Hiking on the Gerlitzen Alp - Kanzelrundweg

A short and family-friendly hiking tour with many atttractions along the way.

From the highest point of the tour you can use one of the mountain karts - the so called Pistenflitzer in German.

Light hiking boots, backpack, rain gear, hiking poles, food and drink, maps, first aid and a mobile phone.

Starting from the mountain station of the Kanzelbahn, follow either the paved road or the parallel forest path to the Kanzelhöhe until you come to path no. 176 at the Almresort. On the right hand side, after a few minutes, you reach the old mountain station of the Kanzelbahn and a little further on the left you can see the solar observatory. After a short time on a lovely gravel road and past the information boards about the regional flora and fauna you reach the highest point and the start of the Pistenflitzer and Adventure Park Gerlitzen. From there it goes over paved roads towards the water storage and back to the starting point at the mountain station of the Kanzelhöhe.

There are enough parking spaces available at the valley station.

Annenheim can be reached at regular intervals by public transport.

Click here for the timetable information.

Here you can get information about the Carinthian Station Shuttle.

This tour can be done with baby carriages - just make sure that you have the bigger tires on because parts of the way are on gravel tracks.