Dom pod Storžičem - Stegovnik (western way)

Access to the starting point:
From the Ljubljana - Jesenice motorway, take the Ljubelj exit. Follow the road through Tržič and on the other side of Tržič turn right towards Lom pod Storžičem. Follow this road towards the signs for the Lodge under Storžič. Park in the parking lot a few metres in front of the mountain hut.

Path description:
From the parking lot in front of the lodge, take the road to the left in the direction of Javorniško sedlo and mountain pasture Javornik. After about 20 minutes' walk, the road turns into cart track. Here you can continue along the marked footpath, which is rather abandoned, or you can follow the cart track. I recommend walking along the cart track as it is also easier to navigate, even though it is not marked. Follow Cart track, which climbs quite steeply, through the forest to Javorniško sedlo, where there is a crossroads. To the left mountain pasture Javornik, to the right Stegovnik and Mačensko sedlo. Take the left dirt track towards mountain pasture Javornik (not in the direction of Stegovnik, a possible circular route of approximately the same length). Cart track continues on a gentle ascent, crossing the slopes of Javornik and after 20 minutes' walk leading to mountain pasture.
At mountain pasture we enter a forest road, which we then follow in a gentle downhill, first to the north, while the dirt road makes a bend mainly to the east. After about 15 minutes of walking along the road, you will reach a large meadow, where there is also a crossroads. Leave the road here and continue in the direction Stegovnik along the path that crosses the meadow. On the other side of the meadow, the path enters the woods and continues along cart track, which is gently descending for the most part. After a while the track turns into a footpath, now ascending and then descending again. After a while, the path from which we have only a few views (mainly of the ridge of Košuta) leads us to a pleasant bench. The path continues through the forest, which is occasionally interrupted by a clearing overgrown with tall grass. A little further on, we come to a small crossroads, where the Jezersko trail joins us from the right (and the eastern trail - the possibility of returning to the exit). Continue straight ahead and in a few further steps the path leads to the window in Stegovnik.
With the help of a rope climb up to the first window in the middle of which a passage opens to the left via a ladder down. The window then narrows (watch your head) and the path leads to the other side of the side ridge. On the other side of the window, the path starts to climb steeply and leads us to the Stegovnik ridge in the keys. There is a 10-minute walk along the scenic ridge. In the snow, the ridge is dangerous for slipping.
You can descend via the eastern route.

On the way: Javorniški preval (1465m), Planina Javornik (1550m), Okno v Stegovniku (1460m)

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