then also past the turn-off towards Čavnu. When the road starts descending towards Mali Lazni, we turn right and then on the forest road drive to Preval Strgarija saddle, which we recognize by information boards and mountain signposts. We park on an appropriate place by the road.

Route description:
From the saddle Preval Strgarija, we go on a footpath in the direction of Iztokova koča mountain hut. The path immediately goes into the forest through which it moderately ascends and in 5 minutes of walking from the starting point brings us to the already mentioned hut.
We bypass the hut on the right side and continue the ascent in the direction of Mali Golak, to which we have approximately 40 minutes of walking. The path ahead ascends through the forest and then at the information board and smaller chapel splits into two parts. We can continue straight on a steep path or left on a gentle path. Both paths join after approximately 10 minutes into one, which then turns a little more to the right, where it steeply ascends. A short steep ascent follows and the path brings us to a forested ridge, where from the right the path from Predmeja joins. We continue straight and follow the moderately steep path to a smaller saddle, which is located west of the main peak. Here we continue right and the path quickly brings us out of the forest into a belt of dwarf pines, through which in a few minutes we ascend to the summit of Mali Golak.

Along the route: Iztokova koča pod Golaki mountain hut (1260m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Srednji Golak

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