Cenc - Špičasti vrh (on marked path)
Starting point: Cenc (850 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 45.9087°N 14.0236°E
Path name: on marked path
Time of walking: 1 h 30 min
Difficulty: easy marked way
Difficulty of skiing: no data
Altitude difference: 278 m
Altitude difference (by path): 325 m
Map: Nanos 1:50.000
Access to starting point:
A) From the road Logatec - Idrija at settlement Godovič we go on the road in the direction of Črni Vrh and Ajdovščina. After Črni Vrh the road starts ascending in few hairpin turns, and then it flattens a little. On this less winding part we will get to a crossroad, where the road to Javornik branches off to the left, and at the same spot we will notice on the right side a macadam road and next to it mountain signposts for Špičasti vrh. Here we turn right and then we park on an appropriate place by the road.
B) From Vipava valley we drive to Col, and then we continue driving towards Idrija. At the spot, where a road towards Javornik branches off to the right, we continue sharply left on a macadam road, by which we notice hiking signposts. By the mentioned road we park on an appropriate place by the road.
Path description:
From the crossroad at Cenc we continue on the macadam road in the direction of Špičasti vrh. An ascending road at first leads below the power line, and then turns a little to the right. On this part, the marked cart track branches off to the left, on which we continue. On the cart track, we are at first ascending diagonally through the forest, after that forest gets thinner and from the path a nice view opens up towards Nanos, western peaks of Hrušica, and a little higher also on Malo Polje. After few minutes, the path turns right and it brings us to a macadam road which we reach right on a smaller saddle, where there is a marked crossing.
From the crossing, we go right in the direction of Špičasti vrh (slightly left Špiček (Špečk)) and we continue on a narrower road which starts lightly descending. After a short descent, we get to a smaller wooden cottage, which we bypass on the left side. From the cottage, we descend a little more, and then we get to an older house, in front of which we continue right upwards. Behind the house, the path passes into the forest, through which is gently to moderately ascending on a cart track. Higher the cart track entirely flattens and it turns left. Next follows some light descent, and then we step out of the forest, on a clearing, on which in few 10 strides we walk to a macadam road which we follow to the right. We walk on the road to the first crossroad, and from there we continue straight to the nearby cross (right leads the road towards Cenc), where the road turns left. A little further, the road comes out of the forest, and a little further also to homestead Gornji Žgavec, which we bypass on the left side. Next follows a short descent, and when the road again starts ascending, it takes us into a narrower lane of a forest. After few minutes of a light ascent, we get to the next crossroad, where from the right joins also an unmarked path over Novina.
From the crossroad, by which stands a wooden cross we go straight and on the path which continues through a meadow in few minutes we ascend to homestead Na Kobilici, or only to the road few 10 meters before the homestead.
When we step on the road, we follow it to the right, and with nice views on surrounding hills it brings us on less distinct saddle. Here we continue left on a cart track in the direction of Špičasti vrh. After few 10 strides, the cart track splits into two parts, and we continue on the right (left cart track leads to the top of a smaller ski lift), which passes into the forest, and there we already notice blazes. Next follows few minutes of a crossing towards the right, and then on one of the trees we notice a sign, which points us to the left on a slope. On a marked path in few minutes we ascend on a ridge, where the marked path turns right. For a short time, we walk on a forested ridge and then we already step on the upper part of Špičasti vrh, where the path ascends a little steeper. Next follows few minutes of ascent and we already reach the peak, on which there is situated a wooden lookout tower, from which a nice view opens up on all sides.
Description and pictures refer to a condition in the year 2015 (January).
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