Dobratsch Runde - path around the nature park

The Dobratsch Runde connects varied landscapes, cultural highlights and impressive views around Carinthia's oldest nature park in five stages. Covering a total of around 85 kilometres, 2,400 metres of elevation gain and with a walking time of around 25 hours, hikers can experience the whole diversity of the region: from gentle valley sections to traditional villages and panoramic high-altitude trails.

The Dobratsch Runde is therefore an ideal experience for anyone who wants to discover the nature park in its entirety – step by step, stage by stage.

From the outskirts of Villach, this stage takes you to impressive views of Villach and exciting encounters with the region's mining history.

From the north side of Dobratsch, this stage takes you through the Gailtal valley and the Nötschgraben to Nötsch, where the Wiegele House with its museum, bakery and mill awaits you.

This stage connects idyllic villages, leads over a romantic wooden bridge to Achomitz with its original village square and continues to Göriach with its church, which is well worth seeing.

This stage takes you to the Dreiländereck – the highest point of the Dobratsch Runde and the meeting point of three cultures. At the top, views open up as far as the Julian Alps, before the trail descends to Arnoldstein with its monastery ruins .

From Bad Bleiberg, the final stage takes you to Warmbad Villach. At Federaun, you will encounter the robber baron's castle and the Roman road before the healing springs of Warmbad invite you to relax and unwind.