The impressive mountains of the Carnic Alps and the Gailtal Valley Alps as well as the extensive mountainous surroundings offer plenty of ideas for fascinating tours across high mountains, lush alpine pastures, remarkable gorges, wide valleys and terrace plateaus with breathtaking views across the Julian Alps, the Dolomites and the Upper Tauern.

A wide variety of walks is available as part of this Austria walking holiday, these are just a few examples.

Geo Trail Hiking Tour

Enjoy a hiking tour on one of the many Geotrails. Discover along the way, some interesting facts about the geology of the Alps in the area. From the upper terminus of cable car, you will walk along the Carnic Alpine Path 403 up to the Garnitzenalm (1.915 m). The tour continues towards the Kronalm where you can encounter fossils. You will then cross the border to Italy and continue the tour from the Ofenalm (1.618 m) to the Auernig Alm (1.609 m) before returning back to the Sonnenalpe Nassfeld.

Egger Alm - Poludnig

small "Hamlet" on the Egger Alm was first documented in 1865 - and cheesemaking has always been the main activity here. Almost 50 huts and one church, the "Heimkehrerkirche" church, are situated on this alpine pasture. Enjoy a beautiful hiking tour from the Egger Alm to the Poludnig. The ascent leads across the west ridge and the descent via the Poludnig Alm. The tour continues then towards the Dellacher Alm and then back again to the starting point. Refreshment points along the tour are the Egger Alm, Dellachr Alm and Poludnig Alm - where you also can sample and purchase the famous Gailtal Valley Alpine Cheese.

Guided Panorama Hiking Tour to the St. Steben Church

The hiking tour to the St. Steben Church, just above Förolach and Köstendorf is a wonderful experience. You can climb to one of the most beautiful view points in the Gailtal Valley Alps via an easy to manage ascent of 386 metres. The church "Zum heiligen Stephan Papst" in St. Steben was first mentioned in a document around 1466 and is to this day still used for mass and is the destination of countless hiking enthusiasts every year.