Carinthia lakes roundtrip East

Your first cycling adventure takes you from Villach to Lake Faak, one of Carinthia’s most scenic lakes. As you arrive, you’ll be greeted by crystal-clear, turquoise waters framed by an impressive mountain backdrop. Follow the lakeshore from south to east, then join the Drau Cycle Path, which winds through the beautiful surrounding landscape all the way to your destination.

Today your bike tour in Carinthia takes you through the scenic valley of the Rosental. During the cycle tour along the Drava/Drau cycle path, you will have the opportunity for some additional sporting or cultural activities: the
Feistritz reservoir offers canoe tours while in Ferlach you can visit the gunsmith museum and the Carnica bee museum, giving you an insight into the history of this region. The Tscheppaschlucht gorge is 1.2 km long and impresses with rugged rocks and the 26 m high Tschauko waterfall. Today‘s cycle tour along the Drau Cycle Path (awarded 5 stars by the ADFC) is mostly flat here, often directly on the Drau and through unspoilt nature to Lake Klopeiner See, one of the warmest bathing lakes in Carinthia.

A loop around Lake Klopein should not be missed before you then cycle along the Völkermarkt reservoir and via Grafenstein back towards Klagenfurt. The cycling tour is comfortable, the path leads flat directly into the capital
of Carinthia. The small town is manageable, the medieval centre very beautiful with well-preserved houses and today the centre of life in the town. You should definitely take a stroll around the old and new square where the
Lindwurm stands as a landmark. Afterwards you cycle along the Lendkanal out of the city directly to the shore of Lake Wörthersee. You now have a choice: either take the cycle path along the northern shore of Lake Wörthersee
through the well-known bathing resorts or through the unspoilt Keutschacher Seental with four other lakes. Both variants are charming and come together at the stage destination.
If you want to spend more time in Klagenfurt, you can also shorten your cycling route on Lake Wörthersee by taking a train ride or one of the Wörthersee boats (tickets are not included).

The first section today takes you back along the Drau cycle path, past the Silbersee lake in the direction of Villach. Shortly Villach, you turn off towards Lake Ossiach, where you will soon see the ruins of Landskron Castle towering
high above the countryside. Idyllically nestled in the surrounding mountains, inviting bathing resorts welcome you. and you cycle past the romantic Ossiach Abbey and through the Bleistätter Moor. The dark green colour of the water is something special. You will cycle around Lake Ossiach and then return to Villach - the starting point ofyour enjoyment cycling tour Carinthian Lake Loop East.
Day 6: Departure Tour end and departure or possibility of extension.