Rail & Trail "Around the Dobratsch - From Warmbad to the mining valley (day 1)"
Author’s recommendation
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Track types
Rest stops
HundsmarhofRestaurant Knappenhaus
Roadbook
The Rail & Trail tours use existing hiking trails and public paths and connect them with Carinthia's S-Bahn stations. In the interests of sustainability, these routes are digital ONLY. There is therefore NO continuous signposting on site.
For easy route tracking, we recommend our Rail & Trail app:
Google Play: Rail & Trail app (Android)
App Store: Rail & Trail app (IOS)
Key points of the route
From Villach Warmbad train station, the trail leads over the Tscheltschnigkogel (696 m) to an extensive plateau in the lowlands of the Dobratsch massif and later along its northern flank further into the hidden Bleiberg Valley to Bad Bleiberg.
Tscheltschnigkogel 696m
Hundsmarhof
Bad Bleiberg, Pfarrkirche hl. Florian
Restaurant Knappenhaus
KärntenTherme Warmbad-Villach
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
The S-Bahn journey is part of the Rail & Trail experience - rail hiking in Carinthia. Sit comfortably in the train compartment, enjoy the passing landscape, let your mind wander ... Travel time as a personal time-out. The train routes also offer unusual perspectives of the Carinthian landscape. This opens up new perspectives. And in a climate-friendly way.Find your personal S-Bahn timetable here: ÖBB-Scotty
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Directions
The S-Bahn journey is part of the Rail & Trail - Rail Hiking in Carinthia experience. Sit comfortably in the train compartment, enjoy the passing scenery, let your mind wander ... Travel time as a personal time-out. The train routes also offer unusual perspectives of the Carinthian landscape. This opens up new perspectives. And in a climate-friendly way.Your personal S-Bahn timetable information: see "Public transport"
Parking
All S-Bahn stations in Carinthia have free parking facilities in the immediate vicinity. The number of parking spaces varies depending on the size of the station.Coordinates
Author’s map recommendations
The Rail & Trail tours use existing hiking trails and public paths and connect them with Carinthia's S-Bahn stations. In the interests of sustainability, these routes are digital ONLY. There is therefore NO continuous signposting on site.
For easy route tracking, we recommend our Rail & Trail app:
Google Play: Rail & Trail app (Android)
App Store: Rail & Trail app (IOS)
Book recommendations for this region:
Equipment
Tipps für die Basisausrüstung:
- Bequeme, gut eingelaufene Bergschuhe mit griffiger Sohle.
- Wetterangepasste Kleidung im Schichtprinzip für maximale Flexibilität (Wind- und Kälteschutz nicht vergessen).
- Tagesrucksack in ausreichender Größe.
- Trinkflasche und Verpflegung (Gastronomie-Öffnungszeiten bzw. Selbstversorgung beachten).
- Sonnenschutz (Kappe/Hut, Sonnenbrille, Halstuch, Sonnencreme, Lippenschutz …).
- Regenschutz (Regenjacke, Regenhose, Schirm ...).
- Wechselshirt.
- Notfallset (Erste-Hilfe-Set inklusive Blasenpflaster, Rettungsdecke, Notpfeife …).
- Smartphone (gegebenenfalls Powerbank und Ladekabel).
- Wanderstöcke erleichtern das Gehen im Auf- und Abstieg sowie bei Nässe.
Zusätzlich für die Übernachtung:
- Hüttenschlafsack (Auf Schutzhütten meist Pflicht).
- Hüttenkleidung und Hüttenschuhe.
- Kulturbeutel und Handtuch.
- Taschenlampe.
Localization
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

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