Vrtovin - Školj Svetega Pavla above Vrtovin
Starting point: Vrtovin (360 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 45.9099°N 13.8204°E
Time of walking: 35 min
Difficulty: easy marked way
Difficulty of skiing: easily
Altitude difference: 160 m
Altitude difference (by path): 180 m
Map: Goriška 1:50.000
Access to starting point:
A) From highway Razdrto - Nova Gorica we go to the exit Ajdovščina, and then at the crossroad we turn left in the direction of Nova Gorica. Further, on a regional road towards Nova Gorica we drive to the settlement Vrtovin, there in the middle of the village we turn right in the direction of Čaven. The road which is then ascending through the village at the crossroads we follow in the direction of St. Pavel, Kucelj and Čaven. We park on a smaller parking lot at the end of the village, near the mountain signposts.
B) From highway Nova Gorica - Razdrto we go to the exit Selo, after we drive on the old road Nova Gorica - Ajdovščina we continue right towards Nova Gorica. On regional road towards Ajdovščina we drive to the settlement Vrtovin, there in the middle of the village we turn left in the direction of Čaven. The road which is then ascending through the village at the crossroads we follow in the direction of St. Pavel, Kucelj and Čaven. We park on a smaller parking lot at the end of the village, near the mountain signposts.
Path description:
From the parking lot, we continue on the left road in the direction of Kucelj and Sveti Pavel. After few minutes of walking, the road brings us to a crossing, where a mountain path branches off right upwards on Kucelj and Čaven. Here we continue ahead on the road which leads us past the water source Hrbe to the next crossing, where we continue left in the direction of Sveti Pavel and a water tower. Here the road changes into a cart track which with some shorter descents and ascents brings us to the church of St. Pavel.
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