Easy
Hiking Trail
"The circumnavigation of a mountain is one of the most powerful hikes you can do."
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 Runde gains an unprecedented forward-looking character through its cross-border aspect.
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. The path leads from one idyllic village to another, and the landscape impresses with a...
Hiking Trail
Difficulty
Easy
Distance
12,76 kmDuration
03:30 hUphill
278 mDownhill
191 mMax. Altitude
698 mMin. Altitude
551 mHiking boots with profiled sole, backpack, functional underwear, rainwear, hiking poles, food and drink, maps, first aid, mobile phone and GPS
Experience
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The town of Nötsch im Gailtal is accessible via the South Motorway (A2) exit Hermagor and the Gailtal road (B111).