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Stage 21 Alpe-Adria-Trail: Velden - Faaker See / Baumgartnerhöhe
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Slow Trail Faaker See
From Schubertpark in Velden, it goes along the cycle path to the Drava. The Drava cycle path runs through all of Carinthia amid wonderful landscape. Along the way lies the Föderlach nature reserve, which is a popular nesting place for a variety of birds. Past the Faaker See and the well-known Egger Marterl it continues to the Drobollach Moor, which is also under nature protection. The highlight of the stage is the romantically situated Finkenstein castle arena and the Baumgartnerhöhe, where you are rewarded with a wonderful view of the surrounding mountain scenery and the turquoise-shining Faaker See.
Ascent: 556 m
Descent: 99 m
Minimum Altitude: 450 m
Maximum Altitude: 919 m
Length: 21.9 km
Duration: 405 min
Difficulty: medium
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Author: Alexandra Rieger
Coming from Salzburg on the A10 - Tauernautobahn, or on the A2 - Südautobahn coming from Vienna, take the Velden am Wörthersee exit.
Velden is easily accessible by bus and train. Velden / Wörthersee train station offers connections to international trains. There is no public transport back to Velden from the destination.
Free parking at the ice rink in Velden
Directions
From Velden, we go along the R4a cycle path towards Bäckerteich and football stadium. Following hiking trail number 4, it goes to the Drava, Carinthia's largest river. Following the course of the Drava, the route goes on the Drava cycle path towards Villach. A special highlight is the Föderlach nature reserve, a shallow water biotope, which serves as an important resting place for numerous birds on their migration through Carinthia. At the Föderlach viewing and birdwatching point, we take a short break and have the opportunity to observe various birds. At Graschitz, we cross the Drava and hike over the Bogenfeld - past some of the typical wayside shrines for this region. On the left side, the entrance to the small valley "Türkei" can be seen, whose name derives from the fact that there was once a Turkish military camp there. Then it goes over the small village of Bogenfeld up to Egg, past the well-known Egger Martel and from there further to Drobollach. Following the shore of the Faaker See, we hike through the village and further along the Drobollacher Moor nature reserve to Faak am See. The path takes us past the beautifully situated church of Faak and from there through the village to the train station. Now we follow the Faaker See street, cross the heavily trafficked federal road and reach the Ratnitz settlement. There we turn right towards Pogöriach, from where our ascent to the Finkenstein castle ruins begins. After a fairly straight forest path uphill, we reach the castle ruins. Here we are rewarded with a wonderful view of the surrounding mountain landscape and the turquoise-shining Faaker See. Along a trail - past the local chapel - we reach the Baumgartnerhof - the destination of our stage today.
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Equipment
Rain jacket and sturdy shoes
Tips
This stage also partly follows the Way of St. James - look out for the scallop shell sign near the wayside shrine in Egg am Faaker See.
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