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Drau 8-day Self-guided Cycling Tour Level 1
This cycle holiday is the most comfortable and sunniest route to get to know the South of Austria up close and personal: hand-picked beauty spots of the region oozing plenty of southern flair and hence creating light-hearted holiday bliss. Leisurely the Drau cycle path meanders along the river leading you through Eastern Tyrol and Carinthia. Both left and right you pass by mountains. You cycle past proud castles, palaces, languorous villages and ancient towns. You proceed past the Lienz Dolomites, then through the Upper Drau-valley towards Carinthia. After that you cycle along beautiful dam-paths through the Rosental-valley to the beautiful Lake Klopeiner See, Europe’s warmes lake featuring drinking water quality. Not to forget: the Italian cuisine, Tyrolean specialities and Carinthian delights, which all turn the Drau cycle path also into a culinary pleasure.
The Drau cycle path mainly runs directly along the Drau-riverbank, is perfectly developed, leads on either asphalt, sand or fine gravel and is signposted throughout.
Digital travel documents incl. navigation app, GPS-data, route book
1 train ride Lienz – San Candido incl. your bike
Arrival by train to Lienz
Klagenfurt airport
Parking: hotel garage, cost approx. EUR 10 per day, or public parking spaces, cost approx. EUR 20 per week
Return journey by bus from Klopeinersee to Kühnsdorf-Klopeiner See station and then by train to Lienz. Duration approx. 4 hours with 1 change in Klagenfurt
If you would like to rent a bike (99 EUR) or E-bike (289 EUR) please contact our office when booking: [email protected]
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Arrival at Lienz
Arrival in Lienz in Eastern Tyrol located at the confluence of the rivers Isel and Drau. With a total of two thousand sunshine hours annually it is Austria’s sunniest holiday region. The breathtaking panorama onto the Alps and the Lienz-Dolomites will excite you.
Lienz – San Candido – Lienz approx. 45 km + train ride
A train ride takes you comfortably from Lienz to San Candido. The river Drau is still a young river in this section, babbling and breaking her way through the narrow valley. Defiant fortresses, castels and palaces rise majestically above the valley and herald desires of the once rich and powerful. Modest Romanesque chapels, Gothic and Baroque churches, crucifixes and piety columns invite for a short break. Over a long distance the rugged, bizzare rockfaces of the Lienz-Dolomites tower over the landscape and hence turn today’s stage into an unforgettable experience.
Lienz – Berg approx. 35 km
From Lienz, the confluence of the rivers Isel and Drau, you again follow the river Drau now appearing in a shade of gray, by the locals called 'glacier milk‘, which is due to very fine rock particles coming from the gigantic rocks. Along ancient Roman trade routes – past ruins, castles, little churches and wayside crosses – you cycle through the picturesque Oberdrautal-valley. En route you pass pretty villages such as Pirkach, Oberdrauburg and the first market town on Carinthian soil, Dellach.
Berg – Spittal approx. 45 km
Today you cycle mostly along the river Drau through the marvellous Carinthian farmland featuring forests, fields, old farm houses and little hamlets. Cosy wine taverns, called ‚Buschenschenken‘ await with proper farm food and invite you to take a break. Past time-honoured farm houses decorated with flowers the well-developed Drau cycle path takes you to Spittal an der Drau. The centre of Spitta features a main square, which you might call 'cute‘ and a particularly beautiful palace, which is considered one of the most impressive Renaissance building with the clearest style in all of Central Europe and is called ‚Porcia‘ named after the previous owners.
Spittal – Villach approx. 40 km
Today you cycle through the ‚Cultural Promenade of Upper Carinthia‘. You leave the area of Spital along the river Drau and immerse yourself into an ancient cultural scenery, meadows and forests and idyllic wetland- areas. Past Kellerberg palace always along the river Drau you reach Villach. The heart of Villach features the pretty old part of town with its Italian flair and the cosy pubs and restaurants. The Drau-metropolis presents itself to visitors adequately as vivacious and oozing southern flair. Part of the character of the town is definitely the river Drau, meandering through Villach just like a blue ribbon.
Villach – St. Jakob im Rosental approx. 30-45 km
Today’s tour leads you through the enchanting Rosental-valley. The Karawanks-mountain range and the river Drau offer a more than impressive backdrop for an unforgettable day of cycling. Amazing conglomerate rocks flank the river and again and again offer fascinating views. On one of these rocks Hollenburg castle rises, the landmark of the Rosental-valley. If you fancy slightly extending the in comparison rather short tour, we recommend en route a detour to Velden.
St. Jakob im Rosental – Klopeiner See approx. 55 km
Along beautifully designed dam-paths the cycling tour leads you through meadows and fields and past little hamlets towards the giant Völkermarkter-reservoir. Now you bid farewell to your loyal companion the river Drau, so you get to enjoy Lake Klopeiner See with its marvellous location. Time to drink in the lakescape and leave all your cares behind.
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Sep 14 2025 | Sep 21 2025 | 12 | Single rooms | 1,378€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,129€ | |||||
Sep 21 2025 | Sep 28 2025 | 12 | Single rooms | 1,378€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,129€ | |||||
Sep 28 2025 | Oct 05 2025 | 12 | Single rooms | 1,288€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,039€ | |||||
Oct 05 2025 | Oct 12 2025 | 12 | Single rooms | 1,288€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,039€ | |||||
Apr 26 2026 | May 03 2026 | 12 | Single rooms | 1,368€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,099€ | |||||
May 03 2026 | May 10 2026 | 12 | Single rooms | 1,368€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,099€ | |||||
May 10 2026 | May 17 2026 | 12 | Single rooms | 1,458€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,189€ | |||||
May 17 2026 | May 24 2026 | 12 | Single rooms | 1,508€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,239€ | |||||
May 24 2026 | May 31 2026 | 12 | Single rooms | 1,508€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,239€ | |||||
May 31 2026 | Jun 07 2026 | 12 | Single rooms | 1,508€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,239€ | |||||
Jun 07 2026 | Jun 14 2026 | 12 | Single rooms | 1,508€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,239€ | |||||
Jun 14 2026 | Jun 21 2026 | 12 | Single rooms | 1,508€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,239€ | |||||
Jun 21 2026 | Jun 28 2026 | 12 | Single rooms | 1,508€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,239€ | |||||
Jun 28 2026 | Jul 05 2026 | 12 | Single rooms | 1,508€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,239€ | |||||
Jul 05 2026 | Jul 12 2026 | 12 | Single rooms | 1,508€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,239€ | |||||
Jul 12 2026 | Jul 19 2026 | 12 | Single rooms | 1,508€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,239€ | |||||
Jul 19 2026 | Jul 26 2026 | 12 | Single rooms | 1,508€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,239€ | |||||
Jul 26 2026 | Aug 02 2026 | 12 | Single rooms | 1,508€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,239€ | |||||
Aug 02 2026 | Aug 09 2026 | 12 | Single rooms | 1,508€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,239€ | |||||
Aug 09 2026 | Aug 16 2026 | 12 | Single rooms | 1,508€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,239€ | |||||
Aug 16 2026 | Aug 23 2026 | 12 | Single rooms | 1,508€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,239€ | |||||
Aug 23 2026 | Aug 30 2026 | 12 | Single rooms | 1,508€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,239€ | |||||
Aug 30 2026 | Sep 06 2026 | 12 | Single rooms | 1,508€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,239€ | |||||
Sep 06 2026 | Sep 13 2026 | 12 | Single rooms | 1,458€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,189€ | |||||
Sep 13 2026 | Sep 20 2026 | 12 | Single rooms | 1,458€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,189€ | |||||
Sep 20 2026 | Sep 27 2026 | 12 | Single rooms | 1,458€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,189€ | |||||
Sep 27 2026 | Oct 04 2026 | 12 | Single rooms | 1,368€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,099€ | |||||
Oct 04 2026 | Oct 11 2026 | 12 | Single rooms | 1,368€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,099€ |
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