Interactive hiking guide
Discover all the hikes in the region, including GPS data, photos and details! Also available for iPhone and Android.
Kötschach-Mauthen
Experience NATURE, discover PLEASURE, find REST and much more awaits you in Kötschach-Mauthen.
Kirchbach in the Gailtal Valley
Some are looking for sustainable tourism, others want to go wild with sports activities. Kirchbach is perfect for both.
Dellach im Gailtal
Relax, recharge your batteries, enjoy nature, breathe in the fresh air and experience genuine hospitality far from the crowds of tourists – welcome to Dellach im Gailtal!
Hermagor-Lake Pressegger See
Summer activities between mountain and lake, winter skiing pleasure in Carinthia’s best snow.
St. Stefan im Gailtal
Welcome to the municipality of St. Stefan with its 20 holiday villages. The Carnic Potato Fair is an annual highlight for fans of the humble potato.
Feistritz an der Gail
Welcome to the municipality of Feistritz an der Gail, where heartfelt hospitality and a mixture of three cultures guarantee memorable holidays in summer and winter.
Holidays in the most unspoiled nature of Europe.
Lake Weissensee
At Lake Weissensee, you spend your holidays in Carinthia’s healthy climate. The region has been declared Nature Park of 2014. At Lake Weissensee, you experience sustainable winter tourism and an active summer in unique diversity.
Weissbriach-Gitschtal
Welcome to Weißbriach and the holiday villages of St. Lorenzen/G., Jadersdorf and Lassendorf. The region is ideal for all those looking to combine an active holiday with total peace and quiet. Small and secluded, the Gitschtal Valley is home to untouched nature and beautiful natural scenery.
Located between the Carnic Alps to the south and the Drau Valley to the north, the Gailtal Alps stretch approximately 90km from the village of Kartitsch in East Tyrol to the Windische Höhe in Carinthia. The "Gailtaler Höhenweg" (nr. 229) long-distance hiking trail follows the ridge of this mountain range and is a great insider tip for hiking enthusiasts.
Despite the fact that this trail not the facilities like the "Karnische Höhenweg" leading along the Carnic Alps, the untouched landscape, natural beauty and lonely mountain peaks of the "Gailtaler Höhenweg" make it just as spectacular and rewarding. Because of the few high-alpine huts and shelters for the night, an ascent and descent is necessary at the start and finish of a stage or, alternatively, you stay in a tent overnight.
This route is therefore very demanding but hikers are amply rewarded: because you experience a region so different from the long-distance hiking trails developed for tourists where it is very difficult for hikers to find space in a hut."
The Gailtal Valley High Route can be divided into individual day stages with well-marked and signposted ascents and descents. Apart from a few summit crossings, there are no significant difficulties along the Gailtal Valley High Route.
Tip:
Walter Mair, a mountaineer and lover of nature, has written a detailed hiking guide about the Gailtal Valley High Route in the area around the Lesachtal Valley and the Gailtal Valley. In the 128-page publication, Mair describes the high route in three sections:
Apart from information about the course of the route, the hiking guide also contains notes on the flora and fauna as well as culture and includes options for the approach and the descent from the high route into the Gailtal Valley or Lesachtal Valley.
The Nassfeld-Pressegger See holiday region lies |
Nassfeld-Pressegger See lies in the province of Carinthia and is one of Austria's most beautiful holiday regions |
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