Zagora - Vodice (via Vodice)

Access to starting point:
A) First, we drive to Nova Gorica, and then we continue driving towards Tolmin and Bovec. Further, we drive past Solkan bridge (Solkan bridge over which runs railway line is long 220 meters, the bridge has the longest stone arch in the world), and then we few kilometers drive directly by the river Soča. And when the road goes a little away from the river, we get to a smaller crossroad, where a road towards Zagomila branches off to the right (house number 1-2) and Zagora (house number 1-7) and accommodations Pri Martinovih. Here we continue right and after the first right turn, we park on an appropriate place by the road. We can also park higher by the road.
B) From the direction of Tolmin and Most na Soči on a regional road we drive towards Nova Gorica. After the settlement Plave we need to pay attention to the left turn-offs. First, the road branches off to the left towards a smaller hamlet or nearby house, and a little further, the road towards Zagomila branches off sharply to the left (house number 1-2) and Zagora (house number 1-7) and accommodations Pri Martinovih. Here we continue left and after the first right turn, we park on an appropriate place by the road. We can also park higher by the road.

Path description:
From the spot, where we've parked, we continue on the asphalt road which is moderately ascending through the forest. On the very beginning, also a view opens up a little on the other side of the river Soča, where we see the church of St. Ahacij above Prilesje, after that except the view on the nearby pasture to the sharp right turn we don't get much of a view. From the mentioned turn, we clearly see Soča, Prilesje, Plave and Korada. After the turn, the forest gradually gets thinner and the path brings us to the village Zagora, where the path leads us past few houses. In the middle of the settlement a short road branches off to the right towards Martinovi, and we continue left in the direction of Sveta Gora. Only a little further, we get above the village, and we continue the ascent on the asphalt road which for quite some time continues through the forest. The road is then ascending towards the south to southeast and eventually brings us to Zagomila, a smaller hamlet above which a beautiful view opens up towards Korada and the ridge of Sabotin. After the settlement also the asphalt ends, and the road brings us to the marked crossroad, where we continue left in the direction of hamlet Vodice (straight Sveta Gora and the peak Vodice through the mountain pass Preški vrh).
From the crossroad ahead, the road in few hairpin turns ascends on the saddle between Kuk (612 meters) on the left and less known Košutnik (592 meters) on the right. From the saddle follows an easy descent and the path past memorial plaques and a smaller wooden cross brings us to the next marked crossing.
From the crossing, the path branches off to the left on the already mentioned Kuk, slightly to the left continues the road, on which we can get to the settlement Paljevo, and we continue right past a monument, which was placed in June 1916 to commandant of the 1st mountain brigade FML Guido Novak von Arienti. Behind the monument, the road turns a little to the left, and after few minutes brings us to a hamlet Vodice. After Vodice we leave the road and we continue right in the direction of a monument (caption on a sign). The path ahead turns a little more to the right and it brings us out of the forest on a grassy meadow, where we continue by the outer edge of the grazing fence. With nice views on surrounding hills and Julian Alps, in few minutes we return into the forest. The path continues through the forest and is mostly only gently ascending, and then it flattens even more and it brings us to a forest road which we reach near the information boards.
At the information boards to the left continues the forest road which leads towards the saddle Preški vrh, a little further and then to the right leads the path towards the nearby monument Pri orlih, and on a worse road ahead, the path continues towards the summit of Vodice and mausoleum on the top. From the information boards to the top of Vodice there are only about 2 minutes of walking.
The entire path is at the crossroads marked, but it doesn't have trail blazes.

On the way: Zagora (200m), Zagomila (400m), Vodice (555m)

Trip can be extended to: Sveta Gora