Gailtal cycle path R3a

Möderndorf Gail bridge - Hermagor - Untervellach - Presseggen - Hermagor-Presseggersee beach - Görtschach - Görtschach Gail bridge

Start / End point:

From the Gail bridge in Möderndorf head north, crossing the Gail, along the L23. Shortly thereafter, at the next crossroads, turn right (not sharp right), heading northeast.

The route runs near the forest edge, to the right of the Gössering, over an asphalted, gently hilly path below the Neudorf settlement to the junction with the L25. At this point, turn left and drive a very short distance along the L25, before turning right at the third exit onto an asphalted side road. The route passes behind a timber storage area and then at the first opportunity turns right. You now follow this road eastward, parallel to the B111 and the Gailtal railway, passing through the "Burgermoos".

At Obervellach, south of the railway crossing, you reach a crossroads; here turn left and immediately afterwards turn right again and now follow the path immediately to the right of the railway line for a short time. Subsequently, the route runs to the right of the Vella stream through a wooded section until you finally reach the center of Untervellach. Turn right, pass the fountain, keep left until the side road meets the L26 at the larger intersection. Here, turn onto the L26 and proceed to the next junction, where you turn left onto the asphalted path. 

The route continues, crossing the open spaces below the Troj settlement, heading east. After a few minutes, you arrive at another fork with a side road. Here turn left (to the right you would reach the path around Lake Pressegger through the portal), and immediately afterwards turn right onto the L26. 

Soon after, you reach the Hermagor-Presseggersee beach - continue along the L26 towards Villach. At the fork just before the railway crossing in Presseggen, turn right, shortly after turn left and follow the asphalted side road. There is a left bend and at the subsequent crossroads turn right - along the side road which leads you past the Presseggen church. Follow the road, cross the Gailtal railway tracks and stay on the path parallel to the rails for a few minutes, which eventually bends and joins the L25.

At the L25 turn right and follow the road past the Görtschach-Förolach station until the fork after the right bend. Here you leave the L25 turning left and follow the cycle path past the Gailspitze until you reach the Gail bridge Görtschach. You cross the Gail and finish the cycle path - here you meet again the R3 or the HP10.

Return route:

The return route follows the same path as the outgoing route or follows the path of the R3. The indicated time includes the time needed for the outbound journey but not the return journey.