Plave - Kuk nad Paljevim (via Paljevo)

Access to the starting point:
a) First drive to Nova Gorica, then continue driving in the direction of Bovec and Tolmin. Continue along the Soča valley, and follow the main road to Plave, where the road to Paljevo starts at a crossroads where the road to Paljevo branches off to the right. As there are no parking spaces at the starting point, we have to park somewhere else, preferably on a suitable spot on the roadside in front of or behind the village, or on the other side of the Soča River near the church or on the outskirts of the village.
b) Drive to Most na Soči and from there drive towards Nova Gorica. When you arrive at Plave, or the crossroads where the road to Paljevo branches off to the left, you are at the beginning of the route described above. As there are no parking spaces at the starting point, we have to park somewhere else, preferably on a suitable spot on the roadside in front of or behind the settlement, or on the other side of the Soča River near the church or on the outskirts of the village.

Path description:
From Plave, follow the asphalt road towards Paljevo. The path initially leads us past a few houses, and then quickly leads us to the left serpentine, where a small object is located on the NOB memorial. We continue along a fairly scenic road, which leads us past a bench to the right serpentine, where the footpath continues in a straight line to Prižnica (corner 383), and we continue to the right, further along the road. We continue for a while, crossing the slopes to the right, and then, just after crossing a torrential stream in the serpentine, the road turns sharp left. From the road, which we continue to follow, we have a nice view towards Korada and Prižnica. As the road almost turns from the slope into a flatter world, we see cart track on the right hand side and the unofficial markers for Kuk next to it.
Here the first path to Kuk branches off to the right, and we continue along the road, soon reaching some houses in the village of Paljevo. We continue on the asphalt road, which crosses the lane of the forest, and then, when the forest ends, before the route of the power line, we continue to the right on the initially grassy cart track, which after a few metres becomes a worse forest road, which in turn turns into a forest. Continue climbing along the above-mentioned road for some time, which is always close to the power line, and at a higher altitude join the wider road leading from the upper part of the settlement of Paljevo.
Just after the two roads merge, they split again at an information board. Continue along the right-hand road, which climbs gently to moderately on the north-western slopes of Kuka. A little higher, at a small crossroads, continue straight ahead, then follow the slightly steeper road until you reach a marked crossroads south of Kuk.
From the marked crossroads, take a sharp right in the direction of Kuk (straight ahead Vodice and Sveta Gora, right Zagora), following a path that climbs transversely through the forest. The moderately steep path becomes quite steep higher up and approaches the top of Kuk. At this point you can continue left onto a trackless path, which will take you up to the forested Kuk in a minute, otherwise continue straight ahead on a well-traced path, which soon opens up to a fine view to the right. A few minutes of easy walking follows, and then you emerge from the forest onto the grassy lookout and the Kuk airstrip, where there is also a small emergency shelter. Description and figures refer to the situation in 2015 (March).

On the way: Paljevo (270m)

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Vodice ( 35 min), Sveta Gora (1 h 20 min)

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