Zalog - Krničarjeva koča na planini Javornik

Access to starting point:
From the Ljubljana - Jesenice motorway, take the Kranj west exit and continue following the road towards Golnik. Shortly after the village of Tenetiše, we will notice signs for the village of Goriče, directing us right onto a local road. A little further ahead, we reach the next intersection, where we continue right towards the villages of Trstenik and Preddvor. We do not follow this road for long either, as after just a few metres we will notice a sign reading Zalog, directing us left onto an ascending road, which we then follow to the mentioned village. In the middle of the village, just before the church, we will notice a road branching off to the right from the main road. Turn onto this road, along which we soon spot the trail markers. Follow this road for another approximately 1 km, then park at one of the parking areas along the road.

Route description:
From the starting point, continue along the road where we parked; it becomes progressively worse and leads us higher to the NOB monument, where we leave the road and continue the ascent to the right along an ascending track. At the point where the track we are ascending turns left, we will notice a path on the right side that begins to climb more steeply through the forest (the start is not marked).
The path, along which we spot occasional markers, then takes us past a small chapel to a point where the path from the village of Povlje joins us; a few steps further, it splits into two parts. Continue right towards Velika Poljana (straight to Mala Poljana), where after a few steps we reach a viewpoint with a pleasant bench.
From the viewpoint, continue along the path that first ascends gently to the right, then to the left and enters the forest after a few steps, where it begins to climb steeply. The path soon reaches a wide, overgrown ridge, along which it continues for some time.
The relatively steep path, which higher up turns somewhat to the right, eventually brings us to a wide track, where we join the Dolenčeva path from Povelj.
Continue straight along the ascending track, which takes us past the "refreshment point" to a place where a marked footpath branches left from the track. We can continue the ascent along this footpath, which climbs over grassy slopes, or along the track ascending along the edge of the forest. Both paths merge higher up and lead us without difficulty to the Koča na Veliki Poljani hut.
From the hut, continue right (left to Koča Grebenc, straight to Mala Poljana and Storžič - path over Psico and also the path under Psico and further along the southwest gully), crossing the pastures of Velika Poljana without major changes. We quickly leave the pastures and the path takes us into the forest, through which it continues traversing occasionally quite steep slopes that are especially slippery when wet. After approximately 30 minutes of walking from Velika Poljana, along a path with some shorter ascents and descents, we arrive at the Krničarjeva koča na Planini Javornik, from where we have a nice view of the slopes of the nearby Storžič.

Starting point - Gmajna 0:45, Gmajna - second refreshment point 0:50, second refreshment point - Velika Poljana 0:30, Velika Poljana - Krničarjeva koča 0:30.

Along the route: Velika Poljana (634m), Gmajna (840m), Andrejeva klopca (977m), Druga okrepčevalnica (1198m), Velika Poljana (1385m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Dom na Kališču, Storžič (2 h)

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