Babni Vrt - Storžič (past sv. Lovrenc and on SW ridge)
Starting point: Babni Vrt (602 m)
Lat/Lon: | 46,323°N 14,3827°E |
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Name of path: past sv. Lovrenc and on SW ridge
Time of walking: 4 h
Difficulty: difficult unmarked way, difficult marked way
Altitude difference: 1530 m
Altitude difference po putu: 1560 m
Map: Karavanke - osrednji del 1:50.000
Recommended equipment (summer):
Recommended equipment (winter): ice axe, crampons
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Access to the starting point:
a) From the motorway Ljubljana - Jesenice take the exit Brnik, and when you reach the road Mengeš - Kranj, turn left towards Kranj. Follow the main road towards Kranj to the first roundabout, from where you take the first exit to the right towards Šenčur. Continue on the main road through Šenčur, and when you reach the road Kranj - Zgornje Jezersko, turn right towards Jezersko. When you reach Preddvor, leave the main road and turn left towards the centre of the town, and from there follow the signs for Bašelj. A little beyond Bašelj, the road descends to the Milka stream and crosses it via a bridge. Here, the road branches off to the right, which leads to Babni Vrt, and we drive above the settlement, where the asphalt road to the last homestead turns left, and we continue to the right. We continue past the quarry and after it we reach a small crossroads, at which we park in a suitable place.
b) From the motorway Jesenice - Ljubljana, take the exit Kranj West, then continue to Golnik. When you arrive at Tenetiše, leave the main road towards Golnik and turn right towards Trstenika. Approximately 1 km after Trstenik, you will reach a small crossroads, where the road first turns left towards Povlje, and a few 100 m further on towards Babni Vrt. Continue towards Babni Vrt, and from the crossroads above the settlement turn right onto a macadam road, which you will then follow past a quarry. Park behind the quarry in a suitable place at the next junction.
Path description:
From the starting point, continue along the left-hand road, which continues along the right-hand side of the quarry (straight ahead under Storžič), and a little further on splits into two wide cart track. Continue on the right-hand cart track, which goes immediately into the woods, then climbs gently at first and moderately to steeply after a left-hand serpentine. Continue on right at forks, and at a small pass continue left up the fainter cart track, which soon ends. From the end of cart track or logging trail, start climbing steeply along the forest path, and within a few minutes reach another cart track, which is followed to the right, and quickly join the path from Bašlje or Laško.
Continue left up the hill and after a minute or two of further walking you will reach Dom na Lovrencu.
From the house, continue in the direction of Javornik, Velika and Mala Poljana, Kališe and Storžič, along a path that climbs moderately through the forest. The well-worn path quickly leads out of the forest onto a vast hayfield, over which you can walk to the Church of St. Lovrenec, enjoying the beautiful views.
Continue along the meadow past the church and the path soon leads into the forest. The broad path then descends gently to an undistinguished saddle, where we join the path from a slightly higher starting point. Continue in the direction of Storžič along the wide path, which climbs slightly. The path soon becomes narrower and then climbs steeply through the forest for some time. Higher up, the path just leads us out of the forest and beautiful views of the southern slopes of Storžič open up. The steepness continues unabated all the way to the bench at the crossroads.
To the left is a marked path towards Javornik and Poljana, to the right towards Kišče. At the crossroads, we continue neither left nor right, but onto an unmarked path that leads straight ahead. The slightly less well-trodden path can be seen to the left of the tree with the signposts. From the crossroads, the path climbs up a grassy slope, which becomes steeper and soon leads us into the vicinity of an unmarked ravine. Here we continue slightly to the left and then to the left of the aforementioned ravine we climb towards the south-western ridge of Storžič. The slope on this side is also slightly more tree-covered. The path is less well trodden, but can be followed without major problems. As you approach the ridge, the path turns to the right and crosses grassy slopes. There is a short steep climb to the ridge. The grassy slopes are quite steep for most of the way and are very dangerous to slip on when wet. Even in the dry, however, some caution is needed.
When you reach the ridge, continue to the right and then climb up the mostly grassy and relatively steep ridge. In the steeper parts the path leaves the ridge a few times to the left or right. Follow Grebenc until it joins the marked trail from mountain pasture Javornik. The marked path then turns slightly to the right and soon we join the paths from Dom pod Storžičem and Kališča. It is then only a short climb to the summit, which can already be seen ahead.
You can descend via mountain pasture Javornik or towards Kišče.
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