Bašelj - Gradišče (Pustinjak)

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 town, from there follow the signs to the Bašelj settlement. When arriving in Bašelj, at the place where the main road makes a long left bend, leave it and continue straight towards Gamsova pot. Continue driving on the narrow asphalt road leading between houses and along the Belica stream. Park at the parking lot next to the Bašelj Tourist Association.
b) From the Jesenice–Ljubljana motorway take the Kranj–west exit and at the first intersection continue left. Continue driving through the underpass under the motorway, then arrive at the roundabout, from which continue driving towards Golnik. The road ahead leads through the Mlaka pri Kranju settlement; at the end of the settlement continue right towards the Srakovlje settlement. This is followed by driving through Srakovlje, Spodnja Bela, Srednja Bela, Zgornja Bela (in Zgornja Bela we join the road from Preddvor) to Bašelj, where the main road makes a long left bend, leave it and continue straight towards Gamsova pot. Continue driving on the narrow asphalt road leading between houses and along the Belica stream. Park at the parking lot next to the Bašelj Tourist Association.

Route description:
From the starting point at the wooden hut of the Bašelj Tourist Association continue along the forest road closed to public traffic, which leads along the Belica stream. Initially walk past the football and basketball courts, then soon reach the first junction of Gamsova pot, where to the left branches off the path towards the church of sv. Lovrenc, Dom pod sv. Lovrencem; it is also possible to continue towards Storžič, Krničarjeva koča na planini Javornik, Mali and Veliki Poljani...
From the mentioned junction continue the ascent along the gravel road, which rises moderately through the forest or partly through scrub. After a few minutes reach the turning area of the forest road, where the footpath to Kališče continues right across the stream, slightly to the left Gamsova pot continues, leading to Gradišče and further to sv. Lovrenc as well as the path to Kališče along the forest road, Kališče past Košuta hospital and Kališče along the Kisovca ridge. Continue along the wide track rising towards the nearby water intake. Before the intake leave the wide track and again continue slightly left onto the path where Gamsova pot continues. Then ascend for a few minutes along a steeper track; when it ends continue right along a less pronounced but relatively well-trodden path rising through the forest. Higher up the trail partly disappears in some places; we follow the otherwise rare yellow-white markers marking Gamsova pot. Ascend through the forest for a few minutes, then at one bend reach another forest road, which we follow to the right (left Laško). Walk a few dozen metres along the gravel road and we are already at the next junction, where the path to sv. Lovrenc branches off to the left.
From the mentioned junction walk along the road only a few steps more, then on the right, next to the sign indicating private parking space, continue right onto the trodden path, along which in one or two minutes of further walking we reach the summit of Gradišče, where a small wooden hut stands.

Starting point - end of road 0:15, end of road - road under Gradišče 0:25, road under Gradišče - Gradišče 0:05.

Along the route: Konec ceste (679m), Cesta pod Gradiščem (825m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Sveti Lovrenc (Bašelj) ( 25 min)

We recommend: trips from the same starting point, similar trips, summit register