Dobratsch Loop - The trail around the nature park - Stage 03

Reinhold Messner

If even Reinhold Messner, the most famous mountaineer in the world, describes the circumnavigation of a fascinating mountain as probably the strongest hiking experience, then we should calmly follow his recommendation.

The short long-distance hiking trail in southern Austria offers everything that promises a mountain circumnavigation in this sense. The five stages lead through times of ancient barrows, drainage tunnels, and huts, connect places of famous painting art and former monastic life, traverse bizarre landslides, and guide along old Roman roads. At the intersection of three cultures, the Dobratsch Loop gains an unprecedented forward-looking character through its cross-border aspect.