Povlje - Gradišče (Pustinjak)

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 first branches off to the right into the village of Babni, Vrt, and then, a good 100 m further on, into the village of Povlje. Continue on the ascending road towards Povlje, and park in a small parking lot above the village. At the starting point there is a small crossroads, several mountain direction signs and a larger information sign for the Trstenik walking and learning trail "the path under Storžič".
b) From the motorway Jesenice - Ljubljana take the exit Kranj West, then continue towards Golnik. When you arrive at Tenetiše, leave the main road towards Golnik and turn right towards Trstenika. Approximately 1km after Trstenik you will reach a small crossroads where you turn left towards Povlje. Continue on the ascending road towards Povlje, and park in a small parking lot above the village. At the starting point there is a small crossroads, several mountain direction signs and a larger information sign for the Trstenik walking and learning trail "the trail under Storžič".

Path description:
From the starting point, continue in the direction of the Trstenik walking/learning path "the path under Storžič", i. e. continue along the asphalt road, which turns right and leads us a little higher, past a few more houses and cottages. Above the settlement the asphalt ends and the road passes into the woods, where it crosses a torrential stream a little further on (known in the upper part as the south-west gutter of Storžič, but not so distinct in the lower part). After crossing the torrential glen, where in spring time the hellebore grows, the road climbs crosswise to the right for some time, then splits into two wide cart track. Continue along the bottom right cart track, and after a few steps left into the woods, on the path towards St. Lawrence. The path continues for some time without any major changes in altitude, then joins the cart track, which quickly leads to Srečot's mills.
Just above the mills, the path towards St. Lawrence turns right from cart track into a dense forest, and we continue straight on and climb cart track to the junction with the marked path.
Follow the above-mentioned path to the left (right St. Lawrence, Bašelj. . . ), and leave it soon after, when the Gams' path markers direct us right, crosswise downwards, onto a slightly narrower path. There follows a few minutes of crossing with some short ascents and descents, then over a short exposed part we descend into a gully, which we cross and then climb on its other side to cart track. Follow Cart track to the right and we descend it to a nearby forest road.
Once on the road, continue left (right Laško and Bašelj), then after a few steps, at the signs for the private parking area, continue right on the beaten track, which in a minute or two of further walking takes you to the top of Gradišče, where there is a small wooden hut.

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Sveti Lovrenc (Bašelj)

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