Blast Furnace "The Hammer" – Gasthaus Kleinhenner loop from Lavanttal

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Austria

Carinthia

Bezirk Wolfsberg

Frantschach-Sankt Gertraud

Blast Furnace "The Hammer" – Gasthaus Kleinhenner loop from Lavanttal

Moderate

4.3

(12)

hikers

Blast Furnace "The Hammer" – Gasthaus Kleinhenner loop from Lavanttal

04:02

13.0km

470m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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624 m

Blast Furnace "The Hammer"

Highlight • Monument

In 1846, during the heyday of mining in Frantschach-St. Gertraud, the Silesian entrepreneur Hugo Henckel von Donnersmarck invested in the construction of a modern blast furnace. Just under 20 years …

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4.21 km

Here the miners, formerly known as miners, mined valuable ores in a laborious process. The load was then transported on foot and with pack animals along narrow paths to the blast furnace in Frantschach-St. Brought Gertraud.

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4.36 km

Miners' Chapel

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Only a short distance from the Anton Stollen is the small miners' chapel. In the old days, the miners gathered here to pray together before descending into the tunnels for …

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9.61 km

View from GH Klein Henner

Highlight • Viewpoint

9.65 km

Gasthaus Kleinhenner

Highlight • Restaurant

Great inn with world-class views of the valley

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9.75 km

Klein-Henner Inn

Highlight • Restaurant

13.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.71 km

3.54 km

1.77 km

952 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.88 km

4.94 km

121 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 10 October

14°C

6°C

53 %

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Comments

June 19, 2025,Erzwanderweg 1 St.Gertraud

This hike was a very disappointing experience. At the beginning, there were the noises of cars and motorbikes running parallel to the main road, and from the Erz theme, only 3 km/h for the entire kilometer. The paths were very unkempt, with some grass as high as your neck, over wooden fences, and at the stop at the Kleinhenner restaurant, …

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June 19, 2025,Erzwanderweg Frantschach – wandern im Lavanttal

The tour was a complete disappointment: chest-high vegetation on some sections, inconsistent signage, and near the end, a path that apparently no longer exists. Perhaps the local tourist association should take this route themselves and spruce it up. Because the views are very beautiful.

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