Babni Vrt - Bašeljski vrh (via Sveti Lovrenc)
Starting point: Babni Vrt (602 m)
| Latitude/Longitude: | 46,32300°N 14,38270°E |
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Route name: via Sveti Lovrenc
Walking time: 4 h 10 min
Difficulty: easy unmarked way, partly demanding marked way
Elevation gain: 1142 m
Elevation difference along the route: 1170 m
Map: Karavanke - osrednji del 1:50.000
Recommended equipment (summer):
Recommended equipment (winter): ice axe, crampons
Views: 2.943
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Access to starting point:
a) From the Ljubljana-Jesenice motorway, take the Brnik exit; once you reach the Mengeš-Kranj road, continue left towards Kranj. Follow the main road towards Kranj to the first roundabout, from which take the first right exit towards Šenčur. Continue through Šenčur on the main road, then, upon reaching the Kranj-Zgornje Jezersko road, turn right towards Jezersko. In Preddvor, leave the main road and continue left towards the centre of the town, then follow signs for the Bašelj settlement. Just after Bašelj settlement, the road descends to the Milka stream and crosses it over a bridge. Here a road branches right to Babni Vrt; instead, drive above the settlement, where the asphalt road to the last farmhouse turns left—we continue right. Further, drive past the quarry, then reach a small intersection and park in a suitable spot.
b) From the Jesenice-Ljubljana motorway, take the Kranj west exit, then continue towards Golnik. In Tenetiše, leave the main road to Golnik and turn right towards Trstenik. About 1 km past Trstenik settlement, reach a small intersection where a road first branches left to Povlje settlement, a few hundred m further also to Babni Vrt. Continue to Babni Vrt; from the intersection above the settlement, turn right onto the gravel road past the quarry. Park behind the quarry at the next intersection in a suitable spot.
Route description:
From the starting point continue along the left road, which runs along the right side of the quarry (straight path under Storžič), a little further it splits into two wide tracks. Continue on the right track, which enters the forest immediately, then ascends gently at first, moderately to steeply after the left serpentine. Further on, at junctions follow the right directions; at the small pass continue left upwards onto the poorer track, which soon ends. From the end of the track or logging trail, start a steep ascent along the forest path; after a few minutes reach another track, follow it right, and quickly join the path from Bašelj or Lašak.
Continue left upwards and after one or two minutes of further walking arrive at Dom na Lovrencu.
From the hut continue towards Javornik, Velika and Mala Poljana, Kališče and Storžič along a path that moderately ascends through the forest. The well-trodden path quickly leads out of the forest onto a vast hayfield, across which we walk with fine views to the church of sv. Lovrenc.
Behind the church the path returns to the forest and descends towards a marked junction a few minutes away, where continue straight towards Storžič and Kališče.
Further towards Storžič along the wide path, which slightly ascends. The path soon narrows and then steeply ascends through the forest for some time. Higher up it leads out of the forest and fine views open to the southern slopes of Storžič. The steepness continues unabated to the bench at the junction.
Left is the marked path to Javornik and Poljana, we head right towards Kališče. From the junction the path becomes somewhat narrower and less trodden. Further on, traverse the slopes eastwards for a long time. Forest and grassy slopes alternate along the path, steep in places. During the traverse the path occasionally ascends more steeply, sometimes descends slightly. In the second part of the traverse it leads to the spring below Bašeljsko sedlo. Here the path turns slightly right and continues traversing the slopes until a marked junction, where continue straight towards Bašeljski vrh and Mali Grintovec (left Storžič, right Dom na Kališču).
The path ahead steeply ascends through a belt of dwarf pines and with fine views of neighbouring Mali Grintovec leads onto the dwarf pine-covered ridge of Bašeljski vrh, where in the next few minutes reach the next well-marked junction. At the junction a path branches right to Mali Grintovec and Srednji vrh, we continue straight with a view of Storžič and ascend. The path, running along and on the dwarf pine-covered ridge, joins just below the summit the path from Jekarica and Bašeljski preval. Here continue right along the somewhat narrower ridge and in one minute of further walking reach Bašeljski vrh, from which a fine view opens towards the mountains above Jezersko, extending to Košuta, Obir and the Labotniške Alpe in Austria.
Starting point - Dom na Lovrencu 0:45, Dom na Lovrencu - sv. Lovrenc 0:05, sv. Lovrenc - sedlo pri sv. Lovrencu 0:10, sedlo pri sv. Lovrencu - Široka dolina 1:45, Široka dolina - Izvir pod Bašeljskim sedlom 0:35, Izvir pod Bašeljskim sedlom - razpotje nad Kališčem 0:15, razpotje nad Kališčem - razpotje pod Bašeljskim vrhom 0:15, razpotje pod Bašeljskim vrhom - Bašeljski vrh 0:20.
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Discussion about the trip Babni Vrt - Bašeljski vrh (via Sveti Lovrenc)
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| Roberto-MMLM20. 02. 2024 10:24:41 |
Hello.
I hiked this trail on 17.2.2024. The trail is extremely varied and exceptionally unmarked and falls under steep trail, by no means easy. Part of the trail was also taken by an avalanche. The trail over Bašeljsko sedlo to Bašelj itself from the wooden trough where water from the stream flows is not marked, the marked one is the other that goes right from the trough, more towards the direction of Kališče. There is no stamp at the summit itself. All stamps for Storžič, Bašeljski vrh and Kališče itself are unfortunately in the hut at Kališče. The trail was quite demanding and I was very glad I chose it, but I didn't meet a single hiker neither on this trail up nor down, as the trail is not easy. There were plenty of adventures though, as I decided to return via another trail, i.e. past Kališče back to Babni Vrt or the starting point. In a way, since the trails are not even approximately well marked, let alone for any circular trail. Always have the coordinates of your starting point. You'll find the way back more easily.
Regards
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| jprim21. 02. 2024 19:59:46 |
@Roberto
What an interesting report of your hike, I've put it on my plan, as we're also looking for more solitary trails lately. Storžič and the surrounding peaks don't attract me anymore, (but I haven't really conquered Bašeljski vrh yet) since we've already hiked numerous trails around Kališče several times.
But isn't the trail followable by the trodden path itself?
Regards!
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