Gradišče pri Vipavi - Furlanovo zavetišče pri Abramu (General)

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Country:	Slovenia
Mountain range:	The Goriška, Notranjska, and Snežnik Mountain Ranges
Trailhead:	Gradišče pri Vipavi (250 m)
Destination:	Furlanovo zavetišče pri Abramu (900 m)
Trailhead latitude/longitude:	45.8322 / 13.9709
Destination latitude/longitude:	45.819 / 14.019
Difficulty:	Difficult marked route
Recommended equipment:	Hiking shoes Water Snack

From the motorway, take the exit for Vipava. Continue on the road leading to Vipava and then on to Gradišče. When you get to Gradišče, drive straight ahead at first and you will soon reach a crossroads - turn left here (signpost for the campsite). Keep going up the narrow road for a while and keep following the signs for the campsite. When you reach the campsite, you will see a large car park in front of it. Park here.

On foot, turn towards the forest onto a narrow forest track, which is also signposted for the Gradiška tour 75 min. The trail starts to climb immediately and after about 5 minutes leads to a large fork where you turn left. You will come to a scree slope, which you cross, and then continue along the ascending path to a fork, which you will recognise by the inscription on the rock: 'footpath' - right. Turn right here onto the initially level, rocky path, which runs alongside a precipice in some sections and is protected by a stile in these places. As the path turns into the forest, it begins to climb steeply and soon leads to a crossroads where the Furlan route to the Gradiška tura joins from the left. From here, continue along the forest path, which climbs steeply up to the top of the Gradiška Tura, which is about 20 minutes away. From Gradiška ture, continue along the path, which first descends quickly and then leads into the forest on a sloping path, from where a beautiful view of the top of Gradiška ture opens back up. In the forest, the path turns to the right and leads to a large meadow. Cross the meadow and continue back into the forest. The path starts to descend slightly and leads us at this pace to a macadam road. Walk along the road for a few minutes, and soon a forest path branches off to the left, which you turn onto. You will see two buildings ahead of you, and a few dozen metres before them we turn right onto a steeply ascending path. The climb lasts a few minutes, then lays down again and shortly afterwards starts descending again. At the end of the descent, it crosses a dirt road and leads to a small meadow. Once it enters the woods again, it immediately starts climbing and continues like this for the last few minutes until we reach our destination.

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