Lake Faak Hike- take a stroll around Lake Faak

Logo Lake Faak Hike- take a stroll around Lake Faak
Logo Lake Faak Hike- take a stroll around Lake Faak
Tour data
11.35km
554 - 626m
Distance
132hm
129hm
Ascent
03:45h
 
Duration
Brief description

A pleasant hike around Lake Faak with a detour to Tabor Peak.  

Difficulty
medium
Rating
Technique
Fitness
Landscape
Experience
Starting point

Any point around the lake

Route
Faak am See
0.7 km
Filialkirche Heiliger Georg
0.9 km
Karawanken Lodge
1.6 km
Egg am Faaker See
5.6 km
Filialkirche Heiliger Andreas
6.0 km
Spielplatz Hafnerpark
6.2 km
Faak am See
10.9 km


Best season
Jan
Feb
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Directions

You can begin this hike from basically any point around Lake Faak.  A decent starting point is the Faak Tourist Information Center, where you can take either the "Fliederweg" or "Kirchenweg" to begin the hike.  Shortly before the main road (Bundesstrasse) leads into a patch of woods, there is a forest path that leads in the direction of Drobollach (always follow the "Seerundweg" signs).   Before Drobollach you come out of the woods again and follow the main road for a short time.  Still before getting to Drobollach, there is a small field path that leads to the lakeview promenade, which you follow further in the direction of “Egg.”  After a short break at “Egger Martel” to enjoy the gorgeous view the path leads you to Egg.  In Egg you can either take a direct path along the main road or you can walk past the Egger Church to meet up with a forest trail that runs parallel to the main road.  With this second route you will walk past “Hotel Sonnblick,” out of the woods and take a right back onto the main road.  After passing the camp-site you walk along the lake back to Faak.  

Highest point
626 m
Endpoint

Any point around the lake

Height profile

Equipment

Sport or hiking shoes.

Tips

On Tabor Peak you will find a very interesting high ropes course (http://www.hochhinauf.at)- for those who are not afraid of heights!

Additional information

 Region Villach Tourism

 +43 4242 42000

 www.visitvillach.at/en

 


Directions

You can reach Lake Faak with either the A2 or A11 highway (exit "Faaker See" or "St. Niklas").  

Public transportation

Every point around the lake is reachable with the post busses and Faak is reachable with the trains of ÖBB.

Click here for timetable information.

Click here for the Carinthia train station shuttle.

Parking

There are free parking spots at either the Drobollach tourist information center or Faak tourist information center. 


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