Osp - Socerb Castle

Access to starting point:
Highway Ljubljana - Koper we leave at exit Črni Kal, and then we short time drive towards Črni Kal, by columns of viaduct Črni Kal we go left in the direction of the settlement Osp. The road then leads us through the settlement Gabrovica pri Črnem Kalu, after the mentioned settlement after approximately 1 km we get to the village Osp, where in the middle of the settlement there is the beginning of the described path. Suitable place for parking is about 500 meters before the settlement.

Path description:
From the spot, where we've parked, we walk to the center of the village, where by NOB monument we notice the first blazes.
We continue right (left downwards Tinjan and tourist farm and camp Kamp pri Vovku) and we start ascending among houses, and at the crossroads, we follow the blazes. From the marked path soon the path towards the climbing area branches off to the right, and we continue to the near parish church of St. Peter, which we bypass on the right side.
Village here ends, and the road changes into a cart track, on which we quickly get to a marked crossing.
From the crossing, we continue straight (right Kastelec and castle Socerb through Kastelec), and the cart track gradually starts descending diagonally. After few minutes of light descent we get into a smaller valley, where from the left joins an unmarked path from the hamlet Mlinarji, and we continue straight and a little further we cross the stream Zasedski potok, after which at the crossing we go right towards Socerb and Slavnik. At the next crossing, we leave the valley and we go slightly left on a wide and well-beaten path, which past the hunting observatory brings us on a little wider cart track. A little further, we step out of the forest, and the path splits.
We continue straight on a marked path (on the left path we get to Italy), which becomes steeper and is ascending through an interesting landscape. When we get very close to the national border and with that to the village Prebenico / Prebeneg, we continue right and start ascending diagonally. During the diagonal ascent occasionally a nice view opens up on Tinjan, Bay of Milje (Muggia), and higher also viaduct Črni Kal. Higher, we reach an asphalt road which we follow to the right (left Dolina and Boljunec, settlements on the Italian side of the border), and in few steps we get to a crossroad, where we continue sharply left in the direction towards Socerb (straight Kastelec).
We continue on the asphalt road which brings us in the settlement Socerb, and we go past NOB monument and chapel on a marked path, which past few houses returns on the road. We continue on the road to the near last house, and then on the stairs, we reach castle Socerb, from which a nice view opens up.
Description and pictures refer to a condition in the year 2018 (April).

On the way: Prebenico / Prebeneg (235m), Socerb (371m)