Dobratsch - North ascent - normal route

The hike begins at the entry point above the Bad Bleiberg local cemetery. From here, the wide hiking trail leads through spruce forest, always "diagonally" from west to east up the north side of the Dobratsch. Beautiful views of the Carinthian lake district and the Carinthian basin open up again and again. After crossing the former ski slope (watch the markings), one goes a bit steeper through a beautiful forest before reaching an alpine pasture. Here, in the summer months, you will encounter grazing cattle (WARNING: dogs must be kept on a leash). The first destination, the Aichinger Hut, is soon reached. This is either the endpoint of the hike or a stopover on the way to the summit. From the hut, the path leads over alpine meadows to Panorama Trail 291, which you follow to the summit house. Along the way, you have breathtaking views of the Julian and Carnic Alps, the Karawanks, and the Nock Mountains. In the summit area, there is the highest large broadcasting facility of ORF as well as two of the highest pilgrimage churches in the Alps. The return route is the same way back.