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Hiking route · Villach - Faaker See - Ossiacher See

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Kloster Wernberg
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A flat but long hike along the Drau river.

moderate

Distance 15.4 km

3:40 h

183 m

197 m

565 m

482 m

From Villach the hike leads you along the Drau until you reach the impressive Wernberg Monastery.

Author’s recommendation

Visit the farm store of Wernberg Monastery with homemade products.

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Region Villach

Update: March 21, 2022

Difficulty

moderate

Technique

Stamina

Experience

Landscape

Highest point

565 m

Lowest point

482 m

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Tips and hints

Region Villach Tourism

+43 4242 42000

www.visitvillach.at/en

Start

Villach City Center (501 m)

Coordinates:

46.614252, 13.846836

DMS

46°36'51.3"N 13°50'48.6"E

UTM

33T 411701 5162944

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Destination

Villach City Center

Turn-by-turn directions

From the city center, you walk downstream along the Drau, following the Drau bike path (Drauradweg) until reaching the Bridge of Peace (Friedensbrücke). There is a paved bike path along both sides of the river. On the north shore, the hike goes past the Villach Technology Park, to Silver Lake (Silbersee), until Gottestal. Here you get off the bike path and continue walking north. You continue through the village of Gottestal and follow Gottestaler Strasse until you get to Wernberg Monastery- you can buy fresh and healthy produce from local farms at stands on the monastery square.

Note

all notes on protected areas

Public transport

Public-transport-friendly

The post busses and trains of the ÖBB drive to Villach.

Click here for timetable information.

Click here for the Carinthia train station shuttle.

Getting there

Villach is a transportation hub and can be reached with either the A2 or A10 highway.

Parking

There is free parking at the Willroider parking lot west of the train station.

Coordinates

46.614252, 13.846836

DMS

46°36'51.3"N 13°50'48.6"E

UTM

33T 411701 5162944

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Arrival by train, car, foot or bike

Equipment

Athletic shoes, drinking water, rain jacket

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Difficulty

moderate

Distance

15.4 km

Duration

3:40 h

Ascent

183 m

Descent

197 m

Highest point

565 m

Lowest point

482 m

Public-transport-friendly Multi-stage route Scenic Suitable for strollers

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