- Brief description
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A flat but long hike along the Drau river.
- Difficulty
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medium
- Rating
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- Starting point
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Villach City Center
- Route
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Innere StadtVillach (501 m)0.2 kmHeiligenkreuzkirche0.8 kmSt. Agathen2.8 kmSt. Magdalen3.6 kmGottestal9.3 kmSchleben10.3 kmWernberg10.5 kmDragnitz12.6 kmGraschitz14.3 kmSankt Niklas14.9 km
- Best season
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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
- Description
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From Villach the hike leads you along the Drau until you reach the impressive Wernberg Monastery.
- Directions
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From the city center, you walk downstream along the Drau, following the Drau bike path (Drauradweg) until reaching the Bridge of Peace (Friedensbrücke). There is a paved bike path along both sides of the river. On the north shore, the hike goes past the Villach Technology Park, to Silver Lake (Silbersee), until Gottestal. Here you get off the bike path and continue walking north. You continue through the village of Gottestal and follow Gottestaler Strasse until you get to Wernberg Monastery- you can buy fresh and healthy produce from local farms at stands on the monastery square.
- Highest point
- 564 m
- Endpoint
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Villach City Center
- Height profile
- Equipment
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Athletic shoes, drinking water, rain jacket
- Tips
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Visit the farm store of Wernberg Monastery with homemade products.
- Additional information
- Directions
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Villach is a transportation hub and can be reached with either the A2 or A10 highway.
- Public transportation
- Parking
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There is free parking at the Willroider parking lot west of the train station.
- Author
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The tour City - Lake - Monastery is used by outdooractive.com provided.