Rodik - Sveti Socerb (Artviže)

Access to starting point:
A) From highway Ljubljana - Koper we go to the exit Divača, after that from a roundabout we continue on exit in the direction of Kozina and Škocjan caves. Further, we drive through the underpass below the highway, on the main road towards Kozina we drive to a crossroad, where the road towards the settlement Rodik branches off to the left. When we get to Rodik, at the crossroad at the house with house number Rodik 2, we continue left and then we drive on a narrower road which leads us between numerous houses. Through the village we follow "instinct", that we have to get above the village, where it starts cycling path (macadam road), which leads towards Artviže (in Rodik are signs for the mentioned cycling path). We park above the village on an appropriate place near the pumping station Rodik 2. Further driving is forbidden.
B) From highway Koper - Ljubljana we go to the exit Kozina, and then we continue driving towards Ilirska Bistrica. From traffic light crossroad in Kozina we continue straight (left Trst, right Ilirska Bistrica) on the road Rodiška cesta, on which we continue to the settlement Rodik. When we get to Rodik, at the crossroad at the house with house number Rodik 2, we continue left and then we drive on a narrower road which leads us between numerous houses. Through the village we follow "instinct", that we have to get above the village, where it starts cycling path (macadam road), which leads towards Artviže (in Rodik are signs for the mentioned cycling path). We park above the village on an appropriate place near the pumping station Rodik 2. Further driving is forbidden.

Path description:
From pumping station Rodik 2 we continue on a macadam road which is closed for public traffic and which leads towards Artviže. At first the road quite steeply ascends, after that unmarked path branches off to the right (at first still road) towards Ajdovščina, and about a minute higher to the left road, by which there are signs for Divača cycling circuit. In both cases we continue on a wider road which higher flattens and from the slopes of the peak Ajdovščina gradually passes on a ridge Križandrev. On the mentioned ridge, we are at first still mostly ascending, and higher the road few times also descends. When the forest ends the road entirely flattens, and then with occasional views towards Slavnik, it slowly leads towards Artviže. A little before the mentioned village from the left joins also a marked path from the church of St. Mavricij. We continue straight, where after few steps we get to NOB monument and inscription box on Artviže.
From the inscription box in the village we continue on the asphalt road which isn't marked. At the crossroads, we stick to the left direction (turn-offs on a yard we ignore), and the road quickly brings us above the village, where the asphalt ends. We continue the ascent on a panoramic grassy slope, on which in few minutes we walk to the church of St. Socerb, which is situated on the highest summit of Brkini.