Bašelj - Dom na Kališču

Access to starting point:
A) From the Ljubljana-Jesenice highway, take the Kranj-East exit, then continue driving towards Jezersko. When you arrive in Preddvor, leave the main road and continue driving left towards the center of the mentioned settlement; from there, follow the signs for the Bašelj settlement. When you arrive in Bašelj, at the spot where the main road makes a long left turn, leave it and continue driving straight in the direction of Gamsova pot. Continue driving on the narrow asphalt road that leads between the houses and along the Belica stream. Park at the parking lot by the Bašelj Tourist Association.
B) From the Jesenice-Ljubljana highway, take the Kranj-West exit and at the first intersection continue left. Then drive through the underpass under the highway and arrive at a roundabout, from which continue driving towards Golnik. The route ahead leads through the Mlaka pri Kranju settlement, and at the end of the settlement continue right towards the Srakovlje settlement. This is followed by driving through Srakovlje, Spodnja Bela, Srednja Bela, Zgornja Bela (in Zgornja Bela you join the road from Preddvor) to Bašelj, where the main road makes a long left turn; leave it and continue driving straight in the direction of Gamsova pot. Continue driving on the narrow asphalt road that leads between the houses and along the Belica stream. Park at the parking lot by the Bašelj Tourist Association.

Path description:
From the parking lot, continue in the direction of the Belica spring, Kališče and Storžič (left Gamsov raj) along the macadam road closed to public traffic, which bypasses the hut of the Sports Tourist Park Belica on the right side. The road, from which a nice view of Storžič opens up at first, leads us past the football and basketball fields and brings us to a marked junction at the road turning circle in about 10 minutes.
From the turning circle, continue right towards Kališče on the marked path (left Kališče on the forest road, also Gradišče (Pustinjak) and Kališče past Košuta hospital), which begins to ascend along the left tributary of Belica. The path ahead leads through the forest, first along the left side of the gully, then crosses it and switches to the right side, where after a short ascent you reach a rougher forest road or cart track. Follow the cart track for a few minutes, then the blazes direct you right into the forest, through which you ascend relatively steeply. Higher up, cross an overgrown clearing or old logging area, then step back onto a wide cart track. On the cart track walk only a few steps this time, as at the first bend continue straight along a gradually less steep path. A little further, cross another cart track and above it approach a wide cart track completely. At the spot where you approach the cart track completely there is a mountain signpost marking the path downward. Here continue straight, and after a minute or two of further walking join the better-trodden path from Mač.
From the mentioned junction, continue left towards Kališče (straight to Mače on the road, right to Mače on the footpath) and proceed through a short stretch of dense forest. The dense spruce forest ends quickly and you step onto a rough forest road leading from the valley of the Belica stream. Ascend the road, which soon makes a left turn, for a few minutes, then notice the continuation of the mountain path on the right side (the junction is well marked). The path ahead moves onto a steeper slope and ascends relatively steeply in numerous zigzags. Higher up the forest thins out temporarily and a nice view opens towards the south. On the section of sparse forest, a wooden bench provides a pleasant rest; a little further a working clock on a tree "surprises" you. Continuing, traverse to the right for a while longer, reaching the forested south ridge of Kališče. On the mentioned ridge the path turns sharply left, then ascends in a few zigzags to Spodnje Kališče, from where a nice view of Storžič opens up.
When the path returns to the forest above Spodnje Kališče, the path from Laško (also the path from Bašelj past Košuta hospital) joins from the left. A few more minutes of walking through the forest follow and you arrive at a nice viewpoint, from which a nice view opens towards the nearby Dom na Kališču, Mali Grintovec, the Lanež ridge, Krvavec... From the viewpoint only a short ascent remains and you are at Dom na Kališču.

On the way: Planina Kališče (1450m)

Trip can be extended to: Bašeljski vrh , Mali Grintovec , Storžič