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.
Stage 1: Warmbad-Villach – Bad Bleiberg
The first stage of the circular hiking trail leads from the outskirts of the city of Villach into the quiet wooded slopes of the Dobratsch and from there into the Bleiberg high valley.
Stage 2: Bad Bleiberg – Nötsch im Gailtal
The second stage changes from the north side of the Dobratsch to the lower Gail valley, passing through very different landscapes.
Stage 3: Nötsch im Gailtal – Thörl-Maglern
The third stage of the circular hiking trail leaves the immediate vicinity of the Dobratsch behind and opens magnificent views of the entire mountain massif.
Stage 4: Thörl-Maglern – Arnoldstein
The fourth stage of the circular hiking trail leads to the Dreiländereck, the highest point of the circular trail and the geological intersection of the Carnic Alps and Karawanks.
Stage 5: Arnoldstein – Warmbad-Villach
The fifth stage of the circular hiking trail leads through the unique landscape of the largest rockfall area in the Eastern Alps.
Special places along the way
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