Circular route stage 1 AAT: Faaker See / Baumgartnerhöhe - Warmbad Villach

From Baumgartnerhöhe, the path this time leads us downhill to Altfinkenstein and from there towards the small village of Pogöriach. There we turn right towards Ratnitz and from there head toward the federal highway. We cross this and continue along the path towards Faak am See. In Faak, we turn left in the middle of the village onto Sankt Stefaner Weg and follow this until we reach a field path through the Faaker Moor. This leads straight on to Höfling, where we take Höflingerstraße up to the church square in St. Stefan (part of Finkenstein). There we turn right and follow Villacher Straße until the wayside cross, where we walk past on the left. The street turns into a field path, which we follow to the forest boundary. There the path branches off towards Müllern and leads through the beautiful deciduous forest, past an old wayside shrine. After crossing Müllnern heading west, we reach the bridge over the Gail. Immediately after crossing the bridge, we turn right and follow the path along the Gail. After passing under the motorway bridge, the river makes a right turn - there the path turns left towards Warmbad. After a short section through the forest, we come back out to open fields and keep left until we reach Zillerbad. From there, we continue along the Warmbachweg until the end. Then we already see on the right the end point of the stage, the new KärntenTherme Warmbad-Villach.