Mače - Mali Grintovec (via Bašeljski vrh)

Access to the starting point:
From the motorway Ljubljana - Jesenice take the exit Kranj - East and follow the road towards Jezersko, but only as far as the village of Tupaliče. Here, the sign for Preddvor directs you to the left, and then follow the road in the direction of the neighbouring village Mače. Through the village Mače, follow the mountain signs for Kališče. Shortly after the village you will see a marked parking area where you park (no further driving is allowed).

Path description:
From the parking lot, head back to the road you left. Follow this road for about half an hour to the crossroads, where you turn left after the Kališče signs. The path here crosses a stream and climbs steeply immediately afterwards. After a few minutes, the path leads to cart track, which we leave immediately. We take the marked footpath which runs between the two tracks. The path continues to climb moderately in the keys. After a while, the path leads back to the track. Follow it straight up, but only for a few minutes, and then turn onto the track. The track leads us to a bench on a lookout ledge within a few minutes of ascent. The path then leads into the forest and climbs gently at first. This nice walk on a less steep path ends quickly. The path then crosses a track and begins to climb in switchbacks through the forest. We walk along the path ahead, which gives us the feeling that we are gaining altitude quickly. The Gozd then becomes a little thinner so that we can look a little here and there towards Gorenjska. The path then just leads us to mountain pasture Kališče, where the path from the neighbouring village (Bašelj, Laško) joins us from the left. From here on we have only 15 minutes to climb back through the forest to the hut at Kišče.
From home, continue along the wide ridge path towards Storžič and Bašeljski vrh. After a few minutes further, the path to Bašeljski vrh branches off to the right. Take this path, which leads to Bašeljski vrh via dwarf pines in a moderate ascent. The last metres below the summit are dangerous for slipping in the snow.
From the summit, descend towards the Mačen saddle. This part is a bit more difficult, but the route does not present any major dangers in the dry land. The trail descending from the summit is mostly along a ridge, which is slightly exposed in places. From Mačensko sedlo onwards, the path starts to climb again. The ascent is on a grassy slope, mostly covered with dwarf pines. Just a few steps below the summit you reach a crossroads, where you turn left (right Srenji vrh and Dolga njiva) and easily reach the summit.
Mače - Kališče 2:30, Kališče - Bašelj vrh 45 minutes, Bašelj vrh - Mali Grintovec 45 minutes.

On the way: Planina Kališče (1450m), Dom na Kališču mountain hut (1534m), Bašeljski vrh (1744m), Mačensko sedlo (1615m)

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