Bad Kleinkirchheim · Carinthia
Summer
Because we love long summer days.
- Book directly with the Lodge
- Free Wi-Fi
- Kärnten Card from 2 nights in summer
Walking / hiking
Either with or without your dog, you will be able to enjoy the numerous walking trails and routes of the Nockberge and Carinthian. Your free Kärnten Card allows you to get even higher up into the mountains to take unlimited walks along the mountain ridges with endless views over the Grossglockner and the Karawanken; and let’s not forget the Nockalmstrasse! There are lovely mountain huts everywhere where you can get a typical Austrian snack. Carinthia has the most hours of sunshine, making Spring and Autumn seasons equally pleasant for beautiful long walks. The free hiking bus stops right outside the Lodge!
View the walking trail map.
Thermal pools and health spas
Bad Kleinkirchheim has two of the three Thermal resorts available in Carinthia. The Römerbad is located at walking distance from the Lodge and offers wellness treatments with a Roman allure. The Thermenbad St. Kathrein which was renovated in June 2017 is just 2 kilometres away from the Lodge and is a family resort with water slides.
These are open all year round. That is why Bad Kleinkirchheim’s motto is: “Straight from your skis into the spa”.
Golf
Golfing in a valley with beautiful views of the mountains of Carinthia, every golf enthusiast understands that this is a great environment for walking 18 holes. Near the Nockberge Lodge is a beautiful 18-hole golf course. A week of golfing in Carinthia can be done on a different course every day, because there are 9 other golf courses in the vicinity!
Mountain biking
If you prefer exploring by mountain bike, Carinthia offers plenty of opportunities. Around Bad Kleinkirchheim lies the Nockbike region. Another option is the Alpe-Adria stage of the Transalp route, which crosses the Nockberge Biosphere Park alongside Lake Millstatt and is also a well-known hiking route. A special 7 km route through old mines offers a unique experience. Various lifts also take your bicycle up into the mountains. Ride to your heart’s content, enjoying the wonderful scenery and fresh, healthy Carinthian air. Mountain bikes, including electric models, can be hired in the village.
Cycling
A (racing) bike will take you anywhere in the Carinthian. The Drauradweg route at 366 kilometres long, runs through the lakes district of Carinthia. This cycling route is especially popular with recreational cyclists and families because of its flat tracks in the valley and its idyllic picnic spots. More information about the Drauradweg route.
Motor cycling
Carinthia is a Walhalla for motorbike riders. The Nockalmstrasse, the Grossglocknerstrasse and the Drielandentour are the best known trajectories for motor cyclists. The Nockberge Lodge provides a warm welcome to motor cyclists; motor bikes can be parked under cover. Breakfast is available in our lounge and there is also a bakery service.
Water sports
Austria has beautiful lakes of drinking water quality where you can swim, and crystal clear mountain streams where you can cool off in the Summer, you can go surfing, sailing, rafting, kayaking, diving and fishing here.
Lakes near the Nockberge Lodge include the Millstätter See, Feldsee, Brennsee, Wörthersee, the Ossiacher See, Türracher See and the Afritzer See. And finally, the Faaker See, Austria’s most southern swimming lake which has the most hours of sunshine.
City trips
Bad Kleinkirchheim is the perfect location for enjoying a holiday combination of ‘ nature ‘ and city trips. Villach and Klagenfurt are lovely, typically South-Austrian cities, with beautiful old city centres, lovely markets, shops and restaurants. Both cities have new indoor shopping malls. Salzburg is also worth a driving visit. Just across the border, you will find Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. In Northern Italy, you can visit the beautiful cities of Trieste and Venice.
Other summer activities
- Tennis and horse riding
- Visit Burg Landskron, Schloss Ferlach and various museums
- Visit the Pyramidenkogel, a modern look-out tower
- Nockalmstrasse
- Türracher Hohe taboggan run Nocky Flitzer
- Gerlitzen chairlift with the option to go para-gliding
- Oswald and Kaiserburgbahn chairlifts Bad Kleinkrichheim
- Affenberg Landskron and the Rosegg Zoo
- Raggaschlucht for a beautiful walk
- Casino in Velden
- Cruise on the Millstätter See
- Lippizaner royal stables (in Slovenia)
- Lake Bled with its 17th-century parish (in Slovenia)
Your break in the Nockberge mountains