Your Hiking & Biking Holiday on Wörthersee
Hiking & Biking
Nature on and around Wörthersee impresses with gentle mountains, green forests and magnificent alpine panoramas. Here, you can set out on journeys, with pure enjoyment tucked around every corner: lake hikes, theme paths, trekking tours along the Alps-Adriatic Trail,… The region also has the hearts of cycling fans leaping for joy. Hobby bikers as well as trained athletes value the countless opportunities for trekking, road, mountain and “E” biking. And at the conclusion of your vacation day, a refreshing dive into Lake Wörthersee awaits. During your summer holidays on Wörthersee , discover the beautiful countryside which surrounds Velden.
Exploring the countryside on foot
- Marked hiking paths with constant variety and magnificent scenery
- Wörthersee Hiking Loop 55 km in length (ranging from 440 to 850 m above sea level), different stages divided into themes
- Tour to the Pyramidenkogel: world’s tallest wooden lookout tower, highest covered slide in continental Europe, Fly & Freefall
- The “White Paths”: theme hikes, incl. the “Brahms Path”
- Alps-Adriatic Trail: interconnecting Carinthia, Slovenia & Friuli Venezia Giulia in 43 stages, Velden am Wörthersee is one of the starting/finishing points
- 14 clearly marked jogging paths on and around Wörthersee
- Weekly Nordic-walking meets
Exploring a Biker’s Paradise
- Attractive tours for “Sunday cyclists”, families & ambitious athletes
- By bicycle around Lake Wörthersee: 40 km-long tour with lots of sights along the way
- Mountain bike trails around Lake Wörthersee, incl. full circuit of the lake (2,200 vertical meters), & in Rosental
- Road-bike tours over passes & scenic roads
- Drau Bike Path runs through the region (from Toblach/Italy to Maribor/Slovenia, ca. 366 km total distance)
- Five-Lakes Tour departing from Wörthersee
- Rental shops for trekking, mountain & E-bikes, bike rental points around the lake
- Annual: IRONMAN Austria in Klagenfurt
Your added advantage at 4-star Hotel Marienhof
Take part in guided hikes and bicycle tours, and, with the help of expert local guides, discover the most beautiful places close to Lake Wörthersee. Our hotel also offers accompanied Nordic-walking tours. Bicycles and walking poles can be borrowed at our hotel for free.
