Cycling the lakeside path on the Pörtschach promenade

Cycling

Cycle the Wörthersee Round Trip

Klagenfurt & Wörthersee · Carinthia

QUICK INFORMATION

CATEGORY
Cycling
COUNTRY
Austria
REGION
Klagenfurt & Wörthersee · Carinthia
DURATION
2–4 days

ABOUT THIS EXPERIENCE

WHAT YOU’LL EXPERIENCE

What you’ll experience

The full lap of Lake Wörthersee is 42–48 km of nearly flat cycling past lidos, villas and two peninsulas — the classic is the 48.3 km variant through the Keutschach lake valley that avoids the sections without a dedicated path. You swim off the bike at least once, stop for coffee in Pörtschach or Maria Wörth, and the Wörthersee ships take bikes if you want to cut a leg short.

THE EXPERIENCE IN DETAIL

What it’s really like

More here soon — the road is still being mapped.

HIGHLIGHTS

Moments worth savouring

01

Nearly flat 42–48 km circuit with 190 m of climbing

02

Swim stops at lidos along the whole route

03

Bike-carrying ships across the lake

WHAT TO EXPECT

Good to know before you go

Rent a bike (or e-bike) at stations around the lake or through your hotel; the Wörthersee Plus Card includes local transport. Allow a relaxed 4–5 hours with stops; the route is signed the whole way and family-suitable on the northern and western shores.

MAP & LOCATION

Cycle the Wörthersee Round Trip

Cycle the Wörthersee Round Trip, Klagenfurt & Wörthersee, Carinthia, Austria

FOOD & DRINK

Where to eat nearby

01

Gasthaus im Landhaushof — Carinthian classics like Kasnudeln in the wood-panelled rooms of the Landhaus courtyard (Falstaff 82)

02

Maria Loretto — Mediterranean-Carinthian cooking in the castle on the eastern bay, the lake’s best terrace at sunset

03

Kochwerkstatt — Christian Cabalier’s Mediterranean workshop kitchen at Benediktinermarkt

04

Osteria Veneta — the best Italian in town, fittingly, on Domgasse near the cathedral

05

Bierhaus zum Augustin — hearty Austrian pub food in a vaulted old-town courtyard on Pfarrplatz

06

Restaurant Loretto am See — white-wood lake restaurant at Maria Loretto castle in the nature preserve

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HOTELS & STAYS

Where to stay nearby

01

Hotel Sandwirth — traditional 4-star in a neoclassical building right in the pedestrian centre, with a private beach on the lake

02

Falkensteiner Camping Wörthersee — ~330 pitches on the eastern bay between Strandbad and Minimundus

03

Seepark Wörthersee Resort — full resort with spa and pools beside the university and Minimundus

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Hotel Plattenwirt — lakeside classic next to Europapark, 200 m from the water

05

Camping Brückler Nord — family-run site on the warm Keutschacher See, 8 km from the centre

06

ibis Styles Klagenfurt — reliable budget option two minutes from the Lindwurm

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