Mače - Mali Grintovec (via Kozjek and Dolga njiva)

Access to starting point:
From highway Ljubljana - Jesenice we go to the exit Kranj - east and follow the road ahead in the direction of Jezersko, but only to the village Tupaliče. Here a sign for Preddvor points us left and then we follow the road in the direction of neighbouring village Mače. Through the village Mače we stick to mountain signposts for Kališče. Soon after the village we will notice a marked parking lot, where we park (further driving is forbidden).

Path description:
From the parking lot, we go on the road which we left. We follow it approximately 40 minutes to the bottom station of the cargo cableway on Kališče. The road is in the last part already more similar to the cart track. From the cableway ahead we carefully follow the blazes because in labyrinth of cart tracks path quickly takes us somewhere else. When we are done with that labyrinth all cart tracks end. The path ahead steeply ascends through the forest and brings us on a wide small ridge. Here the path turns left and is ascending on that ridge. The path is still ascending and at the altitude of 1300 meters brings us to a crossing. Here, the path branches off to the left on Kališče, and we continue on the right path. After that we cross the gully and already after few steps we come to the next crossing. Here we go sharply left following the signs Srednji vrh (straight Hudičev Boršt). The path which is still ascending through the forest soon brings us into a small valley below Dolga njiva. Forest then becomes thinner and the path turns a little to the right. We soon step on meadows of Dolga njiva, where we already notice cottage, which stands on the mountain pasture.
Here is a crossing, where we go on a poorly beaten footpath which goes horizontal behind the cottage (by the small valley upwards). The path then starts slightly ascending through a valley of Dolga njiva and after good 20 minutes of walking, it brings us on a saddle, where there is the next crossing. We go left following the signs Mali Grintovec (right Srednji vrh). The path then moderately ascends on the slope, which is partly covered with dwarf pines. After that shorter ascent we come on the ridge, where the path from Kališče and Bašeljski vrh join. We continue right on the path which in few minutes of additional walking brings us on the peak.
Mače - cableway 45 minutes, cableway - Dolga njiva 2:00, Dolga njiva - Mali Grintovec 45 minutes.

On the way: Planina Dolga njiva (1600m)