Lavant cycle path R10

The cycle path starts in Reichenfels and leads to Bad St. Leonhard and from there on to Wiesenau. In Bad St. Leonhard, the Gomarn castle ruins on the Schlossberg and the Gothic Leonhardi church with its magnificent stained glass windows invite you to take a break from the tour.

From Wiesenau (south of Bad St. Leonhard) to Frantschach-St. Gertraud, the route follows the main road for around 10 km. From Frantschach-St. Gertraud, continue along the cycle path to Wolfsberg. Here it is worth visiting the historic old town, Wolfsberg Castle or the "Museum im Lavanthaus". The route continues along the Lavant to St. Andrä. The most attractive cycling station in the municipality of St. Andrä is the St. Andräer See leisure facility. The landscaped area with its biotope and mature trees is ideal for a walk around the lake or a dip in the cool water.

On the onward journey towards St. Paul, nature lovers should make a mandatory stop. Unspoiled nature and unique flora and fauna can be admired in the so-called "Mühldorfer Au", a former arm of the Lavant. In the municipality of St. Paul, a stop at the "Latobius Staircase" (Roman-Celtic staircase) lets your mind wander into the past. Valuable art treasures from different eras can be viewed in the Benedictine monastery of St. Paul, the "treasure house of Carinthia". In St. Georgen, the route continues along the right bank of the Lavant to the bridge to Unterrainz. From here you cycle along the left bank to Krottendorf. Following the natural course of the river, the cycle route is very varied on the last few kilometers to Lavamünd - broken up by several short climbs and descents. The brightly foaming waters of the wildly romantic Lavant in the Lavamünd area remind us why prehistoric valley dwellers once called this river "Albanta", i.e. "the shining white one".

A fossil rock uncovered during the construction of the cycle path provides revealing insights into the geological past of the lower Lavant Valley - geological traces of the primeval Lake Lavant. Since time immemorial, folk legends have been entwined around this area: two such legendary places are a river meander popularly known as "Moa-Höll" and the sealing stone rising steeply out of the water just before Lavamünd, which marks the narrowest part of the valley. Past the former "Mettinger-Mühle" mill, the R10 leads directly to the center of Lavamünd. From here there is a connection to the Drau cycle path (in the direction of Slovenia). In the direction of Völkermarkt, the Lavamünd natural bathing lake invites you to relax.