Babni Vrt - Gradišče (Pustinjak) (through forest and past Sveti Lovrenc)

Access to the starting point:
a) From the motorway Ljubljana - Jesenice take the exit Brnik, and when you reach the road Mengeš - Kranj, turn left towards Kranj. Follow the main road towards Kranj to the first roundabout, from where you take the first exit to the right towards Šenčur. Continue on the main road through Šenčur, and when you reach the road Kranj - Zgornje Jezersko, turn right towards Jezersko. When you reach Preddvor, leave the main road and turn left towards the centre of the town, and from there follow the signs for Bašelj. A little after Bašelj, the road descends to the Milka stream and crosses it via a bridge. Here, the road branches off to the right, which leads to Babni Vrt, and we drive above the settlement, where the asphalt road to the last homestead turns left, and we continue to the right. We continue past the quarry and after it we reach a small crossroads, at which we park in a suitable place.
b) From the motorway Jesenice - Ljubljana, take the exit Kranj West, then continue to Golnik. When you arrive at Tenetiše, leave the main road towards Golnik and turn right towards Trstenika. Approximately 1 km after Trstenik, you will reach a small crossroads, where the road first turns left towards Povlje, and a few 100 m further on towards Babni Vrt. Continue towards Babni Vrt, and from the crossroads above the settlement turn right onto a macadam road, which you will then follow past a quarry. Park behind the quarry in a suitable place at the next junction.

Path description:
From the starting point, continue along the left-hand road, which continues along the right-hand side of the quarry (straight ahead under Storžič), and a little further on splits into two wide cart track. Continue along the right-hand cart track, which goes immediately into the woods, then climbs gently at first and moderately to steeply after a left-hand serpentine. Continue on right at forks, and at a small pass continue left up the fainter cart track, which soon ends. From the end of cart track or logging trail, start climbing steeply along the forest path, and within a few minutes reach another cart track, which is followed to the right, and quickly join the path from Bašlje or Laško.
Continue left up the hill and after a minute or two of further walking you will reach Dom na Lovrencu.
From the house, continue in the direction of Javornik, Velika and Mala Poljana, Kališe and Storžič, along a path that climbs moderately through the forest. The well-worn path quickly leads out of the forest onto a vast hayfield, over which you can walk to the Church of St. Lovrenec, enjoying the beautiful views.
Behind the church, the path returns to the forest and begins to descend towards a marked crossroads a few minutes away, where we continue straight in the direction of Storžič and Kališča. From this crossroads, continue for a short distance along a wide and well-trodden path, and then the signs for the Gamsova cesta direct you to the right, crosswise downwards, onto a slightly narrower path. There is a few minutes' crossing with a few short ascents and descents, and then over a short exposed part we descend into a gully, which we cross and then climb on its other side to cart track. Follow Cart track to the right and we descend it to a nearby forest road.
Once on the road, continue left (right Laško and Bašelj), then after a few steps, at the signs for a private parking space, continue right onto a beaten track, which in a minute or two of further walking takes you to the top of Gradišče, where there is a small wooden hut.
Babni Vrt - Dom na Lovrencu 45 minutes, Dom na Lovrencu - St. Lovrenc 5 minutes, St. Lovrenc - Gradišče 25 minutes.

On the way: Dom na Lovrencu (Bašelj) (860m), Sveti Lovrenc (Bašelj) (892m)

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