Dom pod Storžičem - Storžič (through southwest groove)

Access to starting point:
From the Ljubljana-Jesenice motorway, take the Ljubelj (Tržič) exit, then continue driving towards Ljubelj. Just before the petrol station in Bistrica pri Tržiču, leave the main road and continue right towards Tržič. Continue through Tržič towards Dolžanove soteske, then at the end of the town turn right towards Lom pod Storžičem and Grahovše. At the end of Grahovše village, the asphalt ends, and we follow the gravel road towards Dom pod Storžičem. Follow this steeper gravel road in the upper part to the parking lot near Dom pod Storžičem.

Path description:
From the starting point near Dom pod Storžičem, continue briefly along the road (direction Storžič), then head onto the parallel hiking path that gently ascends along the edge of the meadow. At the upper part of the meadow, reach a small wooden hut where the path splits into two. We take the slightly right path (left to Storžič through Žrelo and over Škarjev rob), which continues along and beside a relatively steep cart track. Higher up, the path levels out somewhat and turns right. Continue traversing upwards to the right for a while, then reach the edge of a steep gully, across which we traverse to a nearby wide cart track, reaching it just at its end. Immediately leave this cart track and continue slightly left into the forest. Continue through the forest on a path that gently descends for a while, then reach a small junction from where we continue towards Mala Poljana.
From the junction, the path starts ascending again, constantly traversing the slopes to the right. Higher up, reach a cart track along which we quickly walk to nearby Mala Poljana.
From Mala Poljana, where paths from Zalog and Povelj join us, continue left towards Velika Poljana (slightly right to Zavetišče v Gozdu, right to Tolsti vrh). The path, which continues along the cart track, soon enters the forest through which it ascends traversely. After a few minutes of walking, reach a viewpoint slope from which we get a nice view of the surrounding mountains. A little further, the cart track turns right and after a short ascent brings us to the upper edge of Velika Poljana, from where we can descend to Koča na Veliki Poljani in one or two minutes, otherwise continue left towards Storžič.
The path continues along the ridge of Psica (Psica is a kind of western subpeak of Storžič), occasionally veering slightly right from it. After about a half-hour ascent from the junction at Velika Poljana, reach the next marked junction located below the summit of Psica.
At this junction, a very demanding path continues left along the Psica ridge, while we continue right towards the easier path to Storžič. From the junction, the path traverses down and up several times, leading us along the slopes of Psica, from which we occasionally get some views, but the first part of the traverse mostly goes through the forest. After another 30 minutes of walking, reach a junction where the traverse ends, joining the path to Storžič through the southwest groove.
Follow this path left upwards (right down to Planina Javornik, Povlje, or we can also reach the Laško hamlet and Bašelj village) and begin a steep ascent along the path leading through the southwest groove of Storžič. Ascend through this groove, from which increasingly beautiful views open towards Gorenjska, for another good hour, then the path veers slightly right and brings us to the southwest ridge of Storžič, where an unmarked path joins from the right along this ridge.
Continue along the ridge, the marked path then veers slightly right and soon other paths from Dom pod Storžičem and Kališče join us. From here to the summit, which we can already see ahead, only a short ascent remains with wonderful views.

Starting point - Planina Jesenje 0:05, Planina Jesenje - Mala Poljana 0:55, Mala Poljana - Velika Poljana 0:15, Velika Poljana - junction below Psica 0:35, junction below Psica - junction in southwest groove 0:40, junction in southwest groove - Storžič ridge 1:05, Storžič ridge - Storžič 0:15.

On the way: Planina Jesenje (1137m), Mala Poljana (1325m), Sedlo nad Veliko Poljano (1406m), Razpotje pod Psico (1595m), Razpotje v jugozahodnem žlebu (1622m), Razpotje na grebenu Storžiča (2048m), Razpotje pod vrhom Storžiča (2114m)