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Bike and Borders: Flow Trail & the Lakes
STARTING FROM · Bad Kleinkirchheim · 1 day
QUICK INFORMATION
- DURATION
- 1 day
- COUNTRY
- Austria
- REGION
- Bad Kleinkirchheim · Carinthia
- CATEGORY
- Mountains
ABOUT THIS ITINERARY
Two worlds in one day: the Kaiserburg’s 15 km flow descent in the morning, Carinthia’s warm lakes and the Alps-Adriatic crossroads in the afternoon.
OVERVIEW
The route at a glance
About 100 km driving. Lift-served flow laps until early afternoon, then the B88/B98 to Lake Ossiach (25 min), Villach’s Hauptplatz for a late lunch, and optionally the Faaker See shore before the ride home.
THE SCHEDULE
Day by day
Trail, lake, city
- 08:30
Flow Country Trail laps
3.5 hRental and protectors at the valley station, lift up, 15 km down — repeat while the legs allow.
- 12:30
Lake Ossiach
1.5 hDrive over the Radenthein road to Bodensdorf — lakeside lunch and a swim at 28 °C water in summer.
- 14:30
Villach Hauptplatz
2 hCoffee on the long main square and a look at St. Jakob’s tower — Austria’s most Italian old town.
- 17:00
Faaker See (optional)
1.5 hThe turquoise lake with its island — a swim or just the shore road from Egg to Faak.
- 19:00
Back to the valley
1 hReturn over the Radenthein road for a spa evening or dinner in the village.
THE ROUTE ON THE MAP
Stops on the map
ATTRACTIONS ON THIS ROUTE
Sights on the way
MORE ITINERARIES
Other routes from 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
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