Bad Kleinkirchheim - Waldtratte (by road)

Access to starting point:
A) Through the Karawanks Tunnel, we drive to Austria, and then we continue driving on the Tauern highway, which we leave already at the Villach bypass and continue driving towards the settlements Treffen am Ossiacher See, Afritz am See, Feld am See, and after the mentioned settlement we turn right towards the known ski center Bad Kleinkirchheim. We park on a large parking lot opposite the gas station.
B) From Štajerska or Koroška, we first drive to Dravograd and then over the border crossing Vič into Austria, where we then follow the signs for Celovec / Klagenfurt. Further, we drive on the so-called South highway, which we leave at Klagenfurt (direction Feldkirchen). Further, we drive on a regional road, on which we arrive at the already mentioned settlement. In Feldkirchen, we continue right in the direction of the mountain pass Turacher Höhe and drive further past the settlements Himmelberg, Gnesau, Mitterdorf to the settlement Wiedweg, where we continue left towards the known ski center Bad Kleinkirchheim. We park on a large parking lot opposite the gas station.

Route description:
On the east edge of the parking lot, we will notice an asphalt footpath which after a few meters of walking by the stream brings us to a narrower asphalt road, where we notice signs for Talweg, Rottenstein and Kaiserburg. For some time we ascend on the asphalt road which leads us among houses, and then we get to a marked junction, where we continue right in the direction of Waldtratte (left footpath to Wöllaner Nock). The path ahead, which continues on the road, crosses a ski track and with a view on Bad Kleinkirchheim brings us into the forest, where it joins a somewhat wider road. We continue on an ascending macadam road, which soon makes a sharp left turn, after which there is a gate. We continue past the gate and on a relatively panoramic road we ascend to the Bergrestaurant Waldtratte, which we reach after approximately an hour of walking from the starting point.

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Rossalmhütte (2 h 35 min), Kaiseburg (2 h 55 min), Wöllaner Nock (3 h 15 min)

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