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The 10 most beautiful mountain hikes in Carinthia
![Über ausgedehnte Schutthalden dem Gipfel entgegen.](https://img2.oastatic.com/img2/97029243/320x320r/variant.jpg)
Mountain Hike
· Nassfeld-Lesachtal-Weissensee
Vom Wolayersee über die Hohe Warte zum Rifugio Marinelli
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Stage 1
7.5 km
6:30 h
1,019 m
877 m
Vom idyllischen Wolayersee steigen wir über den kühn angelegten Spinotti-Steig auf die Hohe Warte auf, den mit 2780 m höchsten Gipfel der Karnischen Alpen. Etappenziel ist das Rifugio Marinelli.
![430 Millionen Jahre alte, fossile Orthoceren (Kopffüßler) am Geotrail Haltepunkt 12.](https://img1.oastatic.com/img2/93829962/320x320r/variant.jpg)
Mountain Hike
· Nassfeld-Lesachtal-Weissensee
Geotrail Wolayersee von der Wolayerseehütte
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
4.9 km
2:45 h
393 m
393 m
Der Geotrail führt in jene Zeit vor 400 Millionen Jahre zurück, als die Gesteine, welche heute die Berge rund um den idyllischen Wolayersee bilden, in einem tropischen Meer abgelagert wurden.
![Gipfelkreuz am Rauchkofel (2460 m).](https://img1.oastatic.com/img2/93512702/320x320r/variant.jpg)
Mountain Hike
· Nassfeld-Lesachtal-Weissensee
Rauchkofel und Frauenhügel von der Wolayerseehütte
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
4.9 km
3:40 h
545 m
545 m
Vom idyllisch gelegenen Wolaysersee steigen wir über das Valentintörl zum Rauchkofel auf. Am Gipfel genießen wir den prächtigen Panoramablick in die umgebende Bergwelt. Abschließend besteigen wir noch den Frauenhügel mit dem Kriegerdenkmal oberhalb der Wolayserseehütte.
![Trogkofel von Zottachkopf](https://img1.oastatic.com/img2/91511172/320x320r/variant.jpg)
Mountain Hike
· Carnic Alps
Trogkofel (Creta di Aip) - Überschreitung
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
9.1 km
5:00 h
890 m
890 m
Wie überschreiten den Bergstock auf der „alta via“ an der Grenze zwischen Italien und Osterreich.
![Schrallkaser](https://img1.oastatic.com/img2/89923932/320x320r/variant.jpg)
Mountain Hike
· Hohe Tauern National Park Region
Red Man (3097 m) from the Zirknitztal valley
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
12.5 km
7:00 h
1,380 m
1,380 m
From the Zirknitztal to the Bretthütte, further up without a path through the Südkar to the foot of the summit slope. Over this, with great effort in scree and rubble, to the main summit (north-east summit) of the Roter Mann.
![View of the water wheel head](https://img2.oastatic.com/img2/87921208/320x320r/variant.jpg)
Mountain Hike
· Hohe Tauern National Park Region
From the Glocknerstraße to the Wasserradkopf (3032 m) and the Racherin (3092 m)
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
7.8 km
6:00 h
1,050 m
1,050 m
Across the Pockhorn meadows to the cattle shelter in the Albitzen and pathless over grass and later scree slopes to the two little-climbed three-thousand metre peaks Wasserradkopf and Racherin.
![Crossing below the Margrötzenkopf with a view of the Brennkogel](https://img3.oastatic.com/img2/85890069/320x320r/variant.jpg)
Mountain Hike
· Raurisertal
From the Hochtor to the Brennkogel (3018 m)
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
9.4 km
5:00 h
850 m
850 m
The Brennkogel is one of the easy three-thousand metre peaks in the Glockner group and can be reached quickly from the Hochtor via a section of the Klagenfurt Jubilee Trail.
Mountain Hike
· Katschberg-Liesertal-Maltatal
Reitereck - Wandspitze - Poisnig from the Maltaberg
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
14.5 km
8:00 h
1,400 m
1,400 m
Beautiful circular tour with alpine character. This tour will delight mountaineers who are sure-footed and like rope-insured, alpine climbs.
![Sacklhütte](https://img0.oastatic.com/img2/82370226/320x320r/variant.jpg)
Mountain Hike
· Katschberg-Liesertal-Maltatal
Round tour Großer Königstuhl - Koflernock
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
14.6 km
7:30 h
1,430 m
1,430 m
Extensive tour in the central Nockberge mountains from the Großer Königstuhl to the Koflernock, mostly over ridges and crests off the beaten track.
![At the Kirchbaumerhütte, with the Kalkriegel in the background](https://img3.oastatic.com/img2/81844329/320x320r/variant.jpg)
Mountain Hike
· Katschberg-Liesertal-Maltatal
Kalkriegel Peitlernock circular hike
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
7.5 km
3:30 h
650 m
650 m
The Kalkriegel or Kalkriegl is reached via pathless slopes from the Nockalmstraße. A beautiful ridge hike continues to the Peitlernock.
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Hochalmspitze von der Gießener Hütte (Aufstieg Detmolder Grat, Abstieg Steinerne Mandln) by Daniel
Photo: Daniel Kubera, Community
Photo: Daniel Kubera, Community
Photo: Daniel Kubera, Community
Photo: Daniel Kubera, Community
Photo: Daniel Kubera, Community
October 23, 2023
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