MHE Zabukovec - Storžič (via Bašeljski preval)

Access to starting point:
First, we drive to Preddvor or to the settlement of Tupaliče (to here from the Gorenjska motorway or Kranj), then we continue driving in the direction of Jezersko. When we arrive in the municipality of Jezersko, we will soon notice signs for Gostišče Kanonir inn. After the inn, we go left onto the road in the direction of Dol - Podstoržič and Kovk farm. Further on, we drive along a somewhat narrower road that leads us past more houses, then after a few hundred meters of additional 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 in the direction of Storžič and Kališče (slightly right Stegovnik). A little further on, the road leads us past the small hydropower plant Zabukovec, then we quickly arrive at the spot where there is a traffic sign stating that further driving from 20.7. to 20.10. is prohibited due to forestry work. We park on a smaller marked parking lot a little before the road closure. More information on road accessibility is available at tel. 04/25-45-300 (ZGS KE Jezersko - Kokra).

Path description:
From the starting point, we continue on the road that leads past a gate and continues along the Reka stream, which flows through the Podstoržič valley. The stream further has some small waterfalls, rapids, pools, and some side tributaries, from which our path offers views of some larger waterfalls as well. Higher up, a marked path to Javorniški preval branches off to the right, while we continue straight in the direction of Storžič and follow the road to the right bend, where a cart track branches off straight ahead in the direction of Bašeljski preval, Kališče, and Storžič.
For a short time, we continue on the wider cart track (ruts), then slightly left onto a somewhat narrower cart track, from which we soon turn right onto the marked footpath, which higher up crosses the aforementioned 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 torrent awaits us along the path; if we look to the other side, we can spot several waterfalls in one of the gorges, which dry up in dry periods. From here, the path ascends quite steeply for a few more minutes, then gradually flattens and brings us a little higher to Praprotnikova koča, located at the edge of a smaller clearing.
Behind the hut, we continue on the marked path, which begins to ascend more steeply again, then temporarily flattens at the boulder. Behind the boulder, the path temporarily enters the torrent bed, then begins to ascend diagonally to the right. A steeper ascent follows through fairly scenic terrain, from which a nice view opens up onto the surrounding mountains. When we enter the belt of dwarf pines, a path branches off to the right leading below or along the slopes of Storžič toward the aforementioned Javorniški preval, while we continue straight and arrive at the junction on Bašeljski preval in a few minutes.
We continue right in the direction of Storžič (left Bašeljski vrh, slightly left Dom na Kališču), this time on a path that begins to ascend steeply through the belt of dwarf pines. After approximately 30 minutes of ascent from the saddle, we step onto the ridge of Storžič, which we soon leave as the path switches to the southern slopes of the mountain. Across the quite steep southern slopes, we ascend a steep path that is slippery in several places, especially when wet. Higher up, the path flattens somewhat and returns to the ridge, along and beside which it continues. To the increasingly panoramic path, just below the summit, paths also join from the left from sv. Lovrenc, the Javornik mountain pasture, and the path over Psica and through Žrelo. Here we continue slightly right and reach one of the most visited two-thousanders in Slovenia in a few steps.
Starting point - Praprotnikova koča 2:10, Praprotnikova koča - Bašeljski preval 35 minutes, Bašeljski preval - Storžič 1:15.

On the way: Praprotnikova koča (1380m), Bašeljski preval (1630m)