Bašelj - Planina Kališče

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 town, from there follow the signs to the Bašelj settlement. Upon reaching Bašelj, at the point where the main road makes a long left bend, leave it and continue straight towards Gamsova pot. Continue driving along the narrow asphalt road that leads between houses and along the Belica stream. Park at the parking lot next to Turistično društvo Bašelj.
b) From the Jesenice - Ljubljana motorway, take the Kranj - west exit and at the first intersection continue left. Then drive through the underpass beneath the motorway, after which we arrive at a roundabout, from which we continue driving towards Golnik. The route ahead leads through the Mlaka pri Kranju settlement, we 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 along the narrow asphalt road that leads between houses and along the Belica stream. Park at the parking lot next to Turistično društvo Bašelj.

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 hut of the Športno turistični park Belica on the right side. The road, from which we first get a nice view of Storžič, leads past the football and basketball courts and in about 10 minutes brings us to a marked junction at the road turning area.
From the turning area, continue right towards Kališče along the marked path (left 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 further 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 we reach a poorer forest road or track. Follow the track for a few minutes, then the markers direct us right into the forest through which we ascend quite steeply. Higher up, we cross an overgrown clearing or old cutting, then step back onto a wide track. Along 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 bit further, we cross another track and above it approach a wide track completely. At the place where we fully approach the track, there is a mountaineering direction sign indicating the path downwards. Here we continue straight and after a minute or two of further walking join the more trodden path from Mače.
From the mentioned junction, continue left towards Kališče (straight Mače via road, right Mače via footpath) and continue the path through a short stretch of dense forest. The dense spruce forest ends quickly and we step onto a poorer forest road leading from the valley of the Belica stream. Along the road, which soon makes a left bend, we ascend for a few minutes, then on the right side notice the continuation of the mountaineering path (the branch is well marked). The path further moves to a steeper slope and ascends quite steeply in numerous switchbacks. Higher up, the forest thins temporarily and a nice view opens to the south. In the area of sparse forest, a wooden bench provides a pleasant rest, a little further a still functioning clock on a tree "surprises" us. Continuing, we cross more to the right so that we reach the forested southern ridge of Kališče. On the mentioned ridge, the path turns sharply left, then ascends in a few switchbacks to Spodnje Kališče, or Planina Kališče, from where a nice view of Storžič opens.

Starting point - end of road 0:15, end of road - to Gora 0:50, to Gora - Spodnje Kališče 1:10.

Along the route: Konec ceste (679m), Za Goro (975m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Dom na Kališču, Bašeljski vrh, Mali Grintovec, Storžič (1 h 55 min)

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