Zalog - Storžič (below Psica and through southwest groove)

Access to starting point:
From the Ljubljana - Jesenice motorway, we take the Kranj west exit and follow the road ahead in the direction of Golnik. Soon after the village Tenetiše, we will notice signs for the village Goriče, which direct us right onto a local road. A little further on, we come to the next junction, where we continue right in the direction of the villages Trstenik and Preddvor. We don't follow this road for long either, as already after a few metres we will notice a sign reading Zalog, which directs us left onto an ascending road, which we then follow to the mentioned village. In the middle of the village, a little before the church, we will notice a road which branches off to the right from the main road. We take this road, beside which we soon notice blazes. We follow this road further for approximately 1 km, then we park on one of the parking areas beside the road.

Path description:
From the starting point, we continue along the road beside which we parked, which then becomes progressively worse and leads us higher to the NOB monument, where we leave the road and continue the ascent right on the ascending cart track. At the spot where the cart track, along which we are ascending, turns left, we will notice a footpath on the right side, which starts to ascend more steeply through the forest (the start is not marked).
The path, beside which we notice rare blazes, then takes us past a small chapel to the spot where the path from the village Povlje joins us, a few steps further it splits into two parts. We continue right in the direction of Velika Poljana (straight ahead Mala Poljana), where after a few steps we arrive at a scenic viewpoint, on which a pleasant bench is placed.
From the viewpoint, we continue on the path which first ascends gently towards the right, then towards the left and after a few steps enters the forest, where it starts to ascend steeply. The path soon transitions to a wide overgrown ridge, where it continues for some time.
A relatively steep path, which higher turns somewhat to the right, then brings us after a while to a wide cart track, where we join Dolenčeva pot from Povlje.
We continue straight on the ascending cart track, which past the »refreshment hut« brings us to the spot where a marked footpath branches off to the left from the cart track. We can continue the ascent on the mentioned footpath, which ascends over grassy slopes, or on the cart track, which ascends along the edge of the forest. Both paths join higher up and bring us without difficulty to the Koča na Veliki Poljani.
From the hut, we continue on a gently undulating path, which ascends across the pasture and brings us in 5 minutes to the saddle between Grebenc and Psica, where there is also a marked junction. We continue right into the forest on the path towards Storžič over Psica (left Mala Poljana). The path starts ascending quite steeply, then turns gently to the right and the steepness eases somewhat. Such a path soon brings us out of the forest and to the junction below Psica.
At the mentioned junction, a very demanding path continues left along the ridge of Psica, while we continue right towards the easier path to Storžič. From the junction onwards, the path several times descends diagonally and ascends again, leading us along the slopes of Psica, from which we occasionally get some views, otherwise the first part of the traverse mostly runs through the forest. After a further 30 minutes of walking, we arrive at a junction where the traverse ends, and we join the path leading to Storžič via the southwestern gully.
We follow the mentioned path left upwards (right downwards pasture Javornik, Povlje, we can also reach the hamlet Laško and village Bašelj) and start ascending steeply on the path that leads us through the southwestern gully of Storžič. Through the mentioned gully, from which increasingly beautiful views open towards Gorenjska, we ascend for a good hour more, then the path turns slightly to the right and brings us to the southwestern ridge of Storžič, where an unmarked path joins from the right, leading along the mentioned ridge.
We continue along the ridge, the marked path then turns gently to the right and soon other paths from Dom pod Storžičem and Kališče join us. From here to the summit, which we can already see ahead, only a short ascent remains amid wonderful views.
Zalog - Velika Poljana 2:00 minutes, Velika Poljana - Storžič 2:35.

On the way: Velika Poljana (1410m)