Laško - Storžič (via Javornik)

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 arriving in Bašelj, at the beginning of the left bend a narrower road continues straight ahead to the parking lot at the TD Bašelj cabin (starting point Bašelj in descriptions), we, however, from the said intersection continue along the main road for another good 100 m to the next intersection, where we turn right onto the road towards Gamsov raj and Laško hamlet. Just about 50 m further, continue on the left road, which gradually begins to ascend moderately. At the Laško hamlet turn left again, then the asphalt ends and continue driving on a steep gravel road, following it to the parking lot by a small intersection. Red mountaineering direction signs are located at the intersection.
b) From the Jesenice-Ljubljana motorway, take the Kranj-west exit and at the first intersection continue left. Continue through the underpass under the motorway, then arrive at a roundabout, from which continue towards Golnik. The road further leads through the Mlaka pri Kranju settlement, we at the end of the settlement turn right towards the Srakovlje settlement. We drive 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, where a narrower road continues straight to the parking lot at the TD Bašelj cabin (starting point Bašelj in descriptions), we, however, from the said intersection continue along the main road for another good 100 m to the next intersection, where we turn right onto the road towards Gamsov raj and Laško hamlet. Just about 50 m further, continue on the left road, which gradually begins to ascend moderately. At the Laško hamlet turn left again, then the asphalt ends and continue driving on a steep gravel road, following it to the parking lot by a small intersection. Red mountaineering direction signs are located at the intersection.

Route description:
From the parking lot and intersection, continue on the worse and steeper left road towards sv. Lovrenc and Dom pod Sv. Lovrencem (straight to Kališče and Storžič, to Storžič and Kališče it is also possible by continuing left). From the intersection onwards, we ascend relatively steeply, during the ascent a marked footpath branches off to the right leading directly to the church of sv. Lovrenc and bypassing Dom pod Lovrencem. All the time continue on the road, from which higher up some views open transiently. When the road after some time turns sharply right, it brings us in a few steps to the aforementioned Dom pod Lovrencem.
From the hut continue towards Javornik, Velika and Mala Poljana, Kališče and Storžič, on a path that moderately ascends through the forest. The well-trodden path quickly takes us out of the forest onto a vast meadow, across which we walk with beautiful views to the church of sv. Lovrenc.
Behind the church the path returns to the forest and begins to descend towards a marked junction a few minutes away, where we continue straight towards Storžič and Kališče.
Further continue towards Storžič on the wide path, which however ascends slightly. The path soon becomes narrower and then ascends steeply through the forest for quite some time. Higher up the path takes us out of the forest and beautiful views open to the southern slopes of Storžič. The steepness does not relent all the way to the bench at the junction.
Next, head left towards Planina Javornik and Poljana (right Kališče). The path crosses the southern slopes of Storžič towards the west with some shorter descents and ascents. After 20 minutes of traversing, we reach a junction in the southwestern gully of Storžič. Here we already see Planina Javornik to the left, to which we can ascend in a few minutes up the steep grassy slope, otherwise continue right towards Storžič.
Continue towards Storžič and begin ascending the southwestern gully of Storžič. Higher up, a path joins from the left leading under the slopes of Psica.
From the mentioned junction continue right (left Velika Poljana, Dom pod Storžičem...) and continue ascending the fairly steep southwestern gully of Storžič. Along the said gully, from which increasingly beautiful views open towards Gorenjska, we ascend for another good hour, then the path turns slightly right and brings us to the southwestern ridge of Storžič, where an unmarked path joins from the right leading along the said ridge.
Continue along the ridge, the marked path then turns slightly right and soon other paths from Dom pod Storžičem and Kališče join us. From here to the summit, which we already see ahead, only a short ascent follows with wonderful views.

Starting point - Dom na Lovrencu 0:15, Dom na Lovrencu - sv. Lovrenc 0:05, sv. Lovrenc - saddle at sv. Lovrencu 0:10, saddle at sv. Lovrencu - wide valley 1:45, Wide valley - Junction below Planina Javornik 0:25, junction below Planina Javornik - Planina Javornik 0:05, Planina Javornik - junction in southwestern gully 0:40, junction in southwestern gully - ridge of Storžič 1:05, ridge of Storžič - Storžič 0:15.

Along the route: Dom na Lovrencu (Bašelj) (860m), Sveti Lovrenc (Bašelj) (892m), Krničarjeva koča na planini Javornik (867m), Široka dolina (1414m), Razpotje pod Planino Javornik (1355m), Krničarjeva koča na planini Javornik (1390m), Razpotje na vzhodu Planine Javornik (1407m), Razpotje v jugozahodnem žlebu (1622m), Razpotje na grebenu Storžiča (2048m), Razpotje pod vrhom Storžiča (2114m)

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