6A Kambreško - Plave

Walk of Peace
Linear route Scenic Cultural/historical interest

Easy stage that alternates small villages with beautiful panoramic views, allowing you to get an 'at a glance' idea of what the Isonzo front was like during the Great War.

If the Kanalski Kolovrat had already opened to the hiker’s eye the view of the front, this stage offers the possibility to reach one of the peaks of greatest strategic importance for the Italians on the Isonzo front. The summit of Mount Korada, in fact, was a nerve command center until the Twelfth Battle of the Isonzo. Vittorio Emanuele III himself would go there to have an overview of the movements on the front. But this stage also includes other interesting perspectives, including a visit to the church, a pilgrimage destination, Marijino Celje, of medieval origin, and other small churches along the route, ending once again on the banks of the Soča (Isonzo) river.

Author's tip

It is advisable to bring a good supply of food and drinks due to the scarcity of refreshment points between Kambreško and Korada.

Difficulty

Easy

Physical fitness

Easy - possible without preparation.

Road type

Tot. km 18.3 km
Unknown
18.3 km

Highest point

814 m

Lowest point

89 m

Recommended period

Available: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov,

Safety information

It is advisable to bring a good supply of food and drinks due to the scarcity of refreshment points between Kambreško and Korada

Equipment

Trekking shoes and clothing, packed food and drinks, flashlight, trekking poles

Additional notes

The alpine hut on Korada and the refreshment point Na Skednju in Vrtače are open on weekends.

Directions

The journey starts in Kambreško, where it is possible to visit the interesting museum house at Lukčeva hiša. From Kambreško, the journey continues along the ridge of Kanalski Kolovrat on a picturesque road, partly paved and partly unpaved, to the villages of Humarji, Gorenje Nekovo, and Lig. On the way to Humarji, you pass a watering trough from the time of the Great War. The road then leads to Lig, and up to the pilgrimage church Marijino Celje. If you deviate a bit from the route near Lig, it is possible to visit Franc Jerončič’s private collection in the village of Melinki, one kilometer away. From Lig you continue on a road first paved then wooded, passing the churches of St. James above Debenje and St. Gertrude below Korada. The latter is mentioned for the first time in 1523. During the Great War, it was destroyed and later rebuilt. The altar was brought from the destroyed church of St. Mark in Vipava. Only a few meters separate the hiker from the summit of Korada (812 m), from which the King of Italy Vittorio Emanuele III observed the events on the front with his generals. From the alpine hut on Korada, return passing by St. Gertrude church down to the main Lig–Vrhovlje road, and after crossing it descend towards the village of Vrtače. From here, the route to Plave follows a mountain trail. At Vrtače, the path leads to a stone watering trough from the Great War. Then continue through the forest to the village of Zamedveje and onwards to Plave. From the church of St. John the Baptist, destroyed in the Great War and later restored in the 20th century, proceed through a railway underpass to the bridge over the Soča river, where stage 6A of the Walk of Peace from the Alps to the Adriatic concludes.

Roadbook

Public transport

Regular bus lines:

Nova Gorica–Plave–Tolmin

Rail connections:

Jesenice–Most na Soči–Plave–Nova Gorica

Where to park

Departure: center of the village of Kambreško

Arrival: parking lot at Plave railway station

Starting point

Kambreško

Arrival point

Plave

Coordinates

DD 46.128007, 13.649165
DMS 46°07'40.8"N 13°38'57.0"E
UTM 33T 395643 5109157
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