Povlje - Velika Poljana

Access to starting point:
A) From the highway Ljubljana - Jesenice, we take the Brnik exit; when we reach the road Mengeš - Kranj, we continue left towards Kranj. On the main road towards Kranj, we drive to the first roundabout, from where we continue on the first exit right in the direction of Šenčur. Through Šenčur, we continue on the main road; then, when we reach the road Kranj - Zgornje Jezersko, we continue right in the direction of Jezersko. When we arrive in Preddvor, we leave the main road and continue driving left towards the center of the mentioned place; from there, we follow the signs for the settlement Bašelj. A little beyond the settlement Bašelj, the road descends to the stream Milka and crosses it over a bridge. Here, to the right first branches off the road to the village Babni Vrt, and good 100 m further also to the village Povlje. We continue on the ascending road towards Povlje and park on a smaller parking lot above the village. At the starting point, there is a smaller intersection, several mountain signposts and a larger information board of the Trstenik walking-educational path "Pot pod Storžičem".
B) From the highway Jesenice - Ljubljana, we take the Kranj west exit, then continue driving towards Golnik. When we arrive in Tenetiše, we leave the main road towards Golnik and continue driving right in the direction of Trstenik. Approximately 1 km beyond the settlement Trstenik, we arrive at a smaller intersection, where we continue left in the direction of the village Povlje. We continue on the ascending road towards Povlje and park on a smaller parking lot above the village. At the starting point, there is a smaller intersection, several mountain signposts and a larger information board of the Trstenik walking-educational path "Pot pod Storžičem".

Path description:
From the parking lot, we head to the left road in the direction of Velika and Mala Poljana (the path between both roads leads to the mountain pasture Javornik, also Dolenčeva pot to Velika Poljana). The road soon turns left, leading us past the water tank and quarry. A little further, the road changes into a cart track, which for a while ascends more steeply. A little after the cart track flattens and turns right into the forest, a marked footpath branches off somewhat further to the right, on which we continue the ascent. For a short time, we continue the ascent along the torrent, then the path turns left and ascends diagonally, in the last part over a somewhat collapsed gully. At the top of the gully, we step onto a kind of ridge between two streams, where the path from the villages Goriče and Zalog joins from the left. A short ascent follows along the panoramic ridge, then we arrive at a marked junction, from where we continue right in the direction of Velika Poljana (slightly left Mala Poljana and Tolsti vrh).
The path ahead leads us past a viewpoint, where a small bench used to stand, but today there is only a standing place. After enjoying the views of Gorenjska, we return to the path, which enters the forest, through which it occasionally ascends quite steeply. The path ahead ascends for a few minutes along the slope, then returns to the forested ridge, where Andrejeva klopca stands. Here the path temporarily flattens, then becomes steeper again. A little further, the path turns right and ascends along a moderately steep ridge to the place where we join Dolenčeva pot and the cart track path.
We continue along the initially gentle cart track, which leads us past the "second refreshment point". Beyond the refreshment point, the cart track continues straight ahead, but we continue slightly right from the cart track onto a parallel path that ascends somewhat above the cart track. Higher up, we cross the cart track and a kind of pasture fence, then gradually emerge from the forest onto grassy slopes. A little further, we step back onto the cart track, and ahead of us we already see the hut on Velika Poljana, to which only a short, increasingly panoramic ascent remains.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in 2015 (January).

Trip can be extended to: Krničarjeva koča na planini Javornik ( 30 min) , Grebenc , Dom na Kališču , Storžič