Povlje - Velika Poljana

Access to starting point:
a) From the Ljubljana - Jesenice motorway, take the Brnik exit, and when you reach the Mengeš - Kranj road, continue left towards Kranj. Drive along 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, when you reach the Kranj - Zgornje Jezersko road, turn right towards Jezersko. When you 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. Somewhat after the Bašelj settlement, the road descends to the Milka stream and crosses it over a bridge. Here, to the right first branches off the road to the villages Babni Vrt, good 100 m further also to the village 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 direction signs and a larger information board of the Trstenik walking-educational path "path under Storžič".
b) From the Jesenice - Ljubljana motorway, take the Kranj west exit, then continue driving towards Golnik. When you arrive in Tenetiše, leave the main road towards Golnik and continue right towards Trstenik. Approximately 1 km after the Trstenik settlement, arrive at a small intersection, where continue left towards the village 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 direction signs and a larger information board of the Trstenik walking-educational path "path under Storžič".

Route description:
From the parking lot, head onto the left road towards Velika and Mala Poljana (the path between the two roads leads to Planina Javornik, also Dolenčeva pot to Velika Poljana). The road soon turns left, leading past a water tank and a quarry. A bit further, the road turns into a cart track, which temporarily ascends more steeply. Just after the cart track levels out and turns right into the forest, a marked footpath branches off even further to the right from it, on which we continue the ascent. For a short time, we continue ascending along the torrent, then the path turns left and ascends transversely, in the last part across a somewhat collapsed gully. At the top of the gully, we step onto a kind of ridge between two streams, where the path from the villages Goriče and Zalog joins us from the left. A short ascent follows along the scenic ridge, then we arrive at a marked junction, from which we continue right towards Velika Poljana (slightly left Mala Poljana and Tolsti vrh).
The path ahead leads past a viewpoint, where there used to be a small bench, today only a standing spot remains. After enjoying the views over Gorenjska, we return to the path, which enters the forest, through which it occasionally ascends quite steeply. The path ahead ascends the slope for a few minutes, then returns to the forested ridge, where Andrejeva bench stands. Here the path temporarily levels out, then becomes steeper again. A bit further, the path turns right and ascends along a moderately steep ridge to the point where we join Dolenčeva pot and the cart track path.
We continue along the initially gentle cart track, which leads past the "second refreshment point". After the refreshment point, the cart track continues straight ahead, but we continue slightly right from the cart track onto a parallel path that ascends somewhat above the cart track. Higher up, we cross the cart track and some kind of pasture fence, then gradually move from the forest onto grassy slopes. A little further, we step back onto the cart track, and ahead we already see the hut on Velika Poljana, to which only a short, increasingly scenic ascent separates us.

Starting point - Gmajna 0:25, Gmajna - second refreshment point 0:50, second refreshment point - Velika Poljana 0:30.

Description and photos refer to the condition in 2015 (January).

Along the route: Gmajna (840m), Andrejeva klopca (977m), Druga okrepčevalnica (1198m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Krničarjeva koča na planini Javornik ( 30 min), Grebenc, Dom na Kališču, Storžič

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