Spodnja Kokra - Planina Dolga njiva (via Baba)

Access to starting point:
From the Ljubljana - Jesenice motorway, take the Kranj - east exit and continue following the road towards Jezersko. Just a few kilometres after the turn-off for Preddvor, on the right side of the road, we will see a transformer and a parking lot next to it, where we park. There are also signposts for the Čemšenik hut here.

Route description:
From the parking lot, first carefully cross the road, then head to the footpath towards the Čemšenik hut. The wide path barely noticeably ascends to the Polajnar farmstead, where we step onto a road, which we follow to the right.
The road steeply ascends right after the house, but slightly higher it loses the asphalt surface. Further on, the road levels out and turns slightly to the left, where it comes very close to the Čemšeniški stream. A bit further, we cross the mentioned stream and immediately after it reach a marked junction, where we continue on the left road towards the Čemšenik hut. The road then begins to ascend more steeply again and brings us to the Čemšenik hut after less than 30 minutes of further walking.
From the Čemšenik hut, continue behind the hut on a well-visible but unmarked path that goes into the forest and first gently then increasingly steeply ascends. The path soon brings us to a modest viewpoint, where it turns slightly right and then ascends transversely. Higher up, the path leads us to the main ridge (view of the Gorenjska plain), where it ascends even more steeply and after a few minutes of further walking brings us to a more level area where a wooden hut (weekend cottage) stands.
Just 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, continue on a well-traceable trail that proceeds along the occasionally panoramic ridge, from which we first get a nice view towards Cjanovca, Koča, Grintovec, Kalški greben and other surrounding hills. The path ahead first continues along the left side of the ridge, then after an indistinct saddle switches to the right (eastern) slopes of Potoška gora. A few-minute transverse ascent follows, after which we join the marked path leading from the Čemšenik Hut.
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 is a marked junction, where we continue right (left to Potoška gora, slightly left to Planinska koča Iskra na Jakobu (we can descend via one of the mentioned paths)) towards Javorov vrh. The path continues along the forested ridge, detouring the indistinct forepeak to the right. A gentle ascent follows, from which we again get some views, then the path returns to the forest and splits.
Here continue left towards Srednji vrh, Kališče and Storžič (straight to 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 peak and Cjanovca.
At this marked junction, continue left towards Hudičev boršt (straight to Srednji vrh and Cjanovca, sharp right to Javorov vrh) on the path that further traverses the slopes to the left, slightly ascending and descending several times. After about 15 minutes of walking from the last junction, we step out of the forest onto the grassy slopes of Zaplate, across which we continue traversing. The technically undemanding path leads across occasionally steeper slopes, which are especially dangerous for slipping in wet conditions at a few spots. In the final section before entering the forest, a chain assists us, and after it the path completely levels out. Once we enter the forest, it's just a short walk to the shelter.
From the shelter, continue westwards, where we quickly reach the spring in Hudičev boršt, and immediately after it a marked junction, where we go straight ahead (left downhill Mačenska pot to Mače). A short traverse of the grassy slope follows, then the path enters the forest and leads us to the next junction.
This time continue right towards Cjanovca, Srednji vrh and Mali Grintovec (straight to the hut at Kališče and one of the paths by which we can descend to Mače) on the path that begins to ascend more steeply through the forest. The fairly steep path higher up brings us into a small valley where the forest thins, and the path levels out. After a few minutes of walking along the mentioned valley, the path turns right, ascends more steeply and after a short ascent brings us to the hut on Dolga njiva.

Starting point - Čemšenik Hut 0:50, Čemšenik Hut - Baba 0:45, Baba - Volčje jame 0:25, Volčje jame - junction below Javorov vrh 0:10, junction below Javorov vrh - Saddle above Skodovnjek 0:15, Saddle above Skodovnjek - Skodovnjek junction 0:10, Skodovnjek junction - Shelter in Hudičev boršt 0:30, Shelter in Hudičev boršt - junction below Dolga njiva 0:10, junction below Dolga njiva - Planina Dolga njiva 0:55.

Along the route: Dom Čemšenik (835m), Baba (1098m), Baba (1119m), Potoška Baba (1128m), Vrnitev na markirano pot (1198m), Volčje jame (1245m), Razpotje na grebenu Javorovega vrha (1291m), Izvir pod Javorovim vrhom (1322m), Sedlo nad Skodovnjekom (1336m), Razpotje Skodovnjek (1348m), Zavetišče v Hudičevem borštu (1328m), Izvir v Hudičevem borštu (1328m), Razpotje pod Dolgo njivo (1282m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Mali Grintovec ( 45 min), Cjanovca, Srednji vrh

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