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Afritz am See
A lake in the Gegendtal at just over 700 m, between the Gerlitzen ridge and the Nockberge on the road from Villach toward Bad Kleinkirchheim.
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- 7Routes
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Highlights
All 15 from neighbouring places
Sigis Einkehr
3.2 km away, in Treffen am Ossiacher See
A snack station at Verditz in the hills northwest of Villach, a simple stop for home cooking on the walking and touring routes above the village.
Schwarzseehütte
4.1 km away, in Treffen am Ossiacher See
A pasture hut near the small Schwarzsee above Verditz in the Villach region, serving Austrian home cooking and its own farm produce.
Pilz- & Puppen-Museum
6.7 km away, in Treffen am Ossiacher See
A private museum at Treffen near the Ossiacher See combining a collection of mushroom models with historic dolls and toys.
Jausenstation Steinhauser
6.9 km away, in Treffen am Ossiacher See
A snack station with beer garden at Treffen near the Ossiacher See, serving cold platters and home cooking to walkers and cyclists.
Steinwenderhütte
8.6 km away, in Treffen am Ossiacher See
A pasture hut on the western Gerlitzen above Treffen, serving regional home cooking with vegetarian and vegan dishes to skiers and walkers.
Eddy Rafting Austria
8.8 km away, in Treffen am Ossiacher See
A rafting operator based at Treffen am Ossiacher See in Carinthia, running guided whitewater trips on the region's rivers for families and groups.
Der Riesenmammutbaum von Treffen
8.8 km away, in Treffen am Ossiacher See
A giant sequoia at Treffen am Ossiacher See, protected as a natural monument and one of the largest trees of its kind in Carinthia.
Katholische Pfarrkirche St. Maximilian
9.5 km away, in Treffen am Ossiacher See
The parish church of Treffen am Ossiacher See, dedicated to St Maximilian, with Gothic fabric and Baroque furnishings.
Nepomuk-Kapelle
9.5 km away, in Treffen am Ossiacher See
A baroque chapel of St John of Nepomuk at Treffen am Ossiacher See, a small historic monument north of Villach.
Gasthof Kuchlerwirt
9.5 km away, in Treffen am Ossiacher See
A traditional inn at Treffen am Ossiacher See in Carinthia, serving regional and international cooking in an old-established village guesthouse.
Kammerhütte
10.1 km away, in Treffen am Ossiacher See
A pasture hut high on the Gerlitzen above Treffen am Ossiacher See, serving simple home cooking to skiers and summer walkers.
Edelweiss Hütte
10.2 km away, in Arriach
A pasture hut above Arriach on the Gerlitzen massif, a snack station serving home cooking to walkers in the Nockberge foothills.
Huaba Hitt'n
10.6 km away, in Arriach
A ski and walkers' hut on the Gerlitzen above the Ossiacher See, serving home cooking and its own farm produce beside the pistes.
Alpengasthof Pacheiner
10.8 km away, in Arriach
An alpine inn near the summit of the Gerlitzen above the Ossiacher See, serving regional and international cooking with wide views over the Carinthian lakes.
Sternwarte Pacheiner
10.9 km away, in Arriach
An astronomical observatory on the Gerlitzen above the Ossiacher See, run at the Pacheiner mountain hotel with guided views of the night sky.
Historic site
ViewpointNothing of this kind in Afritz am See.
Routes
13 from neighbouring places
Slow Trail Afritzer See
One of Carinthia's Slow Trails: an almost level lakeside walk of under five kilometres by the Afritzer See, easy underfoot and waymarked throughout.
- 4.6 km
- Distance
- 35 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 10 min
- Duration
- 1
- Check-ins
Sonnenweg
An unhurried ten-kilometre circuit of the Afritzer See, with only a couple of hundred metres of climbing along the way.
- 10.6 km
- Distance
- 267 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 9 min
- Duration
- 1
- Check-ins
Wieseralm
A demanding 23 km day on the slopes high above the Afritzer See, taking in the Rindernock and the Lierzberger Alpenspitz with the Kohlweißhütte and Melzerhütte en route.
- 23.5 km
- Distance
- 1 266 m
- Ascent
- 9 h 3 min
- Duration
- 9
- Check-ins
Ossiacher See - Bad Kleinkirchheim
A long ride from the lake shore up over the Prekowahöhe at 973 m to the spa village at just above 1,000 m.
- 78.9 km
- Distance
- 757 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 42 min
- Duration
- 10
- Check-ins
Weg des Buches, 5. Etappe: Arriach - Feld am See
The fifth day of the Weg des Buches, crossing from Arriach north to Feld am See in about five and a half hours of walking.
- 17.4 km
- Distance
- 381 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 8 min
- Duration
- 1
- Check-ins
Wieserwald-Tour | nock/bike Tour 19 mit Trail T19
A climb of nearly 900 m on forest roads above Afritz am See from Camping Bodner, with a singletrack descent on the T19.
- 16.1 km
- Distance
- 900 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 25 min
- Duration
- 1
- Check-ins
Drei Seen Tour | NOCKBIKE Tour 22
A lake-to-lake mountain-bike loop on the nock/bike network, linking Afritz am See with Feld am See and the campsite by the water.
- 17.9 km
- Distance
- 141 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 47 min
- Duration
Wöllaner Nock
3.9 km away, in Arriach
A gentle ski ascent of some 850 m above Arriach, counted among the region's forgotten classics and rarely busy.
- 11.0 km
- Distance
- 849 m
- Ascent
- 849 m
- Descent
- 3 h 48 min
- Duration
- 25
- Check-ins
Gerlitzen - Skitourenweg Klösterle
10.3 km away, in Arriach
The marked ski-touring line from Klösterle to the Gerlitzen summit, the same 900 m of climb spread over a longer and quieter route than the piste.
- 9.1 km
- Distance
- 897 m
- Ascent
- 891 m
- Descent
- 3 h 27 min
- Duration
- 57
- Check-ins
Genuss-Gondeln von der Kanzelhöhe zum Ossiacher See
10.9 km away, in Treffen am Ossiacher See
A descent from the Kanzelhöhe at around 1,450 m to the lake at Annenheim, passing the Waldtratte reservoir and the Sunn Alm.
- 15.0 km
- Distance
- 0 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 40 min
- Duration
- 16
- Check-ins
Speicher Waldtratte 1 454 m
Schneebärenhütte 1 441 m- Sunn Alm Gerlitzen 1 443 m
- Cielo - Mountain Lounge Bar 1 442 m
- Sonnen Arena 1 443 m
PROlitzen Trail - T34
11.2 km away, in Treffen am Ossiacher See
A short singletrack descent on the Ossiachberg above Annenheim, finishing near the Kanzelbahn valley station.
- 3.8 km
- Distance
- 0 m
- Ascent
- 50 min
- Duration
- 4
- Check-ins
Schwarzsee Rundwanderweg
3.8 km away, in Treffen am Ossiacher See
A moderate 600 m climb to the Schwarzsee below the Amberger Alpe, with the hut on its shore for a break before the round back down.
- 7.7 km
- Distance
- 611 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 56 min
- Duration
- 11
- Check-ins
Kanzelhöhe Rundweg
10.9 km away, in Treffen am Ossiacher See
A short family loop around the Kanzelhöhe with attractions set along the path, 3 km and barely any climbing.
- 3.0 km
- Distance
- 81 m
- Ascent
- 54 min
- Duration
- 22
- Check-ins
Kanzelhöhe 1 525 m- Speicher Waldtratte 1 454 m
- Schneebärenhütte 1 441 m
- Prinz Hütt'n 1 503 m
- Sunn Alm Gerlitzen 1 443 m
- Cielo - Mountain Lounge Bar 1 442 m
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Amberger Alm - Mirnock
4 km away, in Treffen am Ossiacher See
A point-to-point Nockberge traverse from the Lärchenboden past the Schwarzsee and over the Palnock and Rindernock to the Mirnock.
- 12.9 km
- Distance
- 986 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 53 min
- Duration
- 39
- Check-ins
Genuss-Gondeln vom Gerlitzen Gipfel zum Ossiacher See
11.1 km away, in Treffen am Ossiacher See
A gondola-assisted descent from the summit of the Gerlitzen at 1,909 m down to the shore of the Ossiacher See at Annenheim.
- 27.0 km
- Distance
- 0 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 53 min
- Duration
- 54
- Check-ins
Gerlitzen - Pistentour Klösterle
10.3 km away, in Arriach
A moderate 900 m ski ascent of the Gerlitzen from Klösterle, following the pistes up to the Gipfelhaus at the top.
- 4.3 km
- Distance
- 894 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 2 h 26 min
- Duration
- 57
- Check-ins
Dobratsch - Nordansteig - Alpenlahner
14.5 km away, in Bad Bleiberg
A demanding ski tour out of the Bleiberg high valley, gaining over 1,250 m by way of the Alpenlahner to the Dobratsch summit.
- 3.7 km
- Distance
- 1 263 m
- Ascent
- 11 m
- Descent
- 3 h 10 min
- Duration
- 57
- Check-ins
Tour auf den Oswaldiberg - Nr.5
12.8 km away, in Villach
A short, steep forest-road climb from the edge of Villach up onto the Oswaldiberg, gaining 450 m of height in under 8 km.
- 7.9 km
- Distance
- 405 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 7 min
- Duration
Transfer Burg Landskron
13.8 km away, in Villach
A short, easy approach ride from the edge of Villach out to the castle hill above, with less than 200 m of climbing.
- 5.5 km
- Distance
- 163 m
- Ascent
- 38 min
- Duration
Panoramaweg Schwarzsee - Palnock
3.9 km away, in Treffen am Ossiacher See
From Verditz up to the Schwarzsee and its hut, then on over open Nockberge ground to the Palnock, some 700 m of ascent in all.
- 11.8 km
- Distance
- 719 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 58 min
- Duration
- 16
- Check-ins
No routes of this kind in Afritz am See yet.
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Slow Trail Afritzer See
One of Carinthia's Slow Trails: an almost level lakeside walk of under five kilometres by the Afritzer See, easy underfoot and waymarked throughout.
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