Mače - Javorov vrh (via Kozjek)

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 Mače. When you arrive in Mače, continue right at the marked crossroads (left Bašelj, straight ahead St Nicholas Church (the church is not accessible by car)) and follow the narrow road above the village, where there is a large marked parking lot.
b) From the motorway Jesenice - Ljubljana, take the exit Kranj - West and continue 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 to Zgornja Bela, where we turn right towards Preddvor. At Preddvor we see signs for Mače, which direct us left past the primary school onto the road that climbs up to Maca. When you arrive at Mače, continue right at the marked crossroads (left Bašelj, straight ahead St Nicholas Church (the church is not accessible by car)) and follow the narrow road above the village, where there is a large marked parking lot.

Path description:
From the parking lot, return to the road from which you turned into the parking lot and continue your ascent in the direction of Kališča. At first we walk through the forest, but a few minutes higher the road approaches the stream Suha, which it crosses 2 more times. After about 20 minutes we arrive at a marked crossroads where the normal route towards Kišče continues to the left, and we continue to the right in the direction of Srednji vrh, Kališča via Kozjek and Zavetišče v Hudičevem borštu via Kozjek. The deteriorating road leads us a little further on to a cargo cableway leading to the Dom na Kišče.
The ascent is slightly more difficult due to the labyrinth of cart tracks, but if you follow the markings carefully, you can't miss it. Higher up, the kolovoz turns into a steep footpath, which in time leads to the Kozjeka ridge. Here the path is laid and turns left, where after a few minutes of further walking it leads us to a marked crossroads.
Here, the path to Kališče branches off to the left, and we continue on the right path. After this we cross a ravine and after a few 10 steps of further walking we reach the next crossroads, where we continue straight on (left Dolga njiva, Cjanovca and Srednji vrh) in the direction of Hudičev boršt. A few minutes' crossing follows, the last part of which is on a grassy slope, and then at the edge of Hudičev boršt we join the slightly shorter Mačenska trail.
Continue past the spring and after a minute or two of further walking you will reach the Shelter in Hudičev Boršt.
From the shelter, continue eastwards, quickly leaving Hudičev boršt and arriving at the point where you emerge from the forest. At the initial part of the descent, a moderate downhill is aided by a steel cable, which continues for a few metres over a relatively steep slope. The trail continues along the fairly steep grassy slope of Zaplata, which is extremely avalanche-prone in winter. The crossing of the grassy slope, which is particularly dangerous for slipping in a few places in wet conditions, but otherwise technically easy, ends after about 15 minutes and the path leads us into the forest. After about 15 minutes of crossing through the forest, we arrive at a marked crossroads, where we continue slightly to the right in the direction of Javor's Peak (left Cjanovca and Srednji vrh, right Potoška gora, Spodnja Kokra, St. Jakob. . . ). The trail continues along and along the ridge, which is initially scenic in places, and occasionally descends a little. A little further on, the path passes into the forest and starts to climb steeply along the north-west ridge of the Javor peak. Just below the summit, the forest ends and we are only a few steps away from the summit.
Mače - Hudičev boršt 2:00, Hudičev boršt - Javorov vrh 1:00.

On the way: Zavetišče v Hudičevem borštu (1328m)

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