Carinthia lakes, e-bike or sporty cycling tour
Past a varied landscape to the most beautiful lakes
The Carinthia Lakes roundtrip is a 375 km long cycle tour to the most beautiful lakes of Carinthia. Past blue and turquoise lakes, accompanied by a hilly and mountainous landscape, the route fascinates with a varied landscape. The Mediterranean influence in the south of Austria makes cycling a pleasure from April to October. The original tour is a cycle tour for sporty, more ambitious and experienced cyclists
Cyclist with a couple of slopes to overcome and partially leading several kilometers along paved roads with some traffic. The cycle tour takes you from Villach, the cycling capital of Carinthia, to Lake Millstätter See, Lake Weißensee, Lake Pressegger See, Lake Faaker See and via the Keutschacher Seental with 4 lakes to the provincial capital of Klagenfurt and to Lake Klopeiner See.
This tour leads mostly on well laid out bicycle routes, often directly along the lakesides. In some sections the route leads along federal roads without a cycle path. In addition, there is a long slope on the route to Weißensee to overcome (transfer optional). The rest of the route is mainly flat, sometimes slightly hilly. The route is ideal for E-bikes.
TRAVEL ITINERARY
8 days / 7 nights
Day 1
You will arrive at your hotel in Villach. Parking spaces available close to the hotel.
Day 2
(approx. 60 km)
You start in Villach and through the small town the way leads out in the direction of Lake Faaker See, the emerald
among the Carinthian lakes, not very big, but very warm and turquoise like the Caribbean. You will circumnavigate
the lake from south to east and then drive along the Drau cycle path and over the Wörthersee north shore to
Klagenfurt.
Day 3
(approx. 80 km)
In the morning you start in Klagenfurt and cycle on a flat route towards Lake Klopeiner See. Do not miss a ride around the lake before continuing along the Drau cycle path directly on the water, crossing untouched nature until the final destination of this stage.
Day 4
(approx. 60 km)
The first section follows the Drau cycle path, a quite pleasant start, mostly along the river. Before you reach Villach you turn to the lake Ossiacher See and initially follow the creek. Soon you will notice the castle ruin of Landskron, dominating the valley below. Surrounded by the idyllic mountain scenery, you will come across inviting bathing resorts and the romantic Ossiach monastery. The dark green colour of the lake water is really special. From the lake Ossiacher See you cycle a short distance along the Drau cycle path upriver to your destination Villach.
Day 5
(approx. 60 km)
In the morning the bike tour takes you again out of Villach and into the vicinity of lake Ossiach. You then change onto the cycle path in the direction of lake Millstätter See, which leads through the so-called Gegendtal valley past the two small idyllic lakes Afritzer See and Brennsee and the small town of Radenthein to the eastern shore of lake Millstätter See. After that there are a few more kilometers directly along the lake to reach today‘s destination Millstatt.
Day 6
(approx. 60 km )
You start at lake Millstätter See and continue through the Lieserschlucht gorge to the district town of Spittal an der Drau with it’s beautiful renaissance castle of Porcia. Then follow the Drau cycle path downstream and continue on the federal road up to the lake Weißensee (transfer optional). Once you reach the top, you cross over by boat, as there is no road connection to the eastern shore. There you start with a short slope before turning downhill again along the dreamy Gitschtal valley, to the small town of Hermagor and then to Lake Pressegger.
Day 7
(approx. 55 km)
Your bike tour will take you along the Gailtal cycle path. The wide valley is mainly untouched and the cycle path crosses the natural landscape along the river. At the beginning of this trip, you pass the lake Pressegger See. Like all Carinthian lakes, it is a bathing lake with warm temperatures. Before reaching Villach, part of the trip leads through a nature reserve at the foot of the majestic Dobratsch Mountain, formed by a gigantic historic landslide. You cycle directly along the Gail River, which is wide and flat at this point - an inviting bathing place for many nature lovers.
Day 8
Tour end and departure or possibility of extension.
Prices and dates
| Standard | ||
|---|---|---|
| Double room rate | Arrivals on 24/04/2021 and 02/10/2021 | 589 € |
| Double room rate | From 01/05/2021 to 25/09/2021 | 689 € |
| High season supplement | From 19/06/2021 to 11/09/2021 | 49 € |
| Single room supplement | 139 € | |
Il 24/04/21, from 25/04/21 to 18/06/21, from 19/06/21 to 12/09/21, from 13/09/21 to 01/10/21, il 02/10/21 arrival is always possible on Saturday.
From 01/06/21 to 18/06/21, from 19/06/21 to 31/08/21 arrival is always possible on Wednesday.
It is recommended to purchase an optional travel cancellation policy. Prices valid subject to changes in the offer, omissions, printing errors or arithmetic.
| Price per night and person in double room | Villach | 59 € | |
| Single room supplement per night | Villach | 17 € | |
Il 24/04/21, from 25/04/21 to 18/06/21, from 19/06/21 to 12/09/21, from 13/09/21 to 01/10/21, il 02/10/21 arrival is always possible on Saturday.
From 01/06/21 to 18/06/21, from 19/06/21 to 31/08/21 arrival is always possible on Wednesday.
It is recommended to purchase an optional travel cancellation policy. Prices valid subject to changes in the offer, omissions, printing errors or arithmetic.
| 21-gears women‘s or men‘s bicycle | 75 € | |
| E-bike | 169 € | |
| Rental bike TOP | 119 € | |
Il 24/04/21, from 25/04/21 to 18/06/21, from 19/06/21 to 12/09/21, from 13/09/21 to 01/10/21, il 02/10/21 arrival is always possible on Saturday.
From 01/06/21 to 18/06/21, from 19/06/21 to 31/08/21 arrival is always possible on Wednesday.
It is recommended to purchase an optional travel cancellation policy. Prices valid subject to changes in the offer, omissions, printing errors or arithmetic.
General information
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By car: Villach is easily accessible on the motorways A2, A10 or A11 (depending on the point of origin).
By train: Good train connections to Villach. Timetable on: www.deutschebahn.de, www.oebb.at, www.trenitalia.com.
By plane: Airport Klagenfurt, Salzburg or Ljubljana. There are good train connections from all these cities to your starting point.
Inns or hotels 3*** and 4**** category.
Please note: Tourist tax – if applicable – has to be paid on site!
Depending on the hotel at arrival, unattended parking facilities are available, either directly at your hotel or nearby (for the entire duration of the tour). Public parking garage at the cost of approx. € 35.00 per week. No reservation of the parking area/parking garage possible; payable on the spot.
• 21-gears women‘s or men‘s bicycl
• Rental bike TOP
• E-bike (UNISEX bike, 500 W battery; range up to 100 km)
• Accommodation in inns or hotels 3*** and 4**** category
• Breakfast buffet or full breakfast
• Personal tour information
• Luggage transfer from hotel to hotel
• Boat ticket according to the program
• Well planned routes
• Detailed documents (maps, route description, places to visit, important telephone numbers)
• Telephone service hotline for the entire tour
• Arrival transfer to the starting point of the tour
• Departure transfer at the end of the tour
• Drinks, tourist tax and all extras
• Lunch, Dinner
• Not mentioned entry fees
• Rental bikes and travel insurance
• All not expressly mentioned under the item „Included services“
