Bašelj - Storžič (via Sveti Lovrenc and over Bašeljski preval)

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 point 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 Storžič 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 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 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 Storžiča 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 to a marked crossroads.
To the right leads the path to Dom na Kališču which is only a few minutes walk away, and we take a sharp left onto the path towards Storžič. At the crossroads, the path to Bašeljski vrh and Maly Grintovec also branches off. The gentle path with beautiful views then leads us quickly to the Bašelj saddle, where we join the path from Jezersko. At the saddle, a signpost for Storžič directs us to the path going west (straight ahead). The path, which starts to climb steeply through dwarf pines, leads us to the ridge of Storžič after a 30-minute climb. The ridge soon gives way to the steep southern slopes of Storžič. This part of the path is dangerous for slipping, great care is needed in wet conditions. The steepness then eases a little and the path continues along the ridge or just below it. A few metres below the summit, join the path coming from Žrela (also from mountain pasture Javornik and from Psice). Continue to the right and in a few steps you will reach the top where the cross stands.

On the way: Dom na Lovrencu (Bašelj) (860m), Sveti Lovrenc (Bašelj) (892m), Izvir pod Bašeljskim prevalom (1510m), Bašeljski preval (1630m)

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