Col - Sinji vrh (via Črne stene)

Access to starting point:
A) From highway Razdrto - Nova Gorica we go to the exit Ajdovščina, and then we continue driving in the direction of Col and Idrija. When we get to Col we turn left towards Predmeja and then after few meters right on a parking lot opposite of the parish church in Col. We can also park on a parking lot by nearby sports field.
B) We drive to Logatec, and from there we continue driving towards Idrija. At the end of the settlement Kalce we turn left in the direction of Podkraj and Col, after that on a little more winding road at first we get to Podkraj, and then on a little more flat road also to Cola. In Col, where we join the road from Ajdovščina we continue right, and after few 10 meters left in the direction of Predmeja. Towards Predmeja we drive only few meters, because immediately after the crossroad we turn right on a parking lot opposite of the church of St. Lenart.
C) We drive to Idrija, and then we continue driving towards Logatec. When we get to Godovič we leave the main road towards Logatec and we continue driving right in the direction of Črni Vrh, Col and Ajdovščina. When we get to Col we turn right towards Otlica and Predmeja and then once again right on the nearby parking lot opposite of the church.

Path description:
From the parking lot opposite of the church in Col we continue on the main asphalt road towards Predmeja. After approximately 5 minutes of walking on the asphalt road we will get to the spot, where signs for path Pot po Robu point us to the left on a bad forest road. A quite gentle road soon changes into a cart track, and it continues through pleasant pine forest. Well marked mountain path, on a smaller clearing leaves the cart track and continues on a wider path, which for some time runs through a dense forest. A little higher we get out of the forest on grassy slopes, which we only cross, and then blazes lead us left on a little steeper path, on which in few minutes we ascend on a panoramic peak Kovk.
From the top, we descend towards the southwest and we continue on a little poorly visible footpath which runs by the edge of plateau above steep panoramic slopes. The path soon flattens, and then on a grassy terrain brings us to a crossing, where from the left joins the marked path from the hunting cottage Budanje (near the crossing there is an inscription box "Sončnica").
We go straight and we continue by the edge of plateau on panoramic terrain, on which in a minute or two of additional walking, we get to Paragliding site Sončnica.
From the airfield we continue on a marked path which continues towards the west and which leads us by the edge of plateau. After few shorter ascents and descents we quickly reach the peak Kraguljc, which we recognize by a small concrete stone (trigonometric point) on the top of the mountain.
From the top follows an easy descent on the ridge of Kraguljc, from where occasionally beautiful views opening up on Vipava valley, and then we get to a marked crossing, where from the left marked path from Ajdovščina joins.
We continue straight in the direction of the path Pot po Robu (left 30 meters stamp and inscription box of Podrta gora) and for few minutes we continue by the edge of plateau. From the highest point of Podrta gora follows a short descent and the path brings us into a smaller valley, where by a poorly marked crossing there is the next inscription box, which is attached near the plague column.
We continue straight in the direction of the path Pot po Robu (right Sinji vrh western and east path), on the path which then ascends on 830 meters high Pravi vrh, and then continues on and by the ridge of Črne stene, whose highest peak reaches 844 meters. Next follows few minutes of easy and pleasant walking, on the path that runs relatively high above Vipava valley, which we can admire on a larger part of the path.
The path Pot po Robu we follow to a pleasant viewpoint Na Rubu, where from the left the path over Stare babe joins.
Here at the power line poles blazes for Sinji vrh point us to the right on a cart track which at first slightly ascends and then it is gradually descending. When the path ascends we again step on the road, where we continue left upwards (to the right, the road at the last house in the village ends). After few minutes walk and on the road we come to a crossroad, where we continue right and then after few meters once again right. The road which is further a little steeper ascending higher brings us to another crossroad, where we again continue right. Next follows 700 more meters of walking on the road to boarding house Sinji vrh. Here the road ends and we continue on an unmarked path towards Sinji vrh, which we reach after three minutes. Orientation in the last part isn't difficult.
Col - Kovk 1:00, Kovk - Sinji vrh 2:25.

On the way: Kovk (961m), Sončnica (Reber) (867m), Kraguljc (897m), Podrta gora nad Ajdovščino (827m), Pravi vrh (830m), Črne stene (844m), Štorski kal (810m), Rob (847m)