Mače - Srednji vrh (via Kozjek and Dolga njiva)

Access to starting point:
A) From the highway Ljubljana - Jesenice, take the exit Kranj - east, then continue driving in the direction of Jezersko. When we arrive in Preddvor, leave the main road and continue driving left towards the center of the mentioned settlement, from there follow the signs for Mače. When we arrive in Mače, at the marked crossroad continue right (left Bašelj, straight church of St. Miklavž (church isn't accessible with a car)) and on a narrow road drive above the village, where there is a larger marked parking lot.
B) From the highway Jesenice - Ljubljana, take the exit Kranj - west and at the first crossroad continue left. Further on, drive through the underpass under the highway, then arrive at a roundabout, from where continue driving in the direction of Golnik. The route leads through the settlement Mlaka pri Kranju, and at the end of the settlement continue right in the direction of the settlement Srakovlje. This is followed by driving 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 onto a road that ascends to Mače. When we arrive in Mače, at the marked crossroad continue right (left Bašelj, straight church of St. Miklavž (church isn't accessible with a car)) and on a narrow road drive above the village, where there is a larger marked parking lot.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we head onto the road that we left. We follow it for approximately 40 minutes to the bottom station of the cargo cableway at Kališče. The road in the last part is already more like a cart track. From the cableway onwards, carefully follow the blazes as the path in the labyrinth of cart tracks quickly leads us elsewhere. Once we have passed this labyrinth, all cart tracks end. The path ahead steeply ascends through the forest and brings us to a wide ridgelet. Here the path turns left and ascends along this ridgelet. The path continues ascending and at an elevation of 1300 m brings us to a junction. Here, the path to Kališče branches off to the left, and we continue on the right path. After that, we cross the gully and after a few steps come to the next junction. Here we turn sharply left following the signs for Srednji vrh (straight Hudičev Boršt). The path, which continues ascending through the forest, soon brings us into a small valley below Dolga njiva. The forest then becomes sparser and the path turns slightly right. Soon we step onto the meadows of Dolga njiva, where we already spot the cottage that stands on the mountain pasture.
Here is a junction, where we take the path that goes upwards in the direction of Srednji vrh. The path, which is not clearly visible, first ascends across the meadow and brings us into the dwarf pines. We follow this path, which moderately ascends, and watch for possible snakes. There are quite a few here. When the path brings us out of the dwarf pines, orientation becomes even a bit more demanding, and in fog almost impossible. After a good 30 minutes of walking from the pasture, the path brings us to the ridge. Here we turn left and in a few minutes along the panoramic ridge reach the summit.
Mače - cableway 45 minutes, cableway - Dolga njiva 2:00, Dolga njiva - Srednji vrh 45 minutes.

On the way: Planina Dolga njiva (1600m)