Author’s recommendation
In Launsdorf, you can visit Hochosterwitz Castle, one of the best-known castles in Austria, the Heft Open-Air Museum, and the Heinrich Harrer Museum
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Track types
Rest stops
Hirter BierstüberlGasthaus Tatzer
Safety information
pay attention to the weather; tell someone where you are going and when you will return; charged mobile phone
Tips and suggestions
find more routes here:
https://regio.outdooractive.com/oar-mittelkaernten/de/
Tourism Region Central Carinthia
Roadbook
Start your ride in the center of St. Veit an der Glan, a historic town with many sights.
Leave St. Veit heading east and follow the well-signposted cycle paths.
From Untermühlbach, continue to Launsdorf, a route that passes through hilly terrain and offers beautiful views.
Continue your ride south towards Passering. The roads are well-paved and have little traffic, ideal for road cyclists.
From Passering, continue on to Kappel am Krappfeld. This route passes through agricultural areas and small villages.
In Kappel, you can take a short break and enjoy the rural idyll.
Leave Kappel am Krappfeld and continue to Guttaring. This route is gently hilly and passes through forests and meadows.
From Guttaring, continue to Hüttenberg. This route leads through the picturesque Görtschitztal and offers wonderful views of the surrounding mountain landscape.
Finally, you reach Hüttenberg. The last stage takes you to Heft, a district of Hüttenberg known for its mining tradition.
Hirter Bierstüberl
Stadtpfarrkirche St. Veit
Bahnhof St. Veit an der Glan
Ferienwohnung Taggenbrunn Blick
Vinum Virunum
Vinum Virunum
Gasthaus Tatzer
Burg Hochosterwitz
Launsdorf - Hochosterwitz railroad station
Passering station
Pfarrkirche Kappel am Krappfeld
Moser´s
Forellenwirt Bacher
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
Arrival by train: St. Veit an der Glan stop (bike transport possible, reservation required for bikes, details at: www.oebb.at
ÖBB schedule information: https://fahrplan.oebb.at/webapp/#!P|TP!H|704158
Directions
use your route planner:
from the north: via Leoben – Judenburg – Neumarkt – St. Veit an der Glan
from the east: via Völkermarkt – Klagenfurt – St. Veit an der Glan
from the south: via Klagenfurt – St. Veit an der Glan
from the west: via Villach – Klagenfurt – St. Veit an der Glan
Parking
ample parking available
Coordinates
Book recommendation by the author
contact your bookseller
Author’s map recommendations
orderable here: www.mittelkaernten.at/prospekte/#/
Equipment
comfortable clothing, suitable bike, provisions, sufficient water
Localization
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

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