Laško - Storžič (via Kališče)

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 for the settlement Bašelj. 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 (in descriptions, starting point Bašelj), but we continue from the mentioned intersection along the main road for another good 100 m to the next intersection, where we continue right on the road towards Gamsov raj and hamlet Laško. Only about 50 m further, we continue on the left road, which gradually begins to ascend moderately. At hamlet Laško, we continue left again, then the asphalt ends and we continue driving on a steep macadam road, which takes us past the turn-off of the path (cart track) to the church of St. Lovrenc and Dom na Lovrencu. From the mentioned turn-off, we drive a little further to the end of the road or a smaller parking lot some 10 meters before.
B) From the highway Jesenice - Ljubljana, we take the exit Kranj - west and at the first intersection continue left. We then drive through the underpass under the highway and arrive at a roundabout, from which we continue driving towards Golnik. The route ahead takes us through the settlement Mlaka pri Kranju, but at the end of the settlement we continue right towards the settlement Srakovlje. 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, and a narrower road continues straight ahead to the parking lot at the log cabin TD Bašelj (in descriptions, starting point Bašelj), but we continue from the mentioned intersection along the main road for another good 100 m to the next intersection, where we continue right on the road towards Gamsov raj and hamlet Laško. Only about 50 m further, we continue on the left road, which gradually begins to ascend moderately. At hamlet Laško, we continue left again, then the asphalt ends and we continue driving on a steep macadam road, which takes us past the turn-off of the path (cart track) to the church of St. Lovrenc and Dom na Lovrencu. From the mentioned turn-off, we drive a little further to the end of the road or a smaller parking lot some 10 meters before.

Path description:
At the end of the road, we head onto the left cart track towards Kališče and Storžič. The cart track ascends moderately and after ten minutes of walking brings us to a junction. We continue on the left cart track, which runs out after a few meters. Here the path leaves the smaller valley along which it was ascending and climbs steeply to the left. After this shorter steep ascent, the steepness eases and the path brings us to the partisan hospital Košuta. Behind the hospital, the path crosses two successive torrents and then ascends steeply again. The path, which runs through the forest the whole time, brings us to the side ridge of Kališče, where an unmarked path from Bašelj joins us. The forest then becomes sparser and occasionally a nice view opens up towards Storžič. The path then turns slightly right back into the forest. Suddenly, we see a cottage in front of us, located on the mountain pasture below Kališče. Just a few meters further, the path from the village Mače joins us. Further on, the path ascends for approximately another 15 minutes through the forest. The path then makes a sharp left turn and we see the mountain hut Dom na Kališču in front of us, just a few steps away.
From the hut, we continue on the wide ridge path towards Storžič. Already after a few minutes, the path to Bašeljski vrh branches off to the right, but we continue straight. The wide path then quickly brings us to Bašeljsko sedlo amid nice views, where the path from Jezersko joins us. At the saddle, the signpost for Storžič directs us onto the path heading west (straight ahead). The path, which starts to ascend steeply through the dwarf pines, brings us after 30 minutes of ascent to the ridge of Storžič. The path soon leaves the ridge for the steep southern slopes of Storžič. This part of the path is dangerous for slipping; in wet conditions, great caution is required. The steepness then eases somewhat, and the path continues along the ridge or slightly below it. A few meters below the summit, we join the path coming from Žrelo (also from mountain pasture Javornik and from Psica). We continue right and reach the summit in a few steps, where a cross stands.
Laško - Kališče 2:00, Kališče - Storžič 1:30.

On the way: Bolnica Košuta (900m), Planina Kališče (1450m), Dom na Kališču mountain hut (1534m), Bašeljski preval (1630m)