Photo: Niki.L, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Easy · approx. 18 km · approx. 190 m climb
3-Lakes Loop: Turnersee – Kleinsee – Klopeiner See
Start: right from the front door
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The classic lakes loop passes only about 150 m from our house: to the Turnersee with its reed-fringed bays, via Grabelsdorf and the Süduferstraße to the turquoise Klopeiner See, on to the peaceful Kleinsee and then a leisurely ride back to St. Primus via St. Veit im Jauntal – mostly on quiet, tarmac back roads and cycle paths.
Highlights
- Bike Break at the Turnersee with an e-bike charging station
- Kleinsee with water lilies and a belt of reeds
- Swim stops at three lakes
- Klopeiner See, Kleinsee and Turnersee in one loop
- Food and drink stops: Landgasthof Piroutz, Buschenschank Kordesch
- Starts practically on our doorstep
- Start / finish
- Seelach info centre on the Klopeiner See – but you can just as easily join it right by us in Lauchenholz (approx. 150 m from the house)
- Route
- Seelach – Klopeiner See – Steinerberg – Kleinsee – St. Veit im Jauntal – Nageltschach – St. Primus – Lauchenholz/Turnersee – Hof – Pudach – Mökriach – Grabelsdorf – Süduferstraße – Unterburg – Seelach
- Surface
- Quiet back roads and cycle paths, mostly tarmac (according to the route description)
- Best time
- May to September; in June and September with a stop for a swim
- Info & GPX
- outdooractive (tourism region) · suedkaernten.at
Photo: Edelmauswaldgeist, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Moderate · approx. 29 km · approx. 340 m climb
4-Lakes Loop with the Gösselsdorfer See
Start: right from the front door
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This extended version of the lakes loop takes you via St. Veit and the Dobrowa oak forest to Sittersdorf, to the unspoilt Gösselsdorfer See and back via Eberndorf with its abbey. Right next to the Turnersee, a detour to the Sablatnigmoor is well worth it – one of the most important bird sanctuaries in Carinthia. On an e-bike you will barely notice the little climbs between the lakes.
Highlights
- Gösselsdorfer See and the Dobrowa oak forest
- Stift Eberndorf (abbey)
- Detour: Sablatnigmoor with more than 170 bird species
- Gösselsdorfer See, known for its soothing water
- Dobrowa oak forest
- Start / finish
- Seelach info centre on the Klopeiner See – or from the house via St. Veit (route approx. 1 km from the house)
- Route
- Seelach – Klopeiner See – Kleinsee – St. Veit im Jauntal – Obernarrach – Rückersdorf – Dobrowa oak forest – Sittersdorf – Gösselsdorfer See – Eberndorf – Buchbrunn – Unterburg – Seelach
- Surface
- Back roads, cycle path alongside the L117, short forest and field tracks
- Best time
- May to September
- Info & GPX
- outdooractive (tourism region)
Photo: Stuhlfauth Thomas, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Moderate · approx. 21 km · approx. 390 m climb
Kitzelberg loop with viewpoint
Start: right from the front door
For those who like things a little hillier – partly on gravel tracks: from Seelach you climb up the Kitzelberg, where a viewpoint rewards you with views over the lakes and across to the Karawanks. Then it’s an easy ride via St. Veit im Jauntal and St. Primus – right past our house – to the Sablatnigmoor and back via Grabelsdorf and Unterburg.
Highlights
- Viewpoint on the Kitzelberg
- Small villages of the municipality of St. Kanzian
- Klopeiner See, Kleinsee, Turnersee
Photo: Johann Jaritz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Challenging · approx. 54 km · approx. 760 m climb
6-Lakes Loop to the foot of the Petzen
Start: right from the front door
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The big lakes tour links six lakes in one day: Klopeiner See, Kleinsee, Turnersee, Gösselsdorfer See, the hidden Sonnegger See and – via Globasnitz – the Pirkdorfer See at the foot of the Petzen. The way back takes you via Loibegg and Eberndorf with its former Augustinian canons’ abbey – a day to savour, with ever-changing views of the Karawanks.
Highlights
- Six lakes in one day
- Pirkdorfer See with views of the Petzen
- Stift Eberndorf (abbey)
- Pirkdorfer See at the foot of the Petzen
- Stift Eberndorf (abbey), Sablatnigmoor
- Start / finish
- St. Kanzian bike info point – you can also join right by the house (approx. 150 m)
- Route
- St. Kanzian – Klopeiner See – Kleinsee – St. Primus – Turnersee – Sablatnigmoor – Gösselsdorfer See – Sittersdorf – Sonnegger See – Jaunstein – Globasnitz – Pirkdorfer See – Loibegg – Eberndorf – Unterburg – St. Kanzian
- Surface
- Back roads and cycle paths, one stretch on the cycle path alongside the main road
- Best time
- May/June and September – in high summer with swim stops
- Info & GPX
- outdooractive (tourism region)
Photo: Naturpuur, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Easy · approx. 32 km · approx. 200 m climb
Drava Loop: Völkermarkter Stausee & Drava Cycle Path R1
Start: right from the front door
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North of our house, the Drava is dammed to form the Völkermarkter Stausee, a reservoir some 21 km long. Via St. Kanzian and Untersammelsdorf you reach the Drava Cycle Path R1 – one of the most popular river cycle routes in Austria – and ride through the woods along the water to the Völkermarkt Drava bridge. On the other bank you continue via Neudenstein to the Tainach Drava bridge and back via Stein im Jauntal. The e-bike takes care of the climb from the reservoir up to the lakes.
Highlights
- Drava Cycle Path R1, awarded 5 stars by the ADFC
- Crossing the Drava twice, wide views across the reservoir
- Vogelschutzgebiet Neudenstein (bird sanctuary), churches of Stein im Jauntal
- Crossing the Drava twice, views across the reservoir
- Vogelschutzgebiet Neudenstein (bird sanctuary)
- Churches of Stein im Jauntal
- Start / finish
- Seelach info centre on the Klopeiner See (4 km from the house)
- Route
- Seelach – St. Kanzian – Untersammelsdorf – St. Lorenzen – Drava Cycle Path through the woods – Völkermarkt Drava bridge – Neudenstein – Tainach Drava bridge – Stein im Jauntal – Littermoos – Seelach
- Surface
- Cycle paths and back roads, a stretch through the woods on the Drava Cycle Path
- Best time
- May to September – flat and easy to ride
- Info & GPX
- outdooractive (tourism region)