Bašelj - Mali Grintovec (via Dom na Kališču)

Access to starting point:
a) From the Ljubljana-Jesenice motorway take the Kranj-east exit, then continue driving towards Jezersko. When arriving in Preddvor leave the main road and continue left towards the centre of the mentioned place, from there follow the signs for the Bašelj settlement. Upon arriving in Bašelj, at the place where the main road makes a long left bend, leave it and continue straight towards Gamsova pot. Continue driving on the narrow asphalt road leading between houses and along the Belica stream. Park at the parking lot next to the Bašelj Tourist Association.
b) From the Jesenice-Ljubljana motorway take the Kranj-west exit and at the first intersection continue left. Then drive through the underpass under the motorway, then arrive at a roundabout from which continue driving towards Golnik. The route ahead leads through the Mlaka pri Kranju settlement, but 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 we join the road from Preddvor) to Bašelj, where the main road makes a long left bend, leave it and continue straight towards Gamsova pot. Continue driving on the narrow asphalt road leading between houses and along the Belica stream. Park at the parking lot next to the Bašelj Tourist Association.

Route description:
From the parking lot continue towards the source of Belica, Kališče and Storžič (left Gamsov raj) along the gravel road closed to public traffic, which bypasses the Športno turističnega parka Belica hut on the right side. The road, from which a nice view of Storžič opens up at first, leads past the football and basketball courts and brings us to a marked junction at the road turning area in about 10 minutes.
From the turning area continue right towards Kališče along the marked path (left to Kališče via forest road, also Gradišče (Pustinjak) and Kališče past Partizanska bolnica Košuta), which begins to ascend along the left tributary of Belica. The path continues 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 we reach a poorer forest road or track. We follow the track for a few minutes, then the marks direct us right into the forest through which we ascend relatively steeply. Higher up we cross an overgrown meadow or old clearing, then step back onto a wide track. On the track we walk only a few steps this time, as already at the first bend we continue straight along a gradually less steep path. A little further we cross another track and above it approach the wide track completely. At the place where we fully approach the track there is a mountaineering signpost indicating the downward path. Here we continue straight and after one or two minutes of further walking join the better-trodden path from Mač.
From the mentioned junction continue left towards Kališče (straight to Mače via road, right to Mače via footpath) and continue the path through a short belt of dense forest. The dense spruce forest ends quickly and we step onto a poorer forest road leading from the Belica stream valley. We ascend along the road, which soon makes a left bend, for a few minutes, then on the right side notice the continuation of the mountaineering path (the branch 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 to the south opens up. In the section of sparse forest a wooden bench offers a pleasant rest, a little further a still-working clock on a tree "surprises" us. Continuing we traverse somewhat more to the right to reach the forested southern ridge of Kališče. On the mentioned ridge the path turns sharply left, then ascends in a few zigzags to Spodnje Kališče, or Planina Kališče, from where a nice view of Storžič opens up.
When above Spodnje Kališče the path returns to the forest, the path from Laški (also the path from Bašelj past Partizanska bolnica Košuta) joins from the left. A few more minutes of walking through the forest follow and we arrive at a nice viewpoint from which a nice view opens towards the nearby Dom na Kališču, Mali Grintovec, Lanež ridge, Krvavec... From the viewpoint only a short ascent follows and we are already at Dom na Kališču.
Behind Dom na Kališču we notice a mountaineering signpost with numerous path continuation options. Continue along the gentle and scenic ridge path towards Storžič, Bašeljski vrh..., which continues northwards. After a few minutes of easy walking amid nice views reaching all the way to the Julian Alps, we arrive at a junction where we continue right (straight to Storžič) towards Bašeljski vrh. The path ahead ascends more steeply through a belt of dwarf pines and brings us, with nice views of the neighbouring Mali Grintovec, to the dwarf pine-covered ridge of Bašeljski vrh, where in the next few minutes we arrive at the next well-marked junction, where we continue along the lower right path (left to Bašeljski vrh) towards Mačensko sedlo.
The crossing of Bašeljski vrh follows along a path that continues with some shorter ascents and descents. When the crossing ends we arrive at Mačensko sedlo, where the marked path from Bašeljski vrh joins from the left, and from the right an unmarked path along the Suha valley.
Continue straight towards Mali Grintovec along a path that begins to ascend relatively steeply along the western slope of the mentioned mountain. After about half an hour of walking from Mačensko sedlo we arrive at a marked junction where the path from Dolga njiva joins from the right. Continue left and after some 10 steps of further walking arrive at the summit of Mali Grintovec.

Starting point - end of road 0:15, end of road - to Gora 0:50, to Gora - Spodnje Kališče 1:10, Spodnje Kališče - Dom na Kališču 0:15, Dom na Kališču - junction at Kališče 0:10, junction above Kališče - junction below Bašeljski vrh 0:15, junction below Bašeljski vrh - Mačensko sedlo 0:25, Mačensko sedlo - Mali Grintovec 0:30.

Along the route: Konec ceste (679m), Za Goro (975m), Planina Kališče (1450m), Razpotje pod Kališčem (1509m), Dom na Kališču (1534m), Razpotje nad Kališčem (1570m), Razpotje pod Bašeljskim vrhom (1643m), Mačensko sedlo (1622m), Razpotje pod Malim Grintovcem (1791m)

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