Vitovlje - Veliki Rob (via Vitovlje Lake and over Sekulak)
Starting point: Vitovlje (360 m)
| Latitude/Longitude: | 45,9342°N 13,7695°E |
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Route name: via Vitovlje Lake and over Sekulak
Walking time: 3 h 10 min
Difficulty: easy marked way
Elevation gain: 877 m
Elevation difference along the route: 975 m
Map: Goriška 1:50.000
Recommended equipment (summer): helmet
Recommended equipment (winter): helmet, ice axe, crampons
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Access to starting point:
A) From the Vipava - Nova Gorica highway we go to the Selo exit, then continue driving on the regional road towards Nova Gorica and Šempas. After a few kilometers of driving, we arrive at the village Vitovlje, where we turn right in the direction of the farm Maloščevo. A little further, the road splits into two parts (Vitovska circular path), and we continue right, and in the next crossroads we stick to the left directions. The relatively steep road leads us higher through the hamlet Vožice, where it turns a little more to the left. From the hamlet we drive for a short time, then arrive at a large event venue and sports field in Vitovlje, where we park.
B) From Nova Gorica we drive to Šempas, from there we continue driving on the old road towards Ajdovščina. When we arrive at the village Vitovlje we turn left in the direction of the farm Maloščevo. A little further, the road splits into two parts (Vitovska circular path), and we continue right, and in the next crossroads we stick to the left directions. The relatively steep road leads us higher through the hamlet Vožice, where it turns a little more to the left. From the hamlet we drive for a short time, then arrive at a large event venue and sports field in Vitovlje, where we park.
Route description:
From the parking lot we first walk to the asphalt road and continue left along it. After a minute or two we arrive at a marked junction, where we continue right in the direction of the Vitovlje church and Vitovsko Lake.
From the junction we continue on a rougher macadam road, which quickly enters the forest, through which it ascends gently to moderately. It doesn't take long before we arrive at the next well-marked junction, where we continue straight towards Vitovsko Lake (left: western path to Vitovski hrib (signs for Vitovlje church)). Further on, the road gradually turns into a cart track, which first leads us across a panoramic meadow. A little further, the cart track turns left, from which two paths branch off to the right to the nearby Vitovsko Lake, which is only 2 minutes' walk away (worth seeing, as the Vitovsko Lake is the only natural lake in the Vipava Valley or above it). Further, the path leads past several well-marked junctions, at all of which we continue left in the direction of the Vitovlje church. A little below the summit we join a cart track, along which we quickly reach the panoramic summit.
From the summit we descend back to the junction, then continue the ascent in the direction of Čavn and Sekulak along the old Napoleon path. Soon we come to the next junction, where the path to Skozno branches off to the left, and we continue right towards Čavn. The still gentle Napoleon path soon brings us to the steep rocky cliffs of Visoki zid. A wide path leads us further across an artificially carved panoramic ledge (danger of falling stones), after which the path returns to the forest and brings us to the place where the path to Kopitnik branches off to the left.
We continue slightly right in the direction of Čavn and Sekulak along a somewhat narrower path, which first through some smaller clearings brings us to a steeper part. The path ahead ascends more steeply and brings us only a little higher to the next junction, where we continue right in the direction of the vantage point (left: Kopitnik). We continue the ascent along a gentle path, which brings us to the Sekulak vantage point in 5 minutes of further walking, from which a view opens up over a larger part of the Vipava Valley.
The path to the left continues towards Kopitnik, and we continue right, where after a few meters we notice the signs for Veliki Rob. We continue the ascent towards Veliki Rob along an initially somewhat less visible footpath. Higher the path becomes more distinct and brings us after some time to a vantage point, from which a view opens up on the Vipava Valley, Trstelj, Gulf of Trieste and Dolomites.
We continue on the marked path, which begins to ascend more steeply, and brings us to a steeper part below the summit of Čavn (1185 m). The path then levels out and continues towards the east with some shorter descents and ascents. After a few minutes of further walking we already see the summit of Veliki Rob ahead. The path ahead turns slightly left from the ridge and avoids the steep cliffs. This is followed by an ascent through a short stretch of forest, and the path brings us to the summit slopes of the mountain, from where we have only a few dozen steps to the summit.
Vitovlje - Vitovski hrib 40 minutes, Vitovski hrib - Sekulak 1:00, Sekulak - Veliki Rob 1:30.
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Discussion about the trip Vitovlje - Veliki Rob (via Vitovlje Lake and over Sekulak)
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| mlmortes20. 09. 2021 13:08:54 |
Very nice hike and mostly very well marked, but I think the route description and markings diverge a bit beyond Sekulak. At Sekulak the marked path goes straight ahead, from where markings continue nicely for a while (about 20 min) along a gentle trail until we reach a clearly marked junction for Čaven and Veliki Rob. I don't know exactly what the issue is, but caution is advised. And you don't know what "Sončni Škol" is until you reach the top of Veliki Rob  
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| mirank23. 09. 2021 21:03:31 |
This description has a little error only there at picture 41; if it were correct it should say to turn left there and climb up the crumbly ridge to the visible shelter-hut. From there the description holds true. If you're not careful here you continue along the trail a bit downhill and at the next crossing of the rocky step by the inscription on the rock "Strma pot" you turn left and reach this described trail just below the summit section.
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