MHE Zabukovec - Mali Grintovec

Access to starting point:
First, we drive to Preddvor or to the settlement of Tupaliče (to here from the Gorenjska motorway or Kranj), then continue the drive towards Jezersko. When we arrive in the municipality of Jezersko, we will soon notice signs for Gostišče Kanonir. Behind the guesthouse, turn left onto the road towards Dol - Podstoržič and the Kovk farm. Continuing on a somewhat narrower road that leads past more houses, then after a few 100 m of further driving we arrive at a junction where a steep road branches off to the left, along which the marked path to Kozji vrh also continues. Here we continue straight ahead, then at the next junction slightly left towards Storžič and Kališča (slightly right Stegovnik). A little further the path leads past the small hydroelectric plant Zabukovec, then we quickly arrive at the place where there is a traffic sign that further driving is prohibited from 20.7. to 20.10. due to forestry works. We park at a smaller marked parking lot somewhat before the road closure. More information on road drivability is available at tel. no. 04/25-45-300 (ZGS KE Jezersko - Kokra).

Route description:
From the starting point we continue along the road that leads past the barrier and continues along the Reka stream, which flows through the Podstoržič valley. The stream further on has some waterfalls, rapids, pools and some side tributaries, where from our path some larger waterfalls are also visible. Higher up a marked path branches off to the right to Javorniški preval, we continue straight towards Storžič and follow the road to the right bend, where a cart track branches straight ahead towards Bašeljski preval, Kališča and Storžič.
For a short time we continue on the wider cart track (vlaki), then continue slightly left onto a somewhat narrower cart track, from which we soon head right onto the marked footpath, which higher up crosses the mentioned cart track several more times. Further on the path leads above the left bank of a mighty torrent gully, where a pleasant bench with a viewpoint on the mentioned torrent awaits us along the path, but if we look to the other side, we can also spot several waterfalls in one of the gorges, which dry up on dry days. From here the path ascends quite steeply for a few more minutes, then gradually levels out and takes us a little higher to Praprotnikova koča, which is located at the edge of a smaller clearing.
After the hut we continue along the marked path, which begins to ascend more steeply again, then temporarily levels out at a boulder. After the boulder the path temporarily enters the torrent bed, then begins to ascend transversely to the right. A steeper ascent follows through fairly picturesque terrain, from which we get a nice view of the surrounding mountains. When we enter the dwarf pine belt a path branches off to the right leading under or along the slopes of Storžič towards the already mentioned Javorniški preval, we continue straight and arrive at the junction at Bašeljski preval in a few minutes.
At the signposts at Bašeljsko sedlo we head left towards Kališča (right Storžič), but we follow the path towards the mountain hut only a few meters, as the signs for Bašeljski vrh then direct us left onto grassy - rocky slopes. Further we ascend slightly to the left, to the point where dwarf pines block the passage. If we missed the right path during the ascent we find it somewhat more to the left. A short ascent to the subpeak follows, from which Bašeljski vrh is nicely visible. From the subpeak to the summit we have only one minute of walking along the ridge, which is dangerous for slipping in snow.
From Bašeljski vrh we begin to descend relatively steeply towards the east to northeast, along a path that runs on and along the ridge, which is mostly overgrown with dwarf pines, on the section where there is none a little more caution is needed. After about 15 minutes the descent ends and the path takes us to Mačensko sedlo, where the marked path from Kališča and the unmarked path along the Suha valley join us.
We continue straight towards Mali Grintovec, along a path that begins to ascend relatively steeply up the western slope of the mentioned mountain. After about half an hour of walking from Mačensko sedlo we arrive at the marked junction, where the path from Dolga njiva joins us from the right. We continue left and after a few 10 steps of further walking arrive at the summit of Mali Grintovec.

Starting point - Jekarica 1:00, Jekarica - Praprotnikova koča 1:10, Praprotnikova koča - junction below Bašeljski preval 0:30, junction below Bašeljski preval - Bašeljski preval 0:10, Bašeljski preval - Bašeljski vrh 0:20, Bašeljski vrh - Mačensko sedlo 0:15, Mačensko sedlo - Mali Grintovec 0:30.

Along the route: Praprotnikova koča (1017m), Praprotnikova koča (1380m), Bašeljski vrh (1571m), Bašeljski preval (1630m), Razpotje nad Bašeljskim prevalom (1639m), Bašeljski vrh (1744m), Mačensko sedlo (1622m), Razpotje pod Malim Grintovcem (1791m)

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