Spodnja Kokra - Javorov vrh (via Baba)

Access to starting point:
From the highway Ljubljana - Jesenice, we 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 and a parking lot by it on the right side of the road, where we park. Here there are also signposts for the mountain hut Dom Čemšenik.

Route description:
From the parking lot, we first carefully cross the road, then head onto the footpath in the direction of the mountain hut Dom Čemšenik. The wide path ascends barely noticeably 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 right up to the Čemšeniški potok stream. A little further, we cross the mentioned stream and immediately after it we reach 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 brings us to the mountain hut Dom Čemšenik after less than 30 minutes of further walking.
From the mountain hut Dom Čemšenik, we continue behind the hut on a well-visible but unmarked path that goes into the forest and starts gently at first, then increasingly steeply ascending. The path soon brings us to a modest vantage point, where it turns slightly to the right and then ascends transversely. Higher up, the path brings us to the main ridge (view of the Gorenjska plain), where it ascends even more steeply and brings us, after a few minutes of further walking, to a more level area 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 logbook box on Baba.
From the logbook box, we continue on a well-followable little path that continues along the occasionally panoramic ridge, from which a nice view first opens towards Cjanovci, 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 forepeak 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 forepeak to the right. A gentle ascent follows, from which some view opens up again, then the path returns to the forest and branches. The left path leads towards Zavetišče v Hudičevem borštu, Cjanovci, Srednji vrh, etc., while we continue straight in the direction of Javorov vrh. Approximately 15 minutes of somewhat steeper ascent follow, and the path brings us to the panoramic summit, where there is a logbook box and a pleasant bench.
Spodnja Kokra - Čemšenik 50 minutes, Čemšenik - Baba 45 minutes, Baba - Javorov vrh 55 minutes.

Along the route: Dom Čemšenik mountain hut (835m), Baba (1119m)

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