Hunting cottage Budanje - Sinji vrh (eastern path via Škraplje)

Access to the starting point:
a) First drive to Ajdovščina, then continue to Col. After a short climb, Ajdovščina ends and we continue cross-climbing along the road that rises above the Vipava valley. A few 100 metres after the 3. 5 km road marker, you will come to a small crossroads where a short road closed with a barrier branches off to the right, leading to the nearby Hunting Hut Budanje. Park at the junction on the right hand side of the road, or about 50 metres further on at a suitable roadside spot on the other side of the road.
b) Drive to Vipava, from where you continue driving towards the village of Vrhpolje. From Vrhpolje continue towards Col, Sanabor and Bela and continue along the ascending road, which leads higher up to a small crossroads, where you continue left (to the right of the village Bela and Sanabor). The road climbs uphill, with many serpentines, to a point where it joins the main Ajdovščina - Col road, and we follow it down to the left. After about 500 metres of driving along the main road, we reach the start of the marked trail leading to Kovk and Sinji vrh. At the starting point there is a wooden mountain marker for Kovk, and there is also a suitable place to park nearby. On the other side of the road, about 50 metres further on, there is a turn-off to the nearby Hunting Hut Budanje, where it is also possible to park along the road.
c) From Godovič or Kalce near Logatec, take Col, and from there continue towards Ajdovščina. At the road marker about 4 km you will see a small parking area on the right and signs for the Kovk footpath. On the other side of the road, about 50 metres further on, there is a turn-off to the nearby Hunting Hut Budanje, where it is also possible to park on the roadside.

Path description:
From the starting point, follow the footpath towards Kovka. The trail goes immediately into the forest through which it starts to climb, first moderately, but soon quite steeply. After a good 30-minute walk, you will reach a lookout point with a beautiful view of Nanos, the Vipava valley and the slopes above.
The way ahead is transiently completely laid, and then gradually begins to climb steeply again. We continue to climb through the forest for some time, and then we gradually pass the "wishing bell" and arrive in a more sparse forest and a little further on to a bench, a cross and a registration box at Sončnici.
From the registration box, continue straight for another 10 metres and then you will reach a small valley where there is a crossroads.
From the crossroads, turn left (Kovk to the right) and continue along the edge of the plateau on the scenic terrain, which will take you to the Sončnica airstrip in a minute or two.
From the airstrip, follow the marked path westwards along the edge of the plateau. After a few short ascents and descents, you will quickly reach the summit of Kraguljc, which is identified by a small concrete stone (trigonometric point) at the top of the mountain.
From the top, there is an easy descent along the ridge Kraguljca, from where we occasionally have beautiful views of the Vipava valley, and then we arrive at a marked crossroads where the marked path from Ajdovščina joins us on the left.
Continue straight ahead along the edge of the trail (30 metres to the left is a stamp and a registration box for Podrte gora) and continue along the edge of the plateau for a few minutes. From the highest point of Podrta gora, there is a short descent and the path leads into a small valley where, at a less well-marked crossroads, there is the next registration box, which is fixed near the plague marker.
Before the sign, continue right (straight marked path along the edge, also Sinji vrh over Črne stene) in the direction of Sinji vrh, and then immediately after the sign, left on a beaten but no longer marked path. There is a short, easy traverse downhill to a slightly larger meadow, where the track disappears. Cross the meadow and continue across to the right, quickly reaching an abandoned house. Just before the house, cross the road and we continue to the courtyard of the house, passing the house on the right. After the house, you will come out onto a road, which you will follow as it begins to turn to the left. After a few minutes, we reach a wider macadam road, which is the marked Angelska Gora trail, and we follow it to the right (Sinji vrh West trail on the left). Soon the road becomes asphalted and leads us past a few houses. There is a moderate climb for a few minutes and then we reach the main road Col - Predmeja. Continue left in the direction of Predmeja, along the road that first leads past the NOB memorial, and a few 10 metres further on past the chapel. After the chapel, the road climbs more visibly and enters the forest. Higher up, the road bends to the left and leads to a natural landmark, namely the scrapers along the path, which is also commemorated by an information board. There is a short descent, and then the signs for the path along Angelska Gora direct you slightly left onto the path, which continues through the forest. At the few small crossroads that follow, follow the Angel Mountain trail signs (yellow-orange sunflowers) carefully. After a few minutes of gentle to moderate ascent, the trail climbs steeply and leads out of the forest onto the grassy slopes below Sinji vrh. Here the path continues gently to the right and, with ever more beautiful views towards the plateau of Trnov Forest, quickly leads us to a scenic peak, on which there is a small concrete cross.
From the top, you can descend in 3 minutes to the nearby Pension Sinji vrh.
Starting point - Sončnica 1:10, Sončnica - Kraguljc 15 minutes, Kraguljc - Podrta gora 10 minutes, Podrta gora - Sinji vrh 1:35.
Description and images refer to the situation in 2015 (April).

On the way: Sončnica (Reber) (867m), Kraguljc (897m), Podrta gora nad Ajdovščino (827m)

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