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Bad Bleiberg
A former lead-mining town in a high valley under the north side of the Dobratsch, where the closed pits now feed show mines and a thermal spa.
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Highlights
11 from neighbouring places
Die Rosstratten
A pasture restaurant at the Rosstratten on the Dobratsch above Bad Bleiberg, near the top of the Villacher Alpenstraße and a starting point for summit walks.
Bergbau-Museum
A mining museum in Bad Bleiberg west of Villach, documenting the centuries of lead and zinc mining that shaped the valley.
Schaubergwerke Terra Mystica & Terra Montana
Two show mines at Bad Bleiberg near Villach, entered by a long miners' slide, presenting the valley's centuries of lead and zinc mining underground.
Dobratsch Gipfelhaus
A refuge just below the 2,166 m summit of the Dobratsch, among Austria's oldest alpine huts, reached on foot from the Villacher Alpenstraße.
Museum des Nötscher Kreises
4.4 km away, in Nötsch im Gailtal
A museum at Nötsch im Gailtal devoted to the Nötsch Circle, the group of Carinthian painters around Wiegele, Kolig, Boeckl and Mahringer active in the early 20th century.
Kanupanzi Jürgen Steinbrenner
5.1 km away, in Nötsch im Gailtal
A canoe and kayak outfitter at Nötsch im Gailtal, offering guided paddling and rafting trips on the Gail river in Carinthia.
Gailtaler Bergbad
5.3 km away, in Nötsch im Gailtal
An outdoor swimming pool at Nötsch im Gailtal in Carinthia, a family bathing spot on the sunny side of the Gail valley below the Dobratsch.
Aichingerhütte
5.5 km away, in Villach
A mountain hut on the Dobratsch above Warmbad Villach, serving Austrian home cooking alongside Thai dishes to walkers on the plateau.
Kirche Kellerberg
6.9 km away, in Weißenstein
The village church of Kellerberg in the Drau valley near Weissenstein, a small historic church west of Villach.
Almwirtschaft Schütt
7.1 km away, in Arnoldstein
An alpine pasture snack station in the Schütt area near Arnoldstein, on the rocky southern flank of the Dobratsch above the Gail valley.
Kirche Lansach
7.4 km away, in Weißenstein
A small village church at Lansach near Weissenstein in the lower Drau valley, one of a cluster of country churches west of Villach.
Hundsmarhof
8.3 km away, in Villach
A farm restaurant on the slopes of the Dobratsch above Villach, serving traditional Carinthian home cooking to walkers and families.
Kirche Töplitsch
8.7 km away, in Weißenstein
A small church at Töplitsch near Weissenstein in the Drau valley, a quiet rural church between Villach and Paternion.
Klosterruine Arnoldstein
9.3 km away, in Arnoldstein
The ruin of a medieval Benedictine monastery on a rock above Arnoldstein, a lookout over the meeting point of Austria, Italy and Slovenia.
Greißlermuseum
9.6 km away, in Arnoldstein
A small museum near Arnoldstein recreating an old-fashioned Austrian village grocery, with original shop fittings, wares and craft displays.
Nothing of this kind in Bad Bleiberg.
Routes
Dobratsch - Geolehrpfad
A barrier-free geology path on the Rosstratte at about 1,730 m, where the rock types found in the Naturpark Dobratsch can be examined and touched at close range.
- 626 m
- Distance
- 10 m
- Ascent
- 10 min
- Duration
- 11
- Check-ins
Dobratsch - Jägersteig
From the Rosstratte restaurant the Jägersteig climbs to the 2,166 m top of the Dobratsch, crossing the Zehnernock and Elfernock on the way.
- 9.1 km
- Distance
- 553 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 49 min
- Duration
- 109
- Check-ins
Dobratsch - Nordanstieg - Alpenlahner
A 1,316 m north-side climb to the 2,166 m summit of the Dobratsch, mostly solitary and asking for steady fitness.
- 8.0 km
- Distance
- 1 349 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 39 min
- Duration
- 57
- Check-ins
Dobratsch - Rosstratte bis Zehnernock
A short ski tour from the Rosstratte up to the Zehnernock, gaining a little over 200 m with the 10er Schutzhaus close by.
- 1.4 km
- Distance
- 217 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 38 min
- Duration
- 33
- Check-ins
Dobratsch - Nordansteig - Alpenlahner
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
Rund um den Dobratsch (optional mit Bike Shuttle)
A long circuit right around the Dobratsch from Bad Bleiberg, dropping to Villach and returning along the Gail valley floor.
- 64.9 km
- Distance
- 597 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 19 min
- Duration
- 7
- Check-ins
Dobratsch - Gams- und Gipfelblick
An easy stroll in the Naturpark Dobratsch with lookouts and sun terraces along the way, passing the Aichingerhütte and both Fellacher huts.
- 2.7 km
- Distance
- 109 m
- Ascent
- 53 min
- Duration
- 8
- Check-ins
Erzberg Höhenweg -Schwandnock - Hachelnock
A section of the Erzberg high route crossing several tops of the Bleiberger Erzberg, among them the Hachelnock and Lahnernock, with views to the Drautal and the Hohe Tauern.
- 10.0 km
- Distance
- 641 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 22 min
- Duration
- 4
- Check-ins
Dobratsch - Nordanstieg - Normalweg
The standard north approach to the Dobratsch: 20 km and nearly 1,300 m of ascent below the north face, returning past the Fellacher huts.
- 20.0 km
- Distance
- 1 285 m
- Ascent
- 8 h 45 min
- Duration
- 46
- Check-ins
Von Bad Bleiberg nach Villach
A point-to-point run down from the Bleiberg valley to Villach, passing the Töplitsch power station and finishing at the city tourist office.
- 45.7 km
- Distance
- 616 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 38 min
- Duration
- 7
- Check-ins
Bewegungsarena Bad Bleiberg - Mühlbacher-Runde (B6)
A Nordic-walking circuit in the Bad Bleiberg high valley that runs out to the Markusstollen mine adit, 7 km with modest climbing.
- 6.8 km
- Distance
- 213 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 7 min
- Duration
- 1
- Check-ins
Bewegungsarena Bad Bleiberg - Holenia-Runde (B4)
The longest of the Bad Bleiberg Nordic-walking rounds, 11 km with some 350 m of climbing.
- 11.5 km
- Distance
- 330 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 30 min
- Duration
- 1
- Check-ins
Dobratsch Runde - Der Weg um den Naturpark - Etappe 01
The opening stage of the five-part circuit of the Dobratsch, leaving Warmbad Villach over the Tscheltschnigkogel and on past the Siebenschläfer and Völkendorfer huts.
- 17.4 km
- Distance
- 617 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 14 min
- Duration
- 9
- Check-ins
Dobratsch Rundfahrt
A long, mostly gentle circuit of the mountain west of Villach, starting from the main station and coming back through the Gail valley.
- 56.4 km
- Distance
- 593 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 34 min
- Duration
Bewegungsarena Bad Bleiberg - Perscha-Runde (B2)
A short Nordic-walking loop of under 4 km on the floor of the Bad Bleiberg high valley, with very little climbing.
- 3.6 km
- Distance
- 75 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 2 min
- Duration
- 1
- Check-ins
Weg des Buches, 11. Etappe: Nötsch - Bad Bleiberg
The eleventh day of the Weg des Buches, climbing some 790 m out of the Gailtal at Nötsch and over into the high valley of Bad Bleiberg.
- 14.3 km
- Distance
- 789 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 58 min
- Duration
- 1
- Check-ins
Weg des Buches, 12. Etappe: Bad Bleiberg - Warmbad Villach
The twelfth day of the Weg des Buches, dropping from Bad Bleiberg past the Friedlhütte and the Völkendorfer huts to Warmbad Villach in about four hours.
- 17.3 km
- Distance
- 245 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 2 min
- Duration
- 7
- Check-ins
Bewegungsarena Bad Bleiberg - Leininger-Runde (B1)
The shortest of the Bad Bleiberg Nordic-walking loops, barely 3 km with almost no gradient.
- 3.1 km
- Distance
- 31 m
- Ascent
- 48 min
- Duration
Bewegungsarena Bad Bleiberg - Jakomini-Runde (B3)
A middle-distance Nordic-walking loop of nearly 8 km in the high valley of Bad Bleiberg.
- 7.8 km
- Distance
- 202 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 19 min
- Duration
Erzberg Höhenweg - Schwandnock bis Spitzeck
A longer part of the Erzberg high route, taking in the Schwandnock, Mittagskofel and Spitzeck across 15 km and some 950 m of ascent.
- 15.5 km
- Distance
- 960 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 36 min
- Duration
- 6
- Check-ins
Stollenwanderweg
A short themed walk of 5 km through Bad Bleiberg, following the traces of the valley's long history of lead and zinc mining.
- 5.2 km
- Distance
- 163 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 37 min
- Duration
Kobesnock - Überschreitung
A traverse in the Bleiberg high valley linking the Kobesnock and Zebernock, passing the Wertschacher Alm, with close to 1,000 m of ascent.
- 10.3 km
- Distance
- 1 021 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 17 min
- Duration
- 6
- Check-ins
Dobratsch Runde - Der Weg um den Naturpark - Etappe 02
The second stage of the Dobratsch circuit, a long and gently graded 18 km through the old mining valley of Bad Bleiberg.
- 17.9 km
- Distance
- 281 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 12 min
- Duration
- 1
- Check-ins
Weg des Buches, Variante 7A. Etappe: Fresach - Bad Bleiberg
A stage of the Protestant 'Weg des Buches' out of Fresach, 17 km and roughly six hours with more than 1,000 m of climbing.
- 16.9 km
- Distance
- 1 019 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 34 min
- Duration
No routes of this kind in Bad Bleiberg yet.
The region's own picks
Featured route
Dobratsch - Geolehrpfad
A barrier-free geology path on the Rosstratte at about 1,730 m, where the rock types found in the Naturpark Dobratsch can be examined and touched at close range.
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