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Nockberge Panorama Day

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DURATION
1 day
COUNTRY
Austria
REGION
Bad Kleinkirchheim · Carinthia
CATEGORY
Mountains

ABOUT THIS ITINERARY

A day of gentle drama: 35 km of scenic road, an alpine-rose ridge or the Active Park, and the thermal finish that defines the village.

OVERVIEW

The route at a glance

About 110 km driving: north out of the valley onto the Nockalmstraße to Innerkrems, back via Ebene Reichenau, then up the Brunnach gondola from St. Oswald for a late-afternoon ridge or family loop, and a thermal evening at your choice of the two spas.

THE SCHEDULE

Day by day

Day 1

Road, ridge, spa

  1. 09:00

    Nockalmstraße northbound

    3 h

    Toll road through the biosphere pastures — stop at Windebensee, the Karlbad hut and the panoramic pull-offs.

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  2. 12:30

    Lunch at Innerkrems / Ebene Reichenau

    1.5 h

    Alm lunch on the far side of the road before looping back toward the valley.

  3. 14:30

    Biosphärenparkbahn Brunnach

    2.5 h

    Gondola up at St. Oswald — the family promenade, the Active Park, or the first summit of the 5-peak ridge.

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  4. 17:30

    Thermal evening

    2.5 h

    Choose your spa: family water world at St. Kathrein or the sauna levels of the Römerbad.

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  5. 20:15

    Dinner in the village

    2 h

    Trattlers Einkehr or the Adriana steakhouse — a well-earned Carinthian table.

THE ROUTE ON THE MAP

Stops on the map

ATTRACTIONS ON THIS ROUTE

Sights on the way

The Nockalmstraße winding through the alpine pastures of the Nockberge
Scenic Road

Nockalmstraße

One of the most beautiful scenic roads in the Alps begins at the valley’s northern exit: 35 km of gentle curves from Ebene Reichenau past the Windebensee to Innerkrems, threading the biosphere reserve’s alpine pastures with viewpoints, the Karlbad (a historic radon bath hut) and dozens of accessible short walks. Cyclists climb it on race bikes all summer; in autumn the larches turn gold.

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The Biosphärenparkbahn Brunnach cable car above the meadows of St. Oswald
Mountain & Nature

Biosphärenparkbahn Brunnach & the Nockberge

From the hamlet of St. Oswald, the barrier-free 8-seater Brunnach gondola carries you into the heart of the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Nockberge — rounded, forested peaks that never turn aggressive, blooming in June and July with alpine rose. The summit area serves family loops (the ÖZIV-accessible Brunnach promenade), the Active Park adventure playground, and trailheads to the Mallnock (2,226 m) and Klomnock (2,331 m).

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The terraced pools of the Thermal Römerbad at the foot of the Kaiserburg
Thermal Spa & Sauna

Thermal Römerbad

At the foot of the Kaiserburg downhill — you can watch World Cup skiers from the sauna windows — the Römerbad stacks three wellness worlds on three levels: Romanum with its sauna garden and outdoor thermal pool, Noricum with stone and pine saunas, and the adults-only Maximum with Finnish sauna, brine inhalation and the quiet half-roofed infinity pool. Opened in 1979 as one of the first “event spas” in the Alps and reimagined in 2007, it remains the saunier’s choice.

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MORE ITINERARIES

Other routes from Bad Kleinkirchheim

Bike and Borders: Flow Trail & the Lakes — Bad Kleinkirchheim1 day

Bike and Borders: Flow Trail & the Lakes

Morning laps on Europe’s longest flow trail, then west to the lakes — Ossiach, Villach and the turquoise Faak.

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FOOD & DRINK

Where to eat nearby

01

Trattlers Einkehr — Carinthian classics in a rustic hut beside the Therme St. Kathrein, the valley’s favourite table

02

Restaurant Adriana — the region’s steakhouse (Tomahawk, dry-aged) in a smart village dining room

03

Restaurant Loystubn at Hotel Pulverer — 400-year-old farm-to-table Carinthian cooking with “Carinthian sushi” of local trout

04

Restaurant Dorfwirt — traditional guesthouse kitchen, rustic rooms, house-baked bread

05

Waldtratte at the Kaiserburg — alpine hut stop on the slopes and summer trails

06

Panorama-Restaurant Nock IN — Käsespätzle with a 360° view at 1,906 m on the Brunnach

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HOTELS & STAYS

Where to stay nearby

01

Hotel GUT Trattlerhof — 4-star superior with 140 years of history, big wellness and its own mountain restaurant

02

Der Kirchheimerhof — adults-friendly superior hotel up the hill, ski-in location and famous day spa

03

Hotel Pulverer — classic 4-star superior directly at the Römerbad with the Loystubn restaurant

04

Nockberge Lodge Appartements — modern apartments a walk from the Kaiserburgbahn

05

Biobauernhof Gasthof Hinteregger — organic farm inn on the Rosennock road, real farm breakfasts

06

Thermenchalet — private chalets with their own sauna, minutes from both spas

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NEARBY DESTINATIONS

Continue the journey

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Ossiacher See

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Villach & Faaker See

Villach & Faaker See

Carinthia

Klagenfurt & Wörthersee

Klagenfurt & Wörthersee

Carinthia

Graz

Graz

Styria

Millstätter See

Millstätter See

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