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Velden am Wörther See
The busy west end of the Wörthersee at about 450 m, a recognised Luftkurort and one of Austria's best-known lakeside summer resorts.
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- 3Highlights
- 8Routes
Highlights
12 from neighbouring places
Panoramagastgarten "Zum Stöffele"
A terrace restaurant in the hills above Velden, with tables looking down over the western end of the Wörthersee.
Lichterpark und Kissing Tree in der Engelstadt
A park of light installations set up for advent in Velden am Wörther See, including the illuminated Kissing Tree by the lake.
Evangelische Pfarrgemeinde Velden
The Protestant parish church of Velden am Wörther See, serving the town's Lutheran congregation.
Kirche Sternberg
3.1 km away, in Wernberg
A hilltop church at Sternberg near Wernberg, with Gothic and baroque elements, a stations-of-the-cross path and a wide Carinthian view.
Labyrinth Rosegg
3.1 km away, in Rosegg
A hedge maze at Rosegg in the Rosental, laid out beside the wildlife park below Schloss Rosegg.
Ausgrabung am Kathreinkogel
4.7 km away, in Schiefling am Wörthersee
An excavated hilltop settlement on the Kathreinkogel above the western Wörthersee, with remains of late antique and early medieval occupation.
Schloss Damtschach
5 km away, in Wernberg
A castle with a park at Wernberg near Villach, opened for exhibitions, garden visits and cultural events in season.
Jausenstation Putzihof
5.2 km away, in Schiefling am Wörthersee
A farm serving cold platters and drinks in the hills above Schiefling, a stop on walks over the western Wörthersee.
Haus der Archäologie
5.3 km away, in Schiefling am Wörthersee
The archaeology centre below the Kathreinkogel near Schiefling, presenting finds from the hilltop settlement excavated above the Wörthersee.
Familywald Ossiacher See
7.5 km away, in Ossiach
A family forest adventure park at the Ossiacher See near Ossiach, with treetop courses and play trails among the trees.
Kletterwald Ossiacher See
7.5 km away, in Ossiach
A forest high-ropes climbing park at Ossiach on the Ossiacher See in Carinthia, with courses of varying difficulty strung between the trees near the lakeshore.
Kloster Wernberg
7.6 km away, in Wernberg
A convent in a 16th-century castle above the Drau at Wernberg near Villach, home to missionary sisters, with a church, farm shop and guided tours.
Klettergarten Rosenbach
8.6 km away, in St. Jakob im Rosental
A crag with bolted routes at Rosenbach near St. Jakob im Rosental, on the northern slopes of the Karawanken.
Waldseilpark Hochhinauf - Taborhöhe
7.7 km away, in Finkenstein am Faaker See
A forest rope park on the Taborhöhe above Ledenitzen, with high-ropes courses among the trees and an archery range, overlooking the Faaker See area.
greenbeach Tschebull / Faaker See
8.1 km away, in Villach
A grassy bathing beach on the Faaker See near Egg, one of the marked swimming spots on the turquoise Carinthian lake.
Viewpoint
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Via ferrata
Nothing of this kind in Velden am Wörther See.
Routes
12 from neighbouring places
RSAT28 Marienpilgerweg 6. Etappe: Maria Wörth - Maria Gail
A long Marian pilgrim day of 28 km, roughly seven and a half hours from the lakeside church of Maria Wörth west to Maria Gail, passing the Trattnigteich near Föderlach.
- 27.7 km
- Distance
- 464 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 35 min
- Duration
- 4
- Check-ins
Transromanica-Tour 3: Ossiacher See - Klagenfurt am Wörthersee
A nearly level long-distance stage linking the two big Carinthian lakes, running along the Wörthersee through Velden and Pörtschach.
- 63.0 km
- Distance
- 128 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 44 min
- Duration
- 33
- Check-ins
E-Bike Tour 10 Seen
A long ride linking the lakes around Villach, from Velden and Techelsberg on the Wörthersee across to the Fleetsee and the campsites at Plörz.
- 73.2 km
- Distance
- 518 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 59 min
- Duration
- 26
- Check-ins
Zwei Seen Runde - Ossiacher See und Wörthersee (flach)
A long, near-level circuit between two Carinthian lakes, running through Pörtschach, Techelsberg and Velden before the return along the shore.
- 63.3 km
- Distance
- 389 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 59 min
- Duration
- 26
- Check-ins
Schlösserradweg - Radweg zwischen den Schlössern Damtschach, Wernberg, Rosegg und Velden
A gentle circuit past the castle villages west of the Wörthersee, starting at the lakeside promenade and touching the Föderlach wetland.
- 29.5 km
- Distance
- 230 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 50 min
- Duration
- 11
- Check-ins
Ossiacher Tauern Tour kurz (Rennrad)
A rolling round of 44 km on the ridge roads south of the lake, passing the Mooser Teich and returning along the campsite shore.
- 44.0 km
- Distance
- 615 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 29 min
- Duration
- 8
- Check-ins
Gasthaus Planner 521 m
Mooser Teich 640 m
Ossiacher Tauern Tour lang
The longer version of the ridge tour, over seventy kilometres, with the Trabeniger Berg and the Mühlteich along the way.
- 73.4 km
- Distance
- 1 135 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 35 min
- Duration
- 7
- Check-ins
Trabeniger Berg 814 m- Gasthaus Planner 521 m
- Mühlteich 505 m
E-Bike Tour Ossiach - Velden - Nr. 11
A hilly crossing over the Ossiacher Tauern, climbing to farms at around 920 m before dropping to the Wörthersee shore.
- 18.0 km
- Distance
- 594 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 11 min
- Duration
- 4
- Check-ins
Burgruine Aichelberg - Rauterkogel
6 km away, in Wernberg
A family walk on old tracks to the castle ruin at Aichelberg, built around 1200 and restored in 2016, with the option of continuing to the Rauterkogel.
- 6.3 km
- Distance
- 276 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 9 min
- Duration
Parthy Trail - T70
6.2 km away, in Ossiach
One of the easy named lines in the woods behind Ossiach, a kilometre of gentle singletrack close to the lake shore.
- 1.0 km
- Distance
- 0 m
- Ascent
- 9 min
- Duration
Transfer Trailcenter Ossiacher See - Alternative
6.8 km away, in Ossiach
An alternative climb up to the trails above the Ossiacher See, nearly ten kilometres of forest road from the toboggan run.
- 9.7 km
- Distance
- 441 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 13 min
- Duration
Ossiacher Schluchtweg
7.6 km away, in Ossiach
A varied round above Ossiach that follows the gorge path up to the Tauernteich pond and back.
- 6.2 km
- Distance
- 379 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 36 min
- Duration
Klettergarten Peterlewand
8.6 km away, in Steindorf am Ossiacher See
A very short approach to the Peterlewand, a small climbing crag near St. Urban above Bodensdorf.
- 310 m
- Distance
- 115 m
- Ascent
- 28 min
- Duration
Gerlitzen - Seppl Hütte
9.2 km away, in Steindorf am Ossiacher See
A technically simple ski tour from Bodensdorf up to the sunny Sepplhütte, just under 600 m of climbing.
- 2.8 km
- Distance
- 601 m
- Ascent
- 30 m
- Descent
- 1 h 38 min
- Duration
Mittagskogel - Normalweg
11.2 km away, in Finkenstein am Faaker See
A demanding alpine ski ascent of the Mittagskogel from the Bertahütte, close to 1,150 m of climbing in barely four kilometres.
- 4.3 km
- Distance
- 1 146 m
- Ascent
- 56 m
- Descent
- 2 h 60 min
- Duration
- 49
- Check-ins
Jakobsweg Kärnten 6. Etappe: St. Jakob im Rosental - Villach
7.8 km away, in St. Jakob im Rosental
A 27 km pilgrim stage reckoned at seven hours, leading out of the Rosental from St. Jakob to Villach with around 700 m of climbing.
- 26.7 km
- Distance
- 535 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 36 min
- Duration
Mountainbike Tour 12 und 13 - Kombination
7.4 km away, in Ossiach
Two numbered routes ridden as one, climbing from the campsites on the south shore over the Kumberg and back past the Hasslerhügel.
- 28.1 km
- Distance
- 692 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 9 min
- Duration
- 4
- Check-ins
Slow Trail Kloster Wernberg
7.6 km away, in Wernberg
A short, level Slow Trail of 2.5 km around the grounds of Kloster Wernberg, well surfaced and easy from end to end.
- 2.5 km
- Distance
- 32 m
- Ascent
- 44 min
- Duration
Van Duren Trail - T71
6.3 km away, in Ossiach
Half a kilometre of level, easy singletrack among the named lines of the trail centre on the Ossiach shore.
- 529 m
- Distance
- 0 m
- Ascent
- 4 min
- Duration
Prefelnigtour - Nr. 10
7.5 km away, in Ossiach
A short medium-grade round above the lake at Ossiach, climbing some 300 m from the campsites on the southern shore.
- 11.2 km
- Distance
- 346 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 19 min
- Duration
- 1
- Check-ins
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Data sources
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