Planina Vetrh - Storžič (via Javorniški preval)

Access to starting point:
A) First, we drive to Tržič, and then we continue driving towards the gorge Dovžanova soteska. Towards the end of Tržič we leave the road towards the gorge Dovžanova soteska and we continue driving right in the direction of Lom pod Storžičem. Above Lom pod Storžičem, at right hairpin turn we leave the main road which leads higher towards Grahovše and Dom pod Storžičem and we continue driving left in the direction of the settlement Potarje. On the asphalt road, we drive to a crossroad below the tourist farm Pr Tič, where we continue left towards the mountain pasture Konjščica. Next follows driving on a macadam road, from which soon road towards the farm Pinč branches off to the left. Here we go right on the upper road which becomes considerably worse, and there we drive for quite some time to the next crossroad. From the crossroad, we continue straight on the bottom road (right upward mountain pasture Konjščica), which a little ahead crosses the stream Vetrnik. At the next crossroad, we go left, and after 50 meters we park on a marked parking lot by the edge of the mountain pasture Planina Vetrh. From the crossroad at factory Lepenka in Tržič to the starting point, there is approximately 11 km, of this 6 km macadam.
B) a) First, we drive to Tržič, and then we continue driving towards the gorge Dovžanova soteska. Further, we drive through gorge Dovžanova soteska, Dolina, to Jelendol, where in triangular crossroad we continue on the right road towards Medvodje. Few kilometers ahead road towards the mountain pasture Zali potok branches off to the left, and by Tržiški Bistrica we drive for some time, more precisely to first driving road to the right, which over a bridge crosses Tržiška Bistrica. After the bridge, we start ascending on a worse macadam road which is on some parts often in quite bad condition. At the crossroads, we continue straight, after the road flattens we quickly get to a marked parking lot on the periphery of the mountain pasture Planina Vetrh, where we park. From the crossroad at factory Lepenka in Tržič to the starting point, there is approximately 12.5 km, of this 3.7 km very bad macadam road, and some more better macadam.

Path description:
On the eastern side of the parking lot, we notice a cart track which through the forest ascends to the near forest road which we follow to the left. On the road, we quickly get to right hairpin turn, from which a nice view opens up towards Košuta, Plešivec and surrounding mountains. Further at first through trees still a view opens up a little and then the path passes into a quite dense forest, through which it is ascending on the western slopes of Pečica (1421 meters) and later Maljevec (1502 meters). On slopes of Maljevec we don't walk long, because road brings us into a small valley of the stream Vetrnik. Over a bridge road quickly passes on the left bank of the stream and then we are few minutes ascending next to a stream. When higher road once again crosses the stream (this time without bridge), we leave it and before crossing of the stream we continue right on a wider cart track which starts ascending through the forest. On a crossing of cart tracks we continue slightly left, after that few minutes higher we return on a macadam road which we follow to the right.
While walking on the road, we quickly get to a marked crossing, from which we continue straight in the direction of the mountain pasture Planina Javornik (right Bela peč, mountain pasture Konjščica and cottage Pr Zdravc). From the crossing, we continue on a cart track, and then through a lane of a forest we ascend to the mountain pasture Javornik, which we reach after few minutes of additional walking.
From the mountain pasture Planina Javornik we continue right in the direction of saddle Javorniški preval (left Stegovnik) and we continue on a panoramic cart track. A wide cart track which is diagonally descending lower brings us into the forest, and a little further at the marked crossing on the saddle Javorniški preval.
From the mentioned saddle we continue straight in the direction of Storžič (sharply left Stegovnik east path, slightly left Kanonir and Tržiški graben, right Dom pod Storžičem) and we continue on a path, which is slightly ascending through the forest. Further at first still a gently sloping path quickly leads on steep slopes of Škarjeva peč, over which we are for some time ascending diagonally, and then the path turns slightly towards the left and starts ascending steeply. Next follows a diagonal ascent towards the right, where because of the steepness and often wet ground we get help from a steel cable. Next follows an ascent by the steel cable, and on some spots we also get help from stemples and iron spikes. Secured part after few minutes ends, and the path for some time runs diagonally on occasionally quite steep slopes. Higher occasionally a view opens up a little, slope becomes less steep, and the path brings us to a marked crossing, where we join the better beaten path from the mountain hut Dom pod Storžičem - path over Škarjev rob.
We continue straight, and then we are ascending diagonally on the western slopes of the ridge Škarjev rob, from where we have a nice view towards the path in front of us and Storžič. Higher, the path brings us on the mentioned ridge, from which a view also opens up on Jezersko's side, where we clearly see highest peaks of Kamnik Savinja Alps. Further, we are ascending through a lane of dwarf pines, and then we pass on the scree, where in the early summer we can still run into snow fields. Next ascent by the edge of the scree follows, and then we get to technically more demanding part of the path, where at first we cross slightly exposed gully (if it is covered with snow then without the use of winter equipment there's a great risk of slipping), and then we are ascending on a steep small valley, which is exposed to falling stones. In the upper part of the small valley we have fixed safety gear for help, and the path then turns a little to the right. Next follows approximately 10 minutes of ascent on a quite steep slope and the path with increasingly beautiful view brings us to the top of Storžič.

On the way: Planina Javornik (1550m), Javorniški preval (1467m), Škarjeva peč (1671m), Škarjev rob (1804m)