Starting point: Vanganel (22 m)
| Lat/Lon: | 45,5182°N 13,7785°E |
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Time of walking: 1 h
Difficulty: easy marked way
Altitude difference: 262 m
Altitude difference po putu: 280 m
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Access to the starting point:
Leave the Coastal Expressway at the exit for Pula, Poreč and Šmarje. Continue along the main road towards Šmarje, leaving at the roundabout by the OMV petrol station and taking the exit towards Marezige and Vanganel. In Vanganel, turn left after the sports ground and then park in the parking lot next to the sports ground. Parking in the parking lot of the Ninis Inn Vanganel is only allowed for visitors of the Inn.
Path description:
From the parking lot, where you will see signs for the Heart and Soul Trail, return to the main road, cross carefully at the pedestrian crossing, and then turn left towards Marezigeam. After a few steps, leave the main road and turn right onto a side road that climbs between a few houses. Follow the red and blue line markings, which direct you a little further to the left to cart track, which quickly turns into a lane, and after the lane you reach an asphalt road, which leads down to the main road Vanganel - Marezige (you can also take the main road to get here), which you carefully cross and continue along the side road to the nearby Bavški potok (Bavški potok), where the path forks.
Continue along the road (right path past Vanganel Lake), which becomes increasingly worse, but leave it higher up and continue left on the marked path. The path quickly leads to the edge of a vineyard, along which you then climb cart track, taking in the increasingly beautiful view, which reaches as far as Julian Alps. Continue slightly to the left and soon leave the vineyard periphery as cart track turns into a forest. After a few minutes, when you reach the marked crossroads, continue along the left-hand cart track towards Marezig (straight ahead Vanganel Lake), following the signs for the Heart Trail at the crossroads. Higher up, you will reach an asphalt road, which you follow at the crossroads in the direction of Marezig. The trail continues past the school and then reaches the Church of the Holy Cross, next to which there is an information board for the Heart Trail.
Turn right and walk to the nearby lookout point, which offers a beautiful view of the coast.
Description and pictures refer to the situation in 2018 (April).
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