Laško - Storžič (via Javornik)

Access to starting point:
A) From the highway Ljubljana - Jesenice, we take the exit Kranj - east, then continue driving towards Jezersko. When we arrive in Preddvor, we leave the main road and continue left towards the center of the mentioned settlement; from there, we follow the signs to the Bašelj settlement. When we arrive in Bašelj, at the beginning of the left bend, a narrower road continues straight ahead to the parking lot at the log cabin TD Bašelj (starting point Bašelj in descriptions), but we continue along the main road from the mentioned junction for a good 100 m to the next junction, where we turn right onto the road towards Gamsov raj and the hamlet Laško. Only about 50 m further, we take the left road, which gradually begins to ascend moderately. At the hamlet Laško, we turn left again, after which the asphalt ends, and we continue on a steep macadam road, following it to the parking lot at a smaller junction. Red hiking direction signposts are located at the junction.
B) From the highway Jesenice - Ljubljana, we take the exit Kranj - west and at the first junction continue left. We then drive through the underpass under the highway and arrive at a roundabout, from which we continue towards Golnik. The route takes us through the settlement Mlaka pri Kranju, and at the end of the settlement, we turn right towards the Srakovlje settlement. We continue 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, and a narrower road continues straight ahead to the parking lot at the log cabin TD Bašelj (starting point Bašelj in descriptions), but we continue along the main road from the mentioned junction for a good 100 m to the next junction, where we turn right onto the road towards Gamsov raj and the hamlet Laško. Only about 50 m further, we take the left road, which gradually begins to ascend moderately. At the hamlet Laško, we turn left again, after which the asphalt ends, and we continue on a steep macadam road, following it to the parking lot at a smaller junction. Red hiking direction signposts are located at the junction.

Route description:
From the parking lot, we head onto a steep cart track towards Lovrenc. The steepness soon eases, and the path brings us to a junction, where the path to the church of St. Lovrenc branches off to the right. We continue on the lower cart track path, which steepens again and brings us to the Dom na Lovrencu hut after 15 minutes of walking from the car. At the hut, we continue on the path towards Storžič. After just a few steps, the path takes us out of the forest onto meadows below the church. We reach the Church of St. Lovrenc in a few minutes of walking across the meadow. At the church, we head slightly right into the forest, where the cart track path brings us in a gentle descent to an indistinct saddle, where the path from a slightly higher starting point joins. Further on, we continue towards Storžič on the cart track, which gently ascends. After a few minutes, the cart track turns into a footpath, which steeply ascends through the forest. After approximately half an hour of walking from the point where the cart track ends, we step out of the forest. Nice views open up on the southern slopes of Storžič. The steepness of the path does not ease for another 30 minutes to a bench at the junction. Next, we head left towards Javornik and Poljana (right Kališče). The path ahead crosses the southern slopes of Storžič towards the west with some shorter descents and ascents. After 20 minutes of crossing, we reach a junction in the southwest gully of Storžič. We see Planina Javornik to the left (5 minutes), but we head right towards Storžič (along the gully). The path begins to ascend beside the initially narrower gully, which soon widens. The steepness of the path increases, and the path ascends the steep grassy slopes of the southwestern gully of Storžič. In winter, this part of the path is exposed to snow avalanches. After one hour and fifteen minutes of ascent, the path brings us to the ridge, where a nice view opens to the eastern side. Here, we continue left along the summit slope of Storžič, whose peak we reach in 15 minutes of scenic walking.
Laško - Javornik 2:15, Javornik - Storžič 1:55.

Along the route: Dom na Lovrencu (Bašelj) (860m), Sveti Lovrenc (Bašelj) (892m), Krničarjeva koča na planini Javornik (1390m)

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