Bašelj - Storžič (past sv. Lovrenc and on SW ridge)

Access to the starting point:
a) From the motorway Ljubljana - Jesenice, take the exit Kranj - East, then continue driving towards 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 which 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, you emerge from the forest, from where a beautiful view opens up 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 left-hand road in the direction of St. Lawrence and Dom pod Sv. Lovrencem (straight ahead Kališe, Storžič - it is also possible to reach Kališe and Storžič by continuing 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 under 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 we continue straight in the direction of Storžič and Kališča.
Continue in the direction of Storžič along a 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. The marked trail leads to Javornik and Poljana on the left and to Kišče on the right. At the crossroads, we continue neither left nor right, but onto an unmarked path that leads straight ahead. The slightly less well-trodden path can be seen to the left of the tree with the signposts. From the crossroads, the path climbs up a grassy slope, which becomes steeper and soon leads us into the vicinity of an undistinguished ravine. Here we continue slightly to the left and then to the left of the aforementioned ravine we climb towards the south-western ridge of Storžič. The slope on this side is also slightly more tree-covered. The path is less well trodden, but can be followed without major problems. As you approach the ridge, the path turns to the right and crosses grassy slopes. There is a short steep climb to the ridge. The grassy slopes are quite steep for most of the way and are very dangerous to slip on when wet. Even in the dry, however, some caution is needed.
When you reach the ridge, continue to the right and then climb up the mostly grassy and relatively steep ridge. In the steeper parts the path leaves the ridge a few times to the left or right. Follow Grebenc until you join the marked path from mountain pasture to Javornik. The marked path then turns slightly to the right and soon we join the paths from Dom pod Storžičem and Kališča. It is then only a short climb to the summit, which can already be seen ahead.
You can descend via mountain pasture Javornik or towards Kišče.

On the way: Dom na Lovrencu (Bašelj) (860m), Sveti Lovrenc (Bašelj) (892m)

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