Bašelj - Planina Kališče (on unmarked path)

Access to starting point:
a) From the Ljubljana - Jesenice motorway, take the Kranj - east exit, then continue driving towards Jezersko. When we arrive 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 we arrive 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 that leads between houses and along the Belica stream. Park at the parking lot next to the Turistično društvo Bašelj.

b) From the Jesenice - Ljubljana motorway, take the Kranj - west exit and in the first intersection continue left. Then drive through the underpass under the motorway, then arrive at a 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. Driving continues 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 that leads between houses and along the Belica stream. Park at the parking lot next to the Turistično društvo Bašelj.

Route description:
From the starting point, continue along the gravel road, which is closed to public traffic by a traffic sign. Climb gently to moderately along the road, which takes us past the football and basketball courts and past the water supply facility to a marked junction.
From the junction, continue slightly left towards Partizanska bolnica Košuta and Kališče (right is a slightly shorter path to Kališče), where the path leads along a steeper cart track, from it after a short ascent go left onto the marked hiking trail. Follow the ascent through the forest, on the section where we cross a clearing the path is somewhat overgrown. A little more ascent follows and we reach a gravel road, along which we climb to a small pass, where Gamsova pot continues left, a minute-long path branches right a few steps further, leading to the summit of Gradišče.
Continue along the road, which descends slightly, then turns right and brings us to a turning area, where it ends.
Here the poorer road, along which the marked path continues left, but we go straight ahead, where we notice an unmarked path, along which we continue. Follow the ascent over a steep slope, then the slope levels out somewhat, but the path remains steep. Higher up, the trail mostly follows an indistinct ridge, then crosses a few cart tracks. A few minutes of scenic ascent follow, then we return to the forest, where a chain assists us, but the passage would not be particularly difficult without the chain either.
A few steps above the chain, we return to the marked path, which continues to ascend quite steeply and at two points there are safety devices to assist (easy in dry conditions). Higher up, the path turns slightly right and after a few more minutes of walking we arrive at Spodnje Kališče, or Planina Kališče, where there are a few huts and from which we have a nice view of Storžič.

Starting point - end of road 0:15, end of road - road below Gradišče 0:25, road below Gradišče - turning area 0:10, turning area - Kisovec 0:50, Kisovec - Planina Kališče 0:45.

Description and photos refer to the conditions in 2019 (June).

Along the route: Konec ceste (679m), Cesta pod Gradiščem (825m), Obračališče (852m), Kisovec (1152m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Dom na Kališču, Bašeljski vrh, Mali Grintovec, Storžič (1 h 45 min)

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