Mače - Dom na Kališču (via Kozjek)

Access to starting point:
a) From the Ljubljana-Jesenice motorway, take the Kranj-east exit, then continue driving towards Jezersko. When arriving in Preddvor, leave the main road and continue left towards the centre of the mentioned place, from there follow the signs for Mače. When arriving in Mače, at the marked junction continue right (left Bašelj, straight church of St. Nicholas (church not accessible by car)) and drive up the narrow road above the village, where there is a larger marked parking lot.
b) From the Jesenice-Ljubljana motorway, take the Kranj-west exit and at the first junction continue left. Then drive through the underpass under the motorway, then arrive at a roundabout, from which continue driving towards Golnik. The route ahead leads through the settlement of Mlaka pri Kranju, we at the end of the settlement continue right towards the settlement of Srakovlje. This is followed by driving through Srakovlje, Spodnja Bela, Srednja Bela to Zgornja Bela, where we continue right towards Preddvor. In Preddvor, notice the signs for Mače, which direct us left past the primary school onto the road that climbs to Mače. When arriving in Mače, at the marked junction continue right (left Bašelj, straight church of St. Nicholas (church not accessible by car)) and drive up the narrow road above the village, where there is a larger marked parking lot.

Route description:
From the parking lot, continue towards Kališče and follow the forest road closed to public traffic. The road, which rises quite steeply, brings us after about 20 minutes of walking to a marked junction, where the usual path to Kališče branches left, we continue right and proceed along the increasingly poor forest road. A little higher we reach the lower station of the cargo cableway leading to Kališče, and the road gradually turns into a wide cart track. The ascent further on is somewhat more difficult orientation-wise due to the labyrinth of cart tracks, but if we carefully follow the markers, we cannot go wrong. Higher up, the cart track turns into a steep footpath, which after a while brings us to the ridge of Kozjek. Here the path levels out and turns left, bringing us after a few more minutes of walking to a marked junction.
Continue left towards Storžič and Kališče (right Srednji vrh, Hudičev boršt, Potoška gora and sv. Jakob) along the path that further crosses the slopes to the left. During the crossing, we will reach a small scree, from which the first view towards the valley opens up. A short crossing follows and the path brings us to the valley of Suha, where a somewhat shorter unmarked path joins from the left.
Continue towards Kališče and continue the ascent along the gradually steeper path. The path further ascends through dense forest for a while, then brings us to the foot of rocky cliffs and a little higher to the ridge, where a small hut is spotted just a few metres off the path. Here the path turns right and steeply climbs over a short rocky step. The path levels out here and joins the usual path to Kališče just a few metres further on.
Continue towards Kališče and ascend along the moderately steep path, along which we reach the Planinski dom na Kališču in 5 minutes of further walking.

Starting point - Studenci 0:25, Studenci - junction to Suha valley 0:35, junction to Suha valley - junction on Kozjek 0:50, junction on Kozjek - Suha valley 0:20, Suha valley - junction below Kališče 0:30, junction below Kališče - Dom na Kališču 0:05.

Along the route: Studenci (737m), Spodnja postaja tovorne žičnice (800m), Odcep v dolino Suhe (916m), Greben Kozjeka (1175m), Razpotje Kozjek (1281m), Dolina Suhe (1322m), Razpotje pod Kališčem (1509m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Bašeljski vrh, Mali Grintovec, Storžič (1 h 15 min)

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