Old cottages and wonderful lakes. Drau Bike Trail TOUR DESCRIPTION

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1 Drau Bike Trail TOUR DESCRIPTION Old cottages and wonderful lakes The bike tour starts in Hochpustertal, where the composer Mahler found most of his inspiration. The River Drau accompanies you from Spittal to Villach and to Klagenfurt On the way, there are several lakes that you can take a refreshing swim in if you want. Or you could just enjoy the sun on the banks of the Millstätter, Ossiacher, Faaker or Wörther lakes.

2 1. day Sillian Arriving Individual arrival at your hotel in Sillian. Private car park at the first hotel included. 2. day Oberdrauburg/ Berg 47 / 59 km In a cosy pace, your bike trip on the Drau bike trail starts with a 25 km long downhill stage. Enjoy the beautiful view on Heinfels castle and the impressive Dolomites. Lienz, Austria s sunniest town, also lies on your route. Situated on a hilltop, Bruck castle idyllically integrates into the landscape. The chapel s frescos are particularly worthwhile here. Even trails take you to the ruins of the former Roman settlement of Aguntum. After an unforgettable break, you continue cycling to Oberdrautal. Then, in Oberdrauburg, the historical town centre, the alpine pasture museum and the ancient mill wait to be visited. On the vestiges of the ancient Roman trade routes, the bike trail takes you to Berg, situated in the centre of the wide valley of the Drau. 3. day Sachsenburg / Spittal 45 km An idyllic landscape with old farms and fuchsia gardens seams your way past Neustein and Raggnitz castle from Berg to Spittal on the Drau. Take a trip to the lake Millstätter See, a welcome occasion for a bath. Measuring 12 km in length and 1,5 km in breadth, it is, after the Wörthersee, the second largest lake of the Kärnten region. Make sure to also visit Porcia castle in Spittal, as it counts among the central buildings of the Austrian Renaissance. 4. day Villach 56 km Anyone who favours nature and history gets his money s worth today. Cycling mostly by the riverside, many highlights such as archaeological finds of the early Christian church near Molzbichl in the lower valley of the Drau, lie on your way. The museum Carantana and the nature park Dobratsch near Villach also wait to be visited. On a walk around Villach, you will discover numerous old alleys and idyllic arcade courts. For more than 800 years, the central square of the town was the focal point of the town s trade activities. Designed in late gothic style, the town s church is considered one of the country s most beautiful hall churches. 5. day Ferlach 51 km Today, the Drau takes you to Austria s most species-rich animal park near Rosegg castle and carries you off to the Celtic site near Frög. Visit this unique outdoor museum, erected on a former grave site uniting about 200 graves. About 3000 years ago, the Celts used to

3 burry their deceased here under the huge barrows with precious gifts. After this interesting trip, you keep following the Drau past the pilgrimage church Maria Elend and Hollenburg castle to Ferlach, where a magnificent town centre with the well-known gunsmith s and hunter s museums are at home. 6. day Klopeinersee 47 km A beautiful stage lies ahead of you! Follow the river and the rose valley, famous for the most beautiful valleys of Kärnten. Cycling through a wide bird sanctuary, you will soon reach the picturesque town of Völkermarkt with a worthwhile church, old town hall and new castle. In the south, the impressive hilltops of the Karawanken watch over the country, in the northeast, it s the Saualpe. Through a magnificent panorama, small side streets take you to the lake Klopeinersee. 7. day Klopeinersee - Sillian Departing After breakfast transfer back to Sillian (3 hours).

4 WORTH KNOWING Worth knowing Below you will find specific information on cycling on the Drau cycle path. If you have any further questions about this trip, please call us: Tel.: Arrival By car:drive along the Brennerautobahn (A22) to the exit Bressanone-Val Pusteria / Brixen- Pustertal and continue through the Pustertal or via the Felbertauernstraße to Lienz in Osttirol and further through the Drautal to Sillian.By train:drive through Innsbruck and the Brennerbahn to Fortezza (Franzensfeste) and then take the regional trains to Pustertal. You can also travel from Salzburg via the Tauernbahn to Spittal an der Drau, change there and continue along Drautal uphill to Sillian. Parking Free parking spaces (not guarded) are available at the Starthotel. Route characteristics The Drauradweg, which has been awarded as a 4-star quality cycling tour by the ADFC, runs along the river of the same name through Eastern Tyrol and Carinthia. The cycle path is signposted (in Carinthia designation R1), runs largely directly on the Drauufer and is very well developed (asphalt, sand, or fine gravel). The bike path is very easy to ride with normal touring bikes.especially on the first day it is often downhill. Otherwise the path is generally flat. Only now and then there are smaller slopes. Available bikes Bicycles from "Schauff", "Kettler" and "KTM", 7-speed with hub shift, 26/28 inch, brake are standard.e-bikes: "KTM bikersfun" (19 kg weight, 51 cm frame height, 27 gear freewheel, 2 brakes) or the TOP quality wheel "KTM ecross" (70 km range with only 21 kg weight) are available. Ortstaxen Je nach Nächtigungsstation zwischen ca. 1,00 / 2,00 pro Person und Nacht. Wird direkt im Hotel erhoben. 7 day hotline service Just in case the bike chain breaks, flooding makes it impossibe to continue your tour or any other nasty surprise: You can reach us seven days a week and we will do anything to help you as fast as possible.

5 PRICES & SERVICES TOUR Drau Bike Trail tour: tour type: individual duration: 7 days dates of arrival: / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / level: easy Velociped-Partner-Tour min. participants: 2 please note: Velociped can withdraw from the tour twenty-one days before the starting date of the tour, at the latest, in case the minimum number of participants stated under the tour description is not attained. You will duly be informed without any delay in case of a withdrawal. Velociped will of course refund the paid tour price immediately. Please note our General Terms and Conditions. PRICES (PER PERSON) Double room: Cat.A: 525,00 Single room: Cat.A: 650,00 tourer: 55,00 electric bike: 120,00 season surcharge: Cat.A: 40,00 season surcharge: Cat.A: 40,00 BOOKABLE ADDITIONAL SERVICES (PER PERSON) Transfer back for private bikes 22,00 half pension supplement 98,00 BOOKABLE ADDITIONAL NIGHTS (PER PERSON) Silian (3 Sterne) Double room Category A 61,00 Silian (3 Sterne) Single room Category A 84,00 Silian (3 Sterne) vom Double room Category A 66,00 Silian (3 Sterne) vom Single room Category A 89,00

6 Powered by TCPDF ( Klagenfurt/ Krumpendorf Double room Category A 55,00 Klagenfurt/ Krumpendorf Single room Category A 85,00 Klagefurt/ Krumpendorf vom und ,00 Double room Category A Klagefurt/ Krumpendorf vom und ,00 Single room Category A TRAVEL SERVICES Private car park at the first hotel included. transfer Klopeinersee - Sillian All-carefree service: accommodation incl. breakfast room with shower/bath/wc luggage transport map of bike trails with marked route detailed route description tips for tour preparation touristic information 7 days hotline service CHILD DISCOUNTS 25% reduction for children under 14 years of age in a room with two people paying the full price 15% reduction for children under 14 years of age in their own room