Gradišče - Škavnica

Access to starting point:
From Razdrto we drive on the highway towards Nova Gorica or vice versa and we go to the exit Vipava. We follow the road ahead, towards Vipava and Gradišče. In the village Gradišče we notice the first mountain signposts, which we follow to a larger parking lot by camp Kamp Tura above the village Gradišče.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we return to the road where we go a little left where signs point us to Plaz and Škavnica. Few meters we descend on the asphalt road and then signpost for Plaz and Abram points us right on a footpath. The path starts ascending and then leads us past few vineyards. Further, we are for quite some time ascending through the low forest towards the north and we follow the signs for Plaz and Abram. Occasionally the forest gets a little thinner and a nice view opens up on Vipava valley and surrounding peaks. A little higher, the path brings us on a smaller plain below Plaz where there is a marked crossing, and by the path there is also a table and some benches.
Left is only a short ascent to the top of Plaz, and we continue right where signs point us towards Škavnica and Nanos-Abram. We quickly come to another crossing where the path branches off to the left into a valley towards Vipava, we still stick to the right and follow the signs for Abram and Škavnica. Further, we are for some time still slightly ascending through the forest and then from the left also the second branch of the path from Vipava joins.
We again continue right and then we start ascending a little steeper. A little higher we come to another crossing where a signpost for Škavnica (15 min) points us left on a narrower footpath. And a wider path straight leads towards Abram and Gradiška Tura.
From the crossing, we start even a little steeper ascending on a narrow footpath through the forest. On the path we will here beside the usual Knafelc blazes notice also orange-green arrows. For some time we are still ascending through the forest and then we will on the left notice rocks, which surround the peak of Škavnica. We continue along the rocks and the path out of the forest brings us to a cross on the top of Škavnica. From the top, a very nice view opens up on Vipava valley.
If from the peak we continue 5 more minutes through the forest we can also visit an interesting open pavilion named Bivak Teodozij by which there are situated also some benches.