Drau Cycle Path (Drava Cycle Path) – View of Völkermarkt Reservoir loop from Lake Klopein

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Austria

Carinthia

Bezirk Völkermarkt

Sankt Kanzian am Klopeiner See

Drau Cycle Path (Drava Cycle Path) – View of Völkermarkt Reservoir loop from Lake Klopein

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Drau Cycle Path (Drava Cycle Path) – View of Völkermarkt Reservoir loop from Lake Klopein

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46.0km

400m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 29, 2026

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Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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9.63 km

View of the Drava River

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Below Stein in the Jauntal… here countless water birds have their home

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16.1 km

Drau Cycle Path (Drava Cycle Path)

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The Drau Cycle Path is a long-distance cycle path along the Drau. The Drau Cycle Path is a five-star long-distance cycle path in the Austrian part, which connects the countries of Italy, Austria with Slovenia, Croatia and Hungary along the Drava River.

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20.1 km

Drau

Lake

21.3 km

Swans in Völkermarkt Bay

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What is the perfect photo motif for many has become a problem for farmers. Around the Brenndorfer Bucht near St. Kanzian, a large population of Mute Swans has settled, increasingly putting agriculture under pressure.

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23.0 km

Tainach Bridge over the Drava

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The Drau has a length of 749 km, it originates in the Italian South Tyrol.

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24.3 km

Drauradweg at the Völkermarkt Reservoir

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The Drau cycle path is the longest, most beautiful and most varied cycle path through all of Carinthia. It begins at Toblacher Feld, where the Drau rises, and leads through East Tyrol, along the Drautal. Spittal an der Drau, Villach, Ferlach, Völkermarkt and Lavamünd are the most important stops. At Lavamünd the cycle path leaves Carinthia in the direction of Slovenia. You can experience it in full on two or possibly three day tours.

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28.6 km

Völkermarkt Reservoir

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The Völkermarkt reservoir is always worth seeing, great for cycling!

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28.9 km

View of Völkermarkt Reservoir

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Carinthia is simply beautiful, the bike path around the lake is great, many opportunities to rest and soak up the sun.

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34.8 km

Völkermarkt reservoir bridge

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The Völkermarkter reservoir is located in southern Carinthia and is about 21 km long and 1.5 km wide. The lake is 24 meters deep.

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36.8 km

Völkermarkter Stausee

Lake

46.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.6 km

10.9 km

8.62 km

7.33 km

595 m

Surfaces

18.1 km

13.2 km

11.5 km

2.74 km

461 m

Elevation

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Highest point (510 m)

Lowest point (380 m)

Weather

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Comments

August 26, 2023,Fahrradtour der Drau entlang, retour über Klopein

A section of the Drauradweg's R1, the damage from the storm a few weeks ago is omnipresent. The bike path has many potholes due to the heavy rain, careful driving was announced.
A dip in the cool water of the Linsedorf bathing lake to ward off the heat. Then via Klopein back to Völkermarkt to eat a large portion of …

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