Mače - Bašeljski vrh (via Kozjek)

Access to starting point:
A) From the highway Ljubljana - Jesenice, we take the exit Kranj - east, then continue driving in the direction of Jezersko. When we arrive in Preddvor, we leave the main road and continue driving left towards the center of the mentioned settlement; from there, we follow the signs for Mače. When we arrive in Mače, at the marked intersection we continue right (left Bašelj, straight church of St. Miklavž (the church is not accessible by car)) and drive up a narrow road above the village, where there is a larger marked parking lot.
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 in the direction of Golnik. The route takes us through the settlement Mlaka pri Kranju, and at the end of the settlement we continue right in the direction of the settlement Srakovlje. This is followed by driving through Srakovlje, Spodnja Bela, Srednja Bela to Zgornja Bela, where we continue right towards Preddvor. In Preddvor, we notice signs for Mače, which direct us left past the primary school onto a road that ascends to Mače. When we arrive in Mače, at the marked intersection we continue right (left Bašelj, straight church of St. Miklavž (the church is not accessible by car)) and drive up a narrow road above the village, where there is a larger marked parking lot.

Route description:
From the parking lot, we continue in the direction of Kališče and continue the path along the forest road closed to public traffic. The road, which ascends relatively steeply, brings us after a good 20 minutes of walking to a marked junction, where the normal path to Kališče branches off to the left; we continue right and proceed along the increasingly worse forest road. A little higher, we reach the lower station of the cargo cableway that goes to Kališče; the road then gradually turns into a wide cart track. The ascent ahead is somewhat more difficult orientation-wise due to the labyrinth of cart tracks, but if we carefully follow the blazes, we cannot miss it. Higher up, the cart track turns into a steep footpath, which after some time brings us to the ridge of Kozjek. Here the path flattens and turns left, bringing us after a few minutes of further walking to a marked junction.
We continue left in the direction of Storžič and Kališče (right Srednji vrh, Hudičev boršt, Potoška gora and St. Jakob) along the path that crosses the slopes to the left. During the crossing, we will reach a smaller scree slope, from which the first view towards the valley opens up. A short crossing follows, and the path brings us into the valley of Suha, where a somewhat shorter unmarked path joins from the left.
We continue in the direction of Kališče and continue the ascent along a path that becomes gradually steeper. The path ahead ascends for some time through dense forest, then brings us to the foot of rocky cliffs and a little higher to the ridge, where just a few meters off the path we notice a small cottage. Here the path turns right and ascends steeply over a shorter rocky step. The path flattens here and a few meters further joins the normal path leading to Kališče.
We continue in the direction of Kališče and continue the ascent along a moderately steep path, along which we arrive at the Planinski dom na Kališču in 5 minutes of further walking.
Behind the Dom na Kališču, we notice a mountain signpost with numerous options for continuing the path. We continue along a gentle and panoramic ridge path in the direction of Storžič, Bašeljski vrh..., which proceeds northwards. After a few minutes of easy walking with beautiful views reaching all the way to the Julian Alps, we arrive at a junction, where we continue right (straight Storžič) towards Bašeljski vrh. The path ahead ascends more steeply through a belt of dwarf pines and, with beautiful views of the neighbouring Mali Grintovec, brings us to the dwarf pine-covered ridge of Bašeljski vrh, where in the next few minutes we arrive at the next well-marked junction. At the junction, the path to Mali Grintovec and Srednji vrh branches off to the right; we continue straight ahead and, with a view of Storžič, continue the ascent. The path, which runs along and beside the dwarf pine-covered ridge, joins a little below the summit with the path from Jekarica and Bašeljski preval. Here we continue right and along the somewhat narrower ridge reach Bašeljski vrh in one minute of further walking, from which a beautiful view opens up towards the mountains above Jezersko, extending all the way to Košuta, Obir and the Labotniške Alps in Austria.

Along the route: Dom na Kališču mountain hut (1534m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Mali Grintovec ( 30 min)

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