Povlje - Sveti Lovrenc (Bašelj)

Access to starting point:
a) From the Ljubljana - Jesenice motorway, take the Brnik exit, and when reaching the Mengeš - Kranj road, continue left towards Kranj. Drive along the main road towards Kranj to the first roundabout, from which continue on the first exit right towards Šenčur. Continue through Šenčur on the main road, then, upon reaching the Kranj - Zgornje Jezersko road, turn right towards Jezersko. Upon arriving in Preddvor, leave the main road and continue driving left towards the centre of the said place, from there follow the signs to the Bašelj settlement. Somewhat after the Bašelj settlement, the road descends to the Milka stream and crosses it over a bridge. Here, a road first branches right to the villages of Babni Vrt, and a good 100 m further to the village of Povlje. Continue on the ascending road towards Povlje, and park on a small parking lot above the village. At the starting point, there is a small intersection, several mountaineering signposts, and a large information board for the Trstenik walking-educational trail "path under Storžič".
b) From the Jesenice - Ljubljana motorway, take the Kranj west exit, then continue driving towards Golnik. When arriving in Tenetiše, leave the main road towards Golnik and continue driving right towards Trstenik. Approximately 1 km after the Trstenik settlement, arrive at a small intersection, where continue left towards the village of Povlje. Continue on the ascending road towards Povlje, and park on a small parking lot above the village. At the starting point, there is a small intersection, several mountaineering signposts, and a large information board for the Trstenik walking-educational trail "path under Storžič".

Route description:
From the starting point, continue in the direction of the Trstenik walking-educational trail "path under Storžič", that is, continue on the asphalt road that turns right and leads us somewhat higher past a few houses and weekend homes. Above the settlement, the asphalt ends, and the road turns into the forest, where a little further it crosses a torrent stream (in the upper part known as the southwest gully of Storžič, in the lower part no longer so pronounced). After crossing the torrent gully, where ramsons grow in springtime, the road ascends transversely to the right for a while, then splits into two wide tracks. Continue on the lower right track, from which after a few steps go left into the forest on the path towards sv. Lovrenc. The path continues for some time without major changes in elevation, then joins a track, along which we quickly arrive at Srečotovi mlinčki.
A little above the mills, leave the track, as the markers for path P2 (path under Storžič) direct us right onto a path that continues through dense forest (straight on the track to Storžič, Kališče...). After a few minutes, reach the ridge connecting Gora (peak above the church of sv. Lovrenc) with the Storžič massif, but we continue right. At the next marked junction, go straight towards sv. Lovrenc, then the path leads us in a moderate ascent along the eastern side of Gora. When the ascent ends, we see the church of sv. Lovrenc in front of us, to which we descend in a few dozen steps.

Starting point - saddle at sv. Lovrenc 0:40, saddle at sv. Lovrenc - sv. Lovrenc 0:10.

Description and photos refer to the condition in 2017 (April).

Along the route: Pri treh mlinčkih (835m), Sedlo pri sv. Lovrencu (867m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Dom na Lovrencu (Bašelj) ( 5 min), Gradišče (Pustinjak), Krničarjeva koča na planini Javornik, Dom na Kališču, Bašeljski vrh, Mali Grintovec, Storžič

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