Vellach Valley Cycle Path – Sablatnigmoor Lake loop from St. Michael ob Bleiburg/Šmihel pri Pliberku

Mountain biking trails

Austria

Carinthia

Bezirk Völkermarkt

Feistritz ob Bleiburg

Vellach Valley Cycle Path – Sablatnigmoor Lake loop from St. Michael ob Bleiburg/Šmihel pri Pliberku

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Vellach Valley Cycle Path – Sablatnigmoor Lake loop from St. Michael ob Bleiburg/Šmihel pri Pliberku

04:02

55.3km

1,000m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Karawanken-Karavanke UNESCO Global Geopark

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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8.50 km

Luscha-Alm Gorge and Rock Faces

Highlight • Gorge

Exhausting driveway over Globasnitz (gravel) on the Luscha-Alm, then very long and pretty fast descent to Eisenkappel (asphalt)!

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9.56 km

Gravel road from Jauntal to Luschasattel

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The path is apparently released as a public road for cars.

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16.2 km

Luschasattel

Mountain Pass

17.5 km

Alpengasthof Riepl-Tschemer

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Very rustic restaurant and a must at morel or truffle time!

Telephone: 04238/82803
Email: rieplhof@tschemerhof.at

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29.2 km

Bad Eisenkappel Town Center

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With many cafes and restaurants

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31.1 km

Vellach Valley Cycle Path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The bike path runs along the river bank opposite the road

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40.6 km

Sablatnigmoor Lake

Highlight • Lake

idyllic lake 🦆🐝🍀

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47.1 km

Devil's Stone near Globasnitz

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Teufelsstein in the Jaun Valley near Globasnitz in Carinthia. According to a legend, the rock was broken by the devil in anger over a lost soul of the Petzen …

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48.7 km

Schloss Elberstein

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Very elaborately designed and self-built castle by a local artist. Absolutely worth seeing, visits are also possible!

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55.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

32.8 km

8.31 km

6.37 km

5.53 km

2.32 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

28.8 km

12.8 km

10.00 km

3.71 km

112 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,290 m)

Lowest point (470 m)

Weather

Monday 5 October

19°C

3°C

0 %

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Comments

July 28, 2023,Leppentour ( entlang Globasnitzbach) - Luschasattel -Vellachtal Radweg O Pirkdorfer See

Driveway 8 km along the Globasnitzbach super shady! From Luschasattel 15 km downhill to Bad Eisenkappel.

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August 14, 2024,Luschasattel und Hemmaberg

The Hemmaberg is an 842 m high mountain in the foothills of the Karawanks and lies west of Globasnitz. There was once a Celtic sanctuary on the summit plateau. In late antiquity there was a hilltop settlement here with an older church and two double churches built at the beginning of the 6th century.
The settlement was destroyed around 600. …

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