Skadanščina - Grmada at Slavnik (via Planina Jegno)

Access to starting point:
We leave the Primorska highway at the Kozina exit, and then follow the road towards Ilirska Bistrica and Reka. After the settlement of Materija, we stay alert, as the road soon branches off to the right towards Skadanščina. We continue on this road, following it to a marked parking lot located shortly before the settlement of Skadanščina.

Route description:
From the parking lot, we head onto a marked footpath toward Skadanščina and Slavnik, which ascends through a strip of forest, and when the forest ends, we quickly reach the church of St. Rok, located on the outskirts of the settlement Skadanščina.
We bypass the church on the right side, then begin descending through the village, following the trail markers. Lower down, we reach a marked crossroad in the center of the village, choose the right path, and soon leave the settlement area. The path ahead leads us along a gravel road, which quickly brings us to a small triangular crossroad. At this crossroad, we continue straight, proceeding uphill on a rougher gravel road that leads to a larger turning area. We continue on a wide cart track which at first moderately descends, and then it continues without large changes in altitude. After approximately half an hour of walking, we reach a larger watering place for animals, where we also step onto a rough macadam road, which we follow to the left (right Povžane). This is followed by a gentle to moderate diagonal ascent along a cart track, and we arrive at a crossing, where we go left in the direction of Slavnik (straight to the Jegno mountain pasture and Slavnik via the mentioned mountain pasture).
The path ahead ascends on a footpath, then rejoins the forest road, accompanied by blazes. After a few minutes of gentle ascent, we go left onto a pleasant footpath. This is followed by a few minutes of easy walking on partly grassy slopes, and then we cross a somewhat wider cart track. We continue on a previously less visible path, then gradually start ascending more steeply, and higher up, we reach a forest road. We follow the road to the right, walking only a few steps, then blazes direct us left onto an ascending footpath. The path ahead at first steeply ascends, and then turns to the left, where it flattens a little. This is followed by a few minutes of a diagonal ascent towards the left, and then the path comes out of the forest on a grassy slope, on which we ascend to the road which leads to Slavnik in a few minutes.
Here we go right (left to peak Slavnik and Tumova koča) and descend slightly; when the marked path leaves the road and continues straight, we go left, and from the road a few steps further, turn right onto a cart track, continuing to the peak Grmada, a few minutes away.
Starting point - St. Rok 0:05, St. Rok - Grmada 2:05.

Along the route: Sveti Rok (Skadanščina) (581m)

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