Laško (obračališče nad vasjo) - Dom na Kališču

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 to the Bašelj settlement. When arriving in Bašelj, at the beginning of the left bend a narrower road continues straight ahead to the parking lot at the TD Bašelj log cabin (in descriptions starting point Bašelj), we however from the mentioned intersection continue along the main road for another good 100 m to the next intersection, where we continue right on the road towards Gamsov raj and the Laško hamlet. Just about 50 m further, continue on the left road, which gradually begins to climb moderately. At the Laško hamlet continue left again, then the asphalt ends and continue driving on the steep gravel road, which leads past the path junction (track) to the church of St. Lovrenc and Dom na Lovrencu. From the mentioned junction drive a little further to the end of the road or a small parking lot some 10 metres before.
b) From the Jesenice–Ljubljana motorway, take the Kranj–west exit and in the first intersection continue left. Continue through the underpass under the motorway, then arrive at the roundabout, from which continue driving towards Golnik. The route ahead leads through the Mlaka pri Kranju settlement, we at the end of the settlement continue right towards the Srakovlje settlement. Follows driving through Srakovlje, Spodnja Bela, Srednja Bela, Zgornja Bela (in Zgornja Bela join the road from Preddvor) to Bašelj, where the main road makes a long left bend, where a narrower road continues straight ahead to the parking lot at the TD Bašelj log cabin (in descriptions starting point Bašelj), we however from the mentioned intersection continue along the main road for another good 100 m to the next intersection, where we continue right on the road towards Gamsov raj and the Laško hamlet. Just about 50 m further, continue on the left road, which gradually begins to climb moderately. At the Laško hamlet continue left again, then the asphalt ends and continue driving on the steep gravel road, which leads past the path junction (track) to the church of St. Lovrenc and Dom na Lovrencu. From the mentioned junction drive a little further to the end of the road or a small parking lot some 10 metres before.

Route description:
From the small parking lot, walk to the turnaround at the end of the road. From the end of the road, continue left onto the track towards Kališče and Storžič. The track then climbs moderately along the bed of the Belica stream and after about 10 minutes splits into two parts. Continue on the left track, which ends after just a few metres. At this point, leave the proximity of the streambed and continue slightly left on the path, which steeply ascends through the forest. The steepness soon eases and the path leads us to the Košuta partisan hospital.
After the hospital, cross two consecutive gullies, then the path becomes steeper again. The path ahead continues through the forest, crossing a steeper slope where greater caution is needed when wet. Above the steep section, reach the side ridge of Kališče, where an unmarked path from Bašelj joins from the right.
Here continue left and continue the ascent on the still steep path, which proceeds through gradually sparser forest. After a bench and some views of nearby Storžič, the path turns right and returns to dense forest. A less steep path follows, which quickly takes us to the first hut on Spodnje Kališče. After the hut, the forest ends, then along a pleasant grassy surface in a few minutes reach the central part of the planina, where we also join the usual path from Mač.
From Spodnje Kališče continue slightly left towards Dom na Kališču, from which a few minutes of walking through the forest follow, then arrive at a nice viewpoint from which a beautiful view opens towards the nearby Dom na Kališču, Mali Grintovec, Lanež ridge, Krvavec... From the viewpoint, only a short ascent remains and we are at Dom na Kališču.

Starting point - Košuta partisan hospital 0:25, Košuta partisan hospital - Kisovec 0:25, Kisovec - Planina Kališče 0:45, Planina Kališče - Dom na Kališču 0:15.

Along the route: Partizanska bolnica Košuta (1016m), Kisovec (1152m), Planina Kališče (1450m), Razpotje pod Kališčem (1455m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Bašeljski vrh, Mali Grintovec, Storžič

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