Zalog - Storžič (via Psica)

Access to starting point:
From the Ljubljana - Jesenice motorway, take the Kranj west exit and continue along the road towards Golnik. Shortly after the village of Tenetiše, we will notice signs for the village of Goriče, which direct us right onto a local road. A little further on, we reach the next junction, where we continue right towards the villages of Trstenik and Preddvor. However, we do not follow this road for long either, as after just a few metres we will notice a sign saying Zalog, which directs us left onto an ascending road, which we then follow to the mentioned village. In the middle of the village, slightly before the church, we will notice a road that branches off to the right from the main road. We turn onto this road, along which we soon notice the markings. We follow this road for another approximately 1 km, then park at one of the parking spots along the road.

Route description:
From the starting point, we continue along the road where we parked; it becomes progressively worse and takes us higher to the NOB monument, where we leave it and continue the ascent to the right along an ascending track. At the point where the track, along which we continue the ascent, turns left, we will notice a path on the right side that begins to ascend more steeply through the forest (the start is not marked).
The path, along which we notice occasional markings, then takes us past a small chapel to a poorly marked junction, near which on a scenic rise we notice a pleasant bench.
From the viewpoint, we continue along the path that ascends slightly to the right (left Mala Poljana) and enters the forest after a few steps, where it begins to ascend steeply. The path soon transitions to a wide overgrown ridge, where it continues for quite 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 path from Povelj.
We continue straight along the ascending track, which takes us past the "refreshment point" to a place where a marked footpath branches off to the left from the track. We can continue the ascent along the mentioned footpath, which ascends over grassy slopes, or along the track, which ascends along the edge of the forest. Both paths merge higher up and take us without difficulty to the hut on Velika Poljana.
From the hut, we continue along a gentle path that 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 along the path towards Storžič via Psica (left Mala Poljana). The path begins to ascend quite steeply, then turns slightly to the right and the steepness eases a bit. Such a path soon brings us out of the forest and to a path junction. We turn left onto the path via Psica, while to the right an easier path leads to Storžič.
From the junction, the path initially runs across grassy terrain among scree and sparse trees, then enters the forest again and begins to ascend steeply. In a few places, the path is also somewhat exposed. This is followed by an ascent along the grassy slope among sparse scree to a scenic ridge. We ascend along the increasingly exposed ridge for some time, then reach the indistinct summit of Psica.
From the summit, we descend slightly and then continue along the exposed ridge. Further on, the path along the ridge ascends and descends several more times, with some fixed protection to assist us. Later, the path through the gully joins us from the left, but we continue along the path by the ridge. In the final section of the path, we ascend steeply several more times, with some more fixed protection to assist us. Just below the summit, the easiest path to Storžič joins us from the right, which leads via Planina Javornik, or along the southwest gully. This is followed by only a short ascent along the summit slope of Storžič, whose summit we reach in a few minutes of further walking.

Starting point - Gmajna 0:45, Gmajna - second refreshment point 0:50, second refreshment point - Velika Poljana 0:30, Velika Poljana - junction below Psica 0:35, junction below Psica - Psica 0:30, Psica - Vrh Žrela 0:25, Vrh Žrela - Storžič 1:00.

Along the route: Velika Poljana (634m), Gmajna (840m), Andrejeva klopca (977m), Druga okrepčevalnica (1198m), Velika Poljana (1385m), Sedlo nad Veliko Poljano (1406m), Razpotje pod Psico (1595m), Psica (1769m), Vrh Žrela (1842m), Razpotje pod vrhom Storžiča (2114m)

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