Biking & pleasure cycling on Lake Wörthersee

Bike Eldorado on Lake Wörthersee

Sports enthusiasts will find wonderful hiking and cycling trails around the lake. We have also created a free brochure for our guests with tips on the most beautiful hikes – available at our reception. Whether alone, as a couple or with the whole family – there is the right route for everyone: hike along the paths of the famous composer Johannes Brahms, discover the Wörthersee circular hiking trail, enjoy the unspoilt nature in the forests or climb to the most beautiful viewpoints. Guided hikes are also part of our programme.

Those who like to explore the surroundings on two wheels have many options in the Wörthersee region. From the classic tour around the lake to tours through the beautiful Carinthian valleys, everything is possible. Even the pros don’t miss out – attractive mountain bike routes or the Ironman course invite you to cycle. All cycle paths in Carinthia lead to the water, the sun and the most hospitable hosts that enthusiastic cyclists can imagine. Cycling allows you to get to know the area around Lake Wörthersee in all its diversity.

Above-average hours of sunshine, countless waterholes and the incomparably sunny disposition of the Carinthians make the south of Austria a first-class hiking and cycling experience in spring, summer and autumn.

Link to hiking guide and weekly programme.

Balance Hiking Days, just the thing for your next holiday

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Fun facts for hikers:
The Wörthersee circular hiking trail has a total length of around 55 km and the terrain is hilly with some short ascents and descents (altitudes from 440 to 850 m, approx. +/- 2200 metres in altitude), the route runs mostly in wooded areas, with magnificent views of both Lake Wörthersee and the Karawanken mountains. The circular trail consists of the themed sections FIRE, EARTH, WATER and AIR and information boards provide lots of interesting facts about the region and its history, fauna and flora, legends and myths. Sunshades, swings and wooden loungers tempt you to take a break at particularly beautiful spots.

Walking time: 2-day tour
Difficulty: difficult

Insider tips:
Pörtschach circular hike – Bannwald round tour
From the hotel, the route leads over the small Gais ridge through the Bannwald forest to the Pörtschacher Alm and back to the hotel after a cosy stop for refreshments#
Walking time approx. 2.5 hours

Pörtschach circular hike – Pirkerkogel circuit
Once again the route leads over the small Gais ridge to Pirk and over the Pirkerkogel back to Pörtschach.
Walking time approx. 3 hours

Pörtschach culture & adventure hike
Follow in the footsteps of Johannes Brahms to one of the most beautiful vantage points on Lake Wörthersee
Walking time approx. 1.5 hours

Three-lake hike
Römerschlucht – Forstsee – Saissersee – Teufelsgraben. Some of the most beautiful sections of the Wörthersee circular hiking trail.

Hike to the ibexes
This hike takes us to Italy, to one of the most beautiful mountain pastures in the Julian Alps. The ibexes let us come within a few metres of them.

Carinthian cheese noodles and rural handicrafts
On this tour, you will learn how to make cheese noodles – a Carinthian speciality – and see rural craftsmanship and treasures from the herb garden.

Journey of discovery through the meadow
With herbalist and FNL herbal expert Dr Maureen Devine, we hike through a meadow where we can smell, feel, touch and even taste wild plants.

Alpe-Adria-3-Countries Tour
Experience the unique landscape of the border triangle Austria-Italy-Slovenia.

Tscheppa Gorge family tour
On this tour you will experience the elemental force of the cascading waters and the brilliant splendour of rare flowers and blossoms.

Full moon hike in Keutschach
We hike towards the full moon to bring you closer to fairy tales, legends and old traditions about our lake valley

Culinary – cultural hike in Moosburg
This hike is a highlight for culture and nature lovers and is suitable for pushchairs. It follows in the footsteps of the Carolingians from the Carolingian Museum along the Moosburg ponds to the Arnulfsfeste.

Carinthian cider tour
On this tour you will learn a lot about the processing of the fruit that grows in our region into cider, juices, liqueurs, brandies, Mostini and Mosecco.

Fun facts for cyclists:
Cycle along the Drau cycle path through the picturesque Rosental valley, mountain bikers can conquer an impressive 2,200 metres in altitude on a tour around the lakes and racing cyclists can choose routes of varying difficulty that even lead to Slovenia and Italy. A free map – with 18 tours selected by professional cyclists – literally gets racing cyclists up to speed.

Movement sometimes moves mountains. At Lake Wörthersee, it’s the lake and the mountains that get you in the mood and on your feet. Cycle leisurely through the countryside or explore the lake and its surroundings in a sporty way. The Wörthersee region is full of surprises for cyclists. You can get to know the area around Lake Wörthersee in all its diversity by bike. Varied cycle routes lead to the most beautiful places, the quietest spots and the most picturesque viewpoints on Lake Wörthersee.

Insider tips:
Cycling around Lake Wörthersee
The 40-kilometre tour is not only enjoyable, but can also be interrupted at any time for some of the sights along the way or even a refreshing swim. And if you only want to complete part of the route, you can choose to return via the water – or to be more precise, take one of the Wörthersee steamers on the way home.

Moosburg loop
The cycle path takes you to Klagenfurt. From there to Lendorf and then via Wölfnitz through Moosburg back to Pörtschach. Tour length approx. 30 km

Canal valley trip
An extraordinary day trip by bike!
You set off by train from Pörtschach via Villach to Tarvisio. Here the cycle tour starts on the new cycle path on the former railway road to Venzone. The return journey is by train. Route length approx. 75 km

Tours for every taste, for families and for ambitious bikers – leisurely or fast-paced, sporty pedalling or gliding quietly along – that’s cycling on Lake Wörthersee!