Bašelj - Mali Grintovec (via Sveti Lovrenc and over Bašeljski vrh)

Access to the starting point:
a) From the motorway Ljubljana - Jesenice, take the exit Kranj - East, then continue driving in the direction of Jezersko. When you reach Preddvor, leave the main road and turn left towards the centre of the town, and from there follow the signs for Bašelj. When you reach Bašelj, at the point where the main road makes a long left turn, leave the main road and continue straight ahead in the direction of the Gamsova cesta (Gamsova cesta). Continue along the narrow asphalt road that leads between the houses and the Belica stream. Park in the parking lot next to the Bašelj Tourist Board.
b) From the motorway Jesenice - Ljubljana, take the exit Kranj - West and turn left at the first junction. Continue through the underpass under the motorway and then to the roundabout, from where you continue in the direction of Golnik. The road continues through Mlaka pri Kranju, and at the end of the village we turn right in the direction of Srakovlje. We then drive through Srakovlje, Spodnja Bela, Srednja Bela, Zgornja Bela (in Zgornja Bela we join the road from Preddvor) to Bašlja, where the main road makes a long left turn, we leave it and continue straight on in the direction of Gamsova cesta. Continue along the narrow asphalt road that leads between houses and the Belica stream. Park in the parking lot next to the Bašelj Tourist Board.

Path description:
From the starting point at the log cabin of the Bašelj Tourist Association, continue along the forest road closed to public traffic, which leads us along the Belica stream. At first you walk along the football and basketball court, then you arrive at the first crossroads of the Gamsova cesta, where you continue left (straight along the road Kališe, Gradišče, Storžič. . . ) into the forest, where you first walk parallel to the road, then the path turns even more to the left and begins to climb crosswise over a gradually steeper and steeper slope. Higher up, we emerge from the forest, where we have a beautiful view towards the Gams paradise, Gorenjska and the nearby village of Laško. From here, we walk a few steps past the bench and the NOB memorial to the nearby road, and walk along it for only a few metres, as the Gamsova cesta signs direct us right into the forest. After a few minutes of climbing through the forest, you will reach a forest road, which you follow to the right to a nearby crossroads and a parking lot.
From the crossroads, continue along the worse and steeper road to the left in the direction of St. Lawrence and Dom pod Sv. Lovrencem (straight ahead Kališe, Storžič - but it is also possible to reach Kališe and Storžiča by continuing to the left). From the crossroads onwards, the ascent is relatively steep, and during the ascent a marked footpath branches off to the right, leading directly to the church of St. Lawrence and bypassing the Dom pod Lovrencem (Home of St. Lawrence). Continue along the road, with some views from the higher ground. After a while, when the road turns sharp right, a few steps will take you to the aforementioned Dom pod Lovrencem.
From the house, continue in the direction of Javornik, Velika and Mala Poljana, Kališe and Storžič, along a path that climbs moderately through the forest. The well-worn path quickly leads out of the forest onto a vast hayfield, over which you can walk to the Church of St. Lovrenec, enjoying the beautiful views.
Behind the church, the path returns to the forest and begins to descend towards a marked crossroads a few minutes away, where you continue straight on in the direction of Storžič and Kališe.
Continue in the direction of Storžič along the wide path, which climbs slightly. The path soon becomes narrower and then climbs steeply through the forest for some time. Higher up, the path just leads us out of the forest and beautiful views of the southern slopes of Storžič open up. The steepness continues unabated all the way to the bench at the crossroads. To the left is a marked trail towards Javornik and Poljana, and we turn right towards Kališe. From the crossroads the path becomes slightly narrower and less beaten. We continue for a long time crossing the slopes to the east. The path alternates between forest and grassy slopes, which are also quite steep in places. As you cross, the path climbs slightly steeper at times and descends gently on a few occasions. In the second part of the crossing, the path leads to a spring below Bašeljski sedlo. Here the path turns slightly to the right and continues to cross the slopes until it leads us to a marked crossroads where we continue straight in the direction of Bašeljski vrh and Malá Grintovec (Storžič on the left, Dom na Kališču on the right).
The way forward climbs steeply through the lane of dwarf pines and, with a fine view of the neighbouring Mali Grintovec, leads us to the dwarf pines ridge of Bašeljski vrh, where we arrive at the next well-marked crossroads in the next few minutes. At the crossroads, a path branches off to the right to Mali Grintovec and Srednji vrh, and we continue straight ahead, looking at Storžič, to continue our ascent. The path along and along the ridge covered with dwarf pines is joined shortly below the summit by the path from Jekarica and Bašeljski Preval. Continue right here and, after a slightly narrower ridge, within a minute of further walking you will reach Bašeljski vrh, from which you will have a beautiful view of the mountains above Jezersko, and the view extends as far as Košuta, Obirje and Lavanttal Alps in Austria.
From Bašeljski vrh we start a relatively steep descent east to north-east, following a path that runs along and along the ridge, which is mostly covered with dwarf pines, but where it is not a little more care is needed. After about 15 minutes the descent ends and the path leads to Mačensko sedlo, where we join the marked path with Kališe and the unmarked path along the valley of Suha.
Continue straight on in the direction of Maly Grintovec, following the path which begins to climb relatively steeply up the western slope of the mountain. After about half an hour's walk from Mačensko sedlo, we arrive at a marked crossroads where the path from Dolga njiva joins from the right. Continue left and after some 10 steps of further walking you will reach the top of Maly Grintovec.

On the way: Dom na Lovrencu (Bašelj) (860m), Sveti Lovrenc (Bašelj) (892m), Izvir pod Bašeljskim prevalom (1510m), Bašeljski vrh (1744m), Mačensko sedlo (1622m)

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