Mače - Planina Kališče (by road)

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 for Mače. When arriving in Mače, at the marked junction continue right (left Bašelj, straight church of St. Nicholas (the church is not accessible by car)) and drive up the narrow road above the village, where there is a large marked parking lot.
b) From the Jesenice–Ljubljana motorway take the Kranj–west exit and at the first junction continue left. Continue through the underpass under the motorway, then arrive at a roundabout, from which continue driving towards Golnik. The route leads through the settlement Mlaka pri Kranju, but at the end of the settlement continue right towards the settlement Srakovlje. Driving continues through Srakovlje, Spodnja Bela, Srednja Bela to Zgornja Bela, where continue right towards Preddvor. In Preddvor notice the signs for Mače, which direct left past the primary school to the road that ascends to Mače. When arriving in Mače, at the marked junction continue right (left Bašelj, straight church of St. Nicholas (the church is not accessible by car)) and drive up the narrow road above the village, where there is a large marked parking lot.

Route description:
From the parking lot return to the road from which we turned into the parking lot and continue the ascent towards Kališče. Initially we walk through the forest, the road approaches the Suha stream a few minutes higher, which it also crosses twice a bit further on. After about 20 minutes we reach a marked junction, where the usual path to Kališče continues left, but we continue right towards Srednji vrh, Kališče over Kozjek and Zavetišče v Hudičevem borštu over Kozjek. The increasingly poor road soon brings us to a cargo cableway that leads towards Dom na Kališču, but at the first junction after the cargo cableway we continue along the left unmarked cart track (right Srednji vrh and Kališče over Kozjek). Continue along the cart track or wide logging trail, at junctions following the "main" cart track. In moderate ascent reach a belt of wild garlic growth and a belt of sparse forest in a few minutes, from where some views open up. A short traversing ascent follows and we join the usual path from Mače.
We reach the marked path on a small saddle north of Gora (994 m), and follow it towards Kališče. For a few minutes we ascend through dense spruce forest, then join a poorer road along which we continue the ascent for a few minutes. We leave the road when we notice the continuation of the mountain path on the right side (the branch is well marked). The path ahead enters a steeper slope and ascends relatively steeply in numerous switchbacks. Higher up the forest thins out temporarily and a nice view opens to the south. In the area of sparse forest a wooden bench offers a pleasant rest, a little further a still functioning clock on a tree "surprises" us. Continuing we traverse more to the right, thus reaching the forested southern ridge of Kališče. On the mentioned ridge the path turns sharply left, then ascends in a few switchbacks to Spodnje Kališče, from where a nice view of Storžič opens.

Starting point - Studenci 0:25, Studenci - past Gora 0:40, past Gora - Spodnje Kališče 1:10.

Along the route: Studenci (737m), Spodnja postaja tovorne žičnice (800m), Za Goro (975m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Dom na Kališču, Bašeljski vrh (1 h), Mali Grintovec, Storžič (1 h 45 min)

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