ベルク・イム・ドラウタルの峠・トップ9

As a pass, the Kreuzberg is rather unspectacular. There is no view here, and there is not much to linger on. It is more of a transit pass that connects the two valleys. Coming from Hermagor, it is a very long climb that becomes tough at the end. Coming from Greifenburg, it is very tough, especially after Pobersach/Waisach, it is just miserably steep with over 15% towards the turnoff to the very beautiful Weissensee. This means that there is a lot of traffic, especially on the northern slope - both downhill and uphill. Sports cars are also often tested here, so there can be some tricky situations here too. Better than driving early in the morning or later in the day when the excursion traffic has passed. Otherwise, it is mostly good asphalt!

The northern ascent of the Plöcken Pass is very straight. At the bottom, on new asphalt (as of 08/2024), the first 2.5km go up quickly with three bends and a steep incline, before the next 4.5km lead more straight along the slope. A long U-bend follows along the war cemetery, which ends in the first, longer gallery passage. The gallery is open to the valley so that enough light comes in and you can see something even without light. Coming out of this passage, three bends quickly increase the altitude again before the gradient becomes a little gentler and leads past a hiker's parking lot and a closed restaurant. Then the most disgusting part of the pass begins: a long passage of 1.4km with a dark, poorly lit tunnel (make sure you take a light with you, otherwise you will feel very uncomfortable) that ends just before the pass. That's it. There is no good view of Austria at the top, but there is of Italy. At the time of the trip, the exit to Italy was still closed due to a landslide.

Nice thing! Lots of bends and a consistent gradient mean that once you've found your rhythm, you can just wind your way up the hill and conquer the hill very quickly. In my experience, it's also good for a 20-minute test if you want to do one on the hill. The only thing that makes the situation a little less pleasant is the fact that the transit character means there's a lot of traffic - especially trucks.

Very nice, steady climb to the Weißensee!👍

Attention! Closed in 2024 due to landslide. Alternatively via Nassfeld to Friuli. https://kaernten.orf.at/stories/3247564/

Nice track found off road

»The Gailbergsattel is a 981 m above sea level. A. ... high mountain pass in Carinthia, which connects the Drautal and the Gailtal and the towns of Oberdrauburg in the north and Kötschach-Mauthen in the south.« via https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gailbergsattel

»The Gailbergsattel is a 981 m above sea level. A. ... high mountain pass in Carinthia, which connects the Drautal and the Gailtal and the towns of Oberdrauburg in the north and Kötschach-Mauthen in the south.« via https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gailbergsattel