509.0 km
Altitude metres: 1,684 m
Drava Cycle Path
Leading through the sunny south of Austria, this long-distance cycle tour takes you 509 km from Dobbiaco in South Tyrol to Varaždin in Slovenia. Passing impressive mountain ranges and gentle ridges, you enjoy numerous scenic and cultural treasures of three countries. The cross-border Drava Cycle Track takes you into different cultural worlds – historical gems and natural parks included!
Fun-filled canoe or flat-bottom boat trip in the Drava oasis of Dellach.
Porcia Castle in Spittal
is always worth a visit
Toblach (IT)
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Beautiful Drava Cycle Path
Multi-faceted mountain formations. Distinctive summit world. Crystal-clear swimming lakes.
Your long-distance cycle tour starts in Dobbiaco, where the river Drava has its source. The wide, slightly downhill route is also ideal for families. You now leave South Tyrol for East Tyrol against the spectacular backdrop of the Lienz Dolomites. Through the Alta Pusteria you continue towards the sunny town of Lienz with its southern flair.
Via Oberdrauburg you reach the next region of this cycle tour: beautiful Carinthia. You cycle the wide Drava Valley downstream. How about an interesting theme trail through the floodplain landscape in Berg? Or a visit to the herb village of Irschen?
Highlights of the long-distance cycle route
- Lake Tristach lido
- Tassenbach Reservoir educational nature trail
- Galitzen Gorge Water Adventure Park
- Silberbach Waterfall near Oberdrauburg
- Drauoase Dellach
- Äschenras resting place at the Waidischbach stream
Drava Cycle Path
Along forested slopes and alpine formations, you now reach Spittal an der Drau. Here you should plan a visit to the renaissance Porcia Castle with its comedy performances before the cycle tour continues to Villach! On the way you will pass fantastic swimming lakes. Whether it’s Lake Faak, Lake Wörthersee or Lake Ossiach – you can definitely enjoy a refreshing cool-down. Do you prefer warmer water? Then you can look forward to visiting the KärntenTherme spa in Warmbad Villach!
Other highlights of this long-distance cycle tour are the castle ruins of Landskron with its wonderful eagle flight show, Ferlach and the bird paradise of Neudenstein, with its ornithological station, before you reach the Jauntal Valley and the Lavamünd Valley in south-eastern Carinthia. The River Lavant enters the River Drava here – an idyllic market community and the perfect place to take a relaxing break. How about a jump into the refreshing natural swimming lake?
Now you cross the border at Dravograd and cycle through the Slovenian Drava Valley, through several natural parks and past dreamy villages towards Maribor, with its remarkable cathedral, town hall square and town castle. You then head off towards your final destination: the town of Varaždin in northern Croatia.
Impressions of the long-distance cycling route.
Tipps in der Nähe
Interessante Hotspots direkt an der Strecke des Radweges.
Von kulinarischen Einkehrtipps zwischendurch, über
spannende Ausflugsziele für Familien, bis hin zu kulturellen
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