Die Karnische Milchstraße

Level of difficulty: Difficult

86 km

Distance
32.6 h

Duration
1110 vm

Lowest elevation
2189 vm

Highest elevation
5184 vm
5788 vm

Die Karnische Milchstraße

"The Carnic Milky Way" as the best of the Carnic Highway and the Constellation Hikes is "Hiking in New Dimensions".

Suggestion

On these day hikes you can immerse yourself deeply into the history, nature and culture of the hiked landscape.

Equipment

For the Carnic Milky Way, "normal" equipment is sufficient for alpine hikes on unpaved and partly stony paths in the southern limestone Alps. However, sturdy shoes with a good profile sole for unpaved paths are a "must" and the carrying of telescopic hiking sticks to relieve the knees on the sometimes longer descents is recommended. In summer, good sun protection and sufficient water are very important (there are not refreshment stops on every stage). Sufficiently warm clothing for possible weather drops is also important in midsummer. For all the refuges along the trail you should also bring a sleeping bag and a towel.

Click here for the detailed equipment list of your trail trip.

Directions

Arrival shuttle service - not included in the price: Brings you to the starting point of your trail journey and at the end of the tour back to the ideal train station or airport. The Trail Info & Booking Center will gladly organize this shuttle service.

A first glimpse

Some impressions of the tour

Directions

While the western part of the Karnischer Höhenweg (from Sillian to Wolayersee Hut) leads over often demanding paths through high alpine terrain and is highly sought after by experienced mountain hikers, its eastern part (from Wolayersee Hut to Thörl Maglern) opens up the previously described wonder world of cheese alpine pastures protected by rugged battlements on mostly good-natured paths. For this part, we have combined the best of all the elements described above to form the long hiking trail of the Carnic Milky Way: So from the Carnic High Trail (KHW 403), the hikes on the constellations and all the stories about the alpine pastures, mountains and people. So to speak, the Karnische Höhenweg can be experienced in a new way! This is how the famous long-distance hiking trail becomes the Carnic Milky Way - hiking in new dimensions!

We have not made any compromises for its experience: We have reversed the walking direction for you (from east to west to the magnificently situated Wolayersee Hut as a worthy destination), because this corresponds better to the dramaturgy of the landscape, and have set up our own official Trail Information and Booking Center. This means that all the proven services of the award-winning Trail Angels team are available to you.

Stages:

ET01 Feistritzer Alm - Egger Alm

ET02 Egger Alm - Nassfeldpass

ET03 Nassfeldpass - Rattendorfer Alm

ET04 Rattendorfer Alm - Zollnersee Hut

ET05 Zollnersee Hut - Lower Valentina Valley

ET06 Lower Valentine - Hubertus Chapel near Birnbaum

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