Planina Vetrh - Storžič (via Javorniški preval)

Access to starting point:
a) First, we drive to Tržič, then continue driving towards Dovžanovi soteski. Towards the end of Tržič, we leave the road to Dovžanovi soteski and continue driving right towards Lom pod Storžičem. Above Lom pod Storžičem, at the right serpentine, we leave the main road leading higher towards Grahovšam and Dom pod Storžičem and continue driving left towards the settlement of Potarje. We drive along the asphalt road to the intersection below the tourist farm pr Tič, where we continue left towards planina Konjščica. This is followed by driving on a gravel road, from which a road to kmetija Pinč soon branches off to the left. Here we go right along the upper road, which becomes noticeably worse; we drive along it for quite some time to the next intersection. From the intersection, we continue straight along the lower road (right uphill to planina Konjščica), which a little further crosses the Vetrnik stream. At the next intersection, we go left, then after 50 meters we park at the marked parking lot on the edge of planina Vetrh. From the intersection at the Lepenka factory in Tržič to the starting point is approximately 11 km, of which 6 km gravel.
b) a) First, we drive to Tržič, then continue driving towards Dovžanovi soteski. We then drive through Dovžanovo sotesko, Dolina, to Jelendol, where at the triangular intersection we continue along the right road towards Medvodje. A few kilometers further, a road branches off to the left towards planina Zali potok, but we continue along Tržiška Bistrica for a while longer, specifically to the first access road to the right, which crosses Tržiška Bistrica over a bridge. After the bridge, we begin ascending along a poorer gravel road, which is often in quite poor condition in places. At intersections, we continue straight, then, when the road levels out, we quickly arrive at the marked parking lot on the edge of planina Vetrh, where we park. From the intersection at the Lepenka factory in Tržič to the starting point is approximately 12.5 km, of which 3.7 km very poor gravel road, and there is even more gravel.

Route description:
On the eastern side of the parking lot, we notice a cart track that ascends through the forest to a nearby forest road, which we follow to the left. Along the road, we quickly reach a right serpentine, from which we have a nice view towards Košuta, Plešivec and the surrounding mountains. Further on, we initially still get some views between the trees, then the path enters a fairly dense forest through which it ascends along the western slopes of Pečica (1421 m) and later Maljevec (1502 m). We do not walk along the slopes of Maljevec for long, as the road brings us to the valley of the Vetrnik stream. Over the bridge, the road quickly crosses to the left bank of the stream, then we ascend directly along the stream for a few minutes. When higher up the road crosses the stream again (this time without a bridge), we leave it and before crossing the stream continue right onto a wider cart track that begins to ascend through the forest. At the fork of cart tracks, we continue slightly left, then a few minutes higher we return to the gravel road, which we follow to the right.
While walking along the road, we quickly reach a marked junction, from which we continue straight towards planina Javornik (right Bela peč, planina Konjščica and koča pr Zdravc). From the junction, we continue along the cart track, then ascend through a belt of forest to planina Javornik, which we reach after a few minutes of further walking.
From planina Javornik, we continue right towards Javorniški preval (left Stegovnik) and continue along the scenic cart track. The wide cart track, which descends transversely, brings us lower into the forest, and a little further to a marked junction at Javorniški preval.
From the mentioned pass, we continue straight towards Storžič (sharply left Stegovnik eastern path, slightly left Kanonir and Tržiški graben, right Dom pod Storžičem) and continue along the path that gently ascends through the forest. Further on, the initially gentle path quickly takes us to the steep slopes of Škarjeva peč, over which we ascend transversely for some time, then the path turns slightly to the left and begins to ascend steeply. This is followed by a transverse ascent to the right, where a chain assists us due to the steepness and often wet ground. This is followed by ascent along the chain, and at some points pegs and pins also assist us. The secured section ends after a few minutes, and the path continues transversely along occasionally quite steep slopes for some time. Higher up, we occasionally get some views, the slope becomes less steep, and the path brings us to a marked junction where we join the visibly better-trodden path from Dom pod Storžičem - the path over Škarjev rob.
We continue straight, then ascend transversely along the western slopes of the Škarjev rob ridge, from where we have a nice view of the path ahead and Storžič. Higher up, the path brings us to the mentioned ridge, from which we also get a view of the Jezersko side, where we can nicely see the highest peaks of the Kamnik-Savinja Alps. Further on, we ascend through a belt of dwarf pines, then cross to scree, where in early summer we may still encounter snow patches. This is followed by ascent along the edge of the scree, then we reach the technically more demanding part of the path, where we first cross a slightly exposed gully (if under snow, there is a high risk of slipping without winter gear), then ascend along a steep valley exposed to falling rocks. In the upper part of the valley, safety gear assists us, and the path then turns somewhat to the right. This is followed by about 10 minutes of ascent along a fairly steep slope, and the increasingly scenic path brings us to the summit of Storžič.

Starting point - Sedlo Dol 0:45, Sedlo Dol - Planina Javornik 0:15, Planina Javornik - Javorniško sedlo 0:15, Javorniško sedlo - razpotje Škarjev rob 0:35, razpotje Škarjev rob - Storžič 1:30.

Along the route: Planina Javornik (1450m), Planina Javornik (1550m), Javorniški preval (1468m), Škarjeva peč (1671m), Razpotje Škarjev rob (1670m), Škarjev rob (1801m)

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