Spodnja Kokra - Bašeljski vrh (via Baba)

Access to starting point:
From the highway Ljubljana - Jesenice, take the exit Kranj - east and follow the road ahead in the direction of Jezersko. Only a few kilometers after the turn-off for Preddvor, we will notice a transformer on the right side of the road and a parking lot by it, where we park. Here there are also signposts for the mountain hut Dom Čemšenik.

Path description:
From the parking lot first we carefully cross the road, then we head on the footpath in the direction of the mountain hut Dom Čemšenik. The wide path barely noticeably ascends to the homestead Polajnar, where we step onto the road, which we follow to the right.
The road steeply ascends just after the house, but a little higher it loses the asphalt surface. Further on, the road flattens and turns slightly to the left, where it comes very close to the Čemšeniški potok stream. A little further on we cross the mentioned stream and immediately after it we arrive at a marked junction, where we continue on the left road in the direction of the mountain hut Dom Čemšenik. The road then starts ascending more steeply again and after less than 30 minutes of further walking brings us to the mountain hut Dom Čemšenik.
From the mountain hut Dom Čemšenik we continue behind the hut on a well-visible but unmarked path that enters the forest and starts ascending first gently, then ever steeper. The path soon brings us to a modest vantage point, where it turns slightly right and then ascends transversely. Higher up the path brings us to the main ridge (view of the Gorenjska plain), where it ascends even steeper and after a few minutes of further walking brings us to a flatter section where a wooden hut (weekend hut) stands.
A little before the hut the path turns right and after a few more steps brings us to the summit logbook box on Baba.
From the summit logbook box we continue on a well-traceable narrow path that continues along the occasionally panoramic ridge, from which a nice view first opens towards Cjanovca, Kočna, Grintovec, Kalški greben and other surrounding hills. The path ahead first continues along the left side of the ridge, then after an indistinct saddle passes to the right (eastern) slopes of Potoška gora. A few minutes of transverse ascent follow, then we join the marked path that leads from Dom Čemšenik.
We continue upwards and relatively quickly arrive at the saddle between Potoška gora on the left and the secondary summit of Javorov vrh on the right.
At the saddle there is a marked junction, where we continue right (left Potoška gora, slightly left Planinska koča Iskra na Jakobu (we can descend via one of the mentioned paths)) in the direction of Javorov vrh. The path continues along the forested ridge, avoiding only the indistinct secondary summit to the right. A slight ascent follows, from which some view opens up again, then the path returns to the forest and forks.
Here we continue left in the direction of Srednji vrh, Kališče and Storžič (straight Javorov vrh 15 minutes) on the path that after a few more steps brings us to a pleasant spring. A half-hour crossing of the slopes below Javorov vrh follows, ending at the saddle between the mentioned summit and Cjanovca.
Here at the marked junction we continue left in the direction of Hudičev boršt (straight Srednji vrh and Cjanovca, sharply right Javorov vrh) on the path that subsequently crosses the slopes to the left, meanwhile rising and falling slightly a few times. After about 15 minutes of walking from the last junction we step out of the forest onto the grassy slopes of Zaplata, across which we continue the crossing. The technically undemanding path leads us across occasionally steeper slopes, where especially when wet it is slippery in places. In the last section before entering the forest a steel cable assists us, and after it the path completely flattens. Once we enter the forest we have only a short walk to the shelter.
From the shelter we continue towards the west, where we quickly arrive at the spring in Hudičev boršt, immediately after it at a marked junction, where we continue straight (left downhill Mačenska pot to Mače). A shorter crossing of a grassy slope follows, then the path enters the forest and brings us to a junction, where the path to Dolga njiva, Cjanovci, Srednji vrh and Mali Grintovec branches off to the right, while we continue straight. The path ahead crosses the slopes to the left for a short time, then after crossing a gully brings us to a junction, where we continue right towards Kališče (lower path leads to Mače).
The path ahead still crosses the slopes to the left. During the crossing we will reach a small scree field, from which the first view towards the valley opens up. A short crossing follows and the path brings us into the Suha valley, where an unmarked path from Mače joins from the left.
We continue in the direction of Kališče and continue the ascent on a gradually steeper path. The path ahead ascends through dense forest for some time, then brings us to the foot of rocky cliffs and a little higher to the ridge, where a small hut is visible just a few meters off the path. Here the path turns right and steeply ascends over a short rocky step. The path flattens here and a few meters further joins the usual path leading to Kališče.
We continue in the direction of Kališče and continue the ascent on a moderately steep path, along which in 5 minutes of further walking we arrive at the Planinski dom na Kališču.
Behind the Dom na Kališču we notice a mountaineering direction sign with numerous continuation options. We continue along the gentle and panoramic ridge path in the direction of Storžič, Bašeljski vrh..., which continues northwards. After a few minutes of easy walking amid beautiful views reaching to the Julian Alps, we arrive at a junction, where we continue right (straight Storžič) towards Bašeljski vrh. The path ahead ascends more steeply through a belt of dwarf pines and, with nice views of the neighbouring Mali Grintovec, brings us to the dwarf pine-covered ridge of Bašeljski vrh, where in the next few minutes we arrive at the next well-marked junction. At the junction the path to Mali Grintovec and Srednji vrh branches off right, while we continue straight and, with a view of Storžič, continue the ascent. The path, running along and beside the dwarf pine-covered ridge, a little below the summit also joins the path from Jekarica and Bašeljski preval. Here we continue right and along the somewhat narrower ridge in one minute of further walking reach Bašeljski vrh, from which a nice view opens towards the mountains above Jezersko, extending all the way to Košuta, Obir and the Lavanttal Alps in Austria.
Spodnja Kokra - Čemšenik 50 minutes, Čemšenik - Baba 45 minutes, Baba - Hudičev boršt 1:30, Hudičev boršt - Kališče 1:20, Kališče - Bašeljski vrh 45 minutes.

On the way: Dom Čemšenik mountain hut (835m), Baba (1119m), Zavetišče v Hudičevem borštu (1328m), Dom na Kališču mountain hut (1534m)

Trip can be extended to: Mali Grintovec