Road Trip
Drive the Nockalmstraße
Bad Kleinkirchheim · Carinthia
QUICK INFORMATION
- CATEGORY
- Road Trip
- COUNTRY
- Austria
- REGION
- Bad Kleinkirchheim · Carinthia
- DURATION
- 2–4 days
ABOUT THIS EXPERIENCE
WHAT YOU’LL EXPERIENCE
What you’ll experience
The 35 km scenic road through the biosphere reserve links Bad Kleinkirchheim’s valley to the Innerkrems — mountain lakes, the historic Karlbad radon hut, marmot meadows and viewpoints the whole way. Add the branches to Turracher Höhe (another flow-trail bike park and a turquoise lake) for a full-day loop.
THE EXPERIENCE IN DETAIL
What it’s really like
HIGHLIGHTS
Moments worth savouring
35 km of Alpine scenic road
Windebensee and Karlbad stops
Optional Turracher Höhe loop with its own lake
WHAT TO EXPECT
Good to know before you go
Toll around €18 per car; open May–October. Allow half a day for the road alone, a full day with the Turracher loop.
MAP & LOCATION
Drive the Nockalmstraße
Drive the Nockalmstraße, Bad Kleinkirchheim, Carinthia, Austria
MORE EXPERIENCES
More to do in Bad Kleinkirchheim
FOOD & DRINK
Where to eat nearby
Trattlers Einkehr — Carinthian classics in a rustic hut beside the Therme St. Kathrein, the valley’s favourite table
Restaurant Adriana — the region’s steakhouse (Tomahawk, dry-aged) in a smart village dining room
Restaurant Loystubn at Hotel Pulverer — 400-year-old farm-to-table Carinthian cooking with “Carinthian sushi” of local trout
Restaurant Dorfwirt — traditional guesthouse kitchen, rustic rooms, house-baked bread
Waldtratte at the Kaiserburg — alpine hut stop on the slopes and summer trails
Panorama-Restaurant Nock IN — Käsespätzle with a 360° view at 1,906 m on the Brunnach
HOTELS & STAYS
Where to stay nearby
Hotel GUT Trattlerhof — 4-star superior with 140 years of history, big wellness and its own mountain restaurant
Der Kirchheimerhof — adults-friendly superior hotel up the hill, ski-in location and famous day spa
Hotel Pulverer — classic 4-star superior directly at the Römerbad with the Loystubn restaurant
Nockberge Lodge Appartements — modern apartments a walk from the Kaiserburgbahn
Biobauernhof Gasthof Hinteregger — organic farm inn on the Rosennock road, real farm breakfasts
Thermenchalet — private chalets with their own sauna, minutes from both spas
ITINERARIES
Day-by-day routes
NEARBY DESTINATIONS
Continue the journey
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