Spodnja Kokra - Mali Grintovec (via Baba)

Access to starting point:
From highway Ljubljana - Jesenice we go to the exit Kranj - vzhod and follow the road ahead in the direction of Jezersko. Only few kilometers after the turn-off for Preddvor we will on the right side of the road notice transformer and by it parking lot, where we park. Here are also signposts for mountain hut Dom Čemšenik.

Path description:
From the parking lot at first we carefully cross the road, and then we go on a footpath in the direction of the mountain hut Dom Čemšenik. A wide path lightly ascends to the homestead Polajnar, where we step on the road which we follow to the right.
The road just after the house steeply ascends, which a little higher loses an asphalt covering. Further, the road flattens and turns a little towards the left, where it gets very close to the stream Čemšeniški potok. Even a little further, we cross the mentioned stream and right after it we come at the marked crossroad, where we continue on the left road in the direction of mountian hut Dom Čemšenik. The road then again starts ascending steeper and in less than 30 minutes of additional walking brings us to the mountain hut Dom Čemšenik.
From the mountain hut Dom Čemšenik we continue behind the hut on a well visible but unmarked path, which goes into the forest and starts at first gently and then steeper and steeper ascending. The path soon brings us to modest vantage point, where it turns slightly to the right and then it is ascending diagonally. Higher, the path brings us on the main ridge (view on Gorenjska plain), where it ascends even steeper and after few minutes of additional walking brings us to more flat part, where there stands the wooden cottage (holiday cottage).
Shortly before the hut path turns to the right and after few additional strides, it brings us to the inscription box on Baba.
From the inscription box, we continue on an easy to follow footpath which continues on occasionally panoramic ridge, from which at first a nice view opens up towards Cjanovca, Kočna, Grintovec, Kalški greben and other surrounding hills. The path ahead at first continues on the left side of the ridge and after indistinct small saddle passes on the right (east) slopes of Potoška gora. Next follows few minutes of a diagonal ascent, and then we join the marked path which leads from Dom Čemšenik.
We continue upwards and relatively quickly we get to the saddle between Potoška gora on the left and secondary peak of Javorov vrh on the right.
On the saddle is marked crossing, where we continue right (left Potoška gora, slightly left mountain hut Planinska koča Iskra na Jakobu (on one of the mentioned paths we can descend) in the direction of Javorjev vrh. The path continues on a forested ridge, only to indistinct secondary peak it avoids to the right. A gentle ascent follows, from where again a view opens up a little and then the path returns into the forest and splits.
Here we continue left in the direction of Srednji vrh, Kališče and Storžič (straight Javorov vrh 15 minutes) on the path which after few additional strides, brings us to a pleasant well. Next follows half an hour crossing of the slopes below Javorov vrh, which ends on the saddle between the mentioned peak and Cjanovca.
Here at the marked crossing we continue left in the direction of Hudičev boršt (straight Srednji vrh and Cjanovca, sharply right Javorov vrh) on the path which then crosses slopes towards the left, and meanwhile few times slightly ascends and descends again. After approximately 15 minutes of walking from the last crossing we step out of the forest on grassy slopes of Zaplata, through which we continue crossing. Technically undemanding path leads us on occasionally even steeper slopes, where it is mainly in wet on some spots dangerous for slipping. In the last part before we step into the forest there is also a steel cable for help, and the path after it entirely flattens. When we step into the forest, we only have a short walk to the cottage.
From the cottage, we continue towards the west, where we quickly get to the source in Hudičev boršt, right after it at the marked crossing, where we continue straight (left downwards path Mačenska pot in Mače). Next follows a shorter crossing of a grassy slope, and then the path passes into the forest and it brings us to the next crossing.
This time we continue right in the direction of Cjanovca, Srednji vrh and Mali Grintovec (straight mountain hut Dom na Kališču and one of the paths, on which we can descend into Mače) on the path which starts ascending steeper through the forest. A pretty steep path higher brings us into a smaller valley, where the forest gets thinner, and the path flattens. After few minutes of walking on the mentioned small valley path turns to the right, ascends steeper and after a short ascent, it brings us to the cottage on Dolga njiva.
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.
Spodnja Kokra - Čemšenik 50 minutes, Čemšenik - Baba 45 minutes, Baba - Hudičev boršt 1:30, Hudičev boršt - Dolga njiva 55 minutes, Dolga njiva - Mali Grintovec 45 minutes.

On the way: Dom Čemšenik mountain hut (835m), Baba (1119m), Zavetišče v Hudičevem borštu (1328m), Planina Dolga njiva (1600m)