Kathreinkogel route

From the municipal office towards Velden. Along route no. 38 through the Schiefling Forest to the Krainz farm beneath the Kathreinkogel. Ascent to the Kogel – along the historical educational trail up to the Kathreinkogel (772 m)

Special features: House of Archaeology – the exhibition room features exhibits from the excavations on the Kathreinkogel as well as from other excavation sites in Carinthia. Built over a cistern with a capacity of 80,000 liters, the museum provides informative details about past times. The uncovered settlement is currently considered the oldest excavated settlement in the entire Eastern Alpine region. The museum is open from June to September.

On the rocky cone stands the filial church dedicated to St. Catherine. The single-nave building, dating from the Romanesque period with a late Gothic choir and rib vault, was first documented in 1385. From here, there is a magnificent view of the Wörthersee and the Rosental valley.

Then back down to the Krainz–Maierhofer farm

Continue along route no. 5 B (possibility to stop at the Ramplercenter) past the quarry – through meadow and forest landscape – to the village of Aich – from here along route no. 6 A – through the Schiefling Forest – to the junction 6a 38 – along route no. 38 – back to the starting point.