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Petzen valley station – Feistritzer Spitze loop from Feistritz ob Bleiburg

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Austria
Carinthia
Bezirk Völkermarkt
Feistritz ob Bleiburg

Petzen valley station – Feistritzer Spitze loop from Feistritz ob Bleiburg

Hard

5.0

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12

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Petzen valley station – Feistritzer Spitze loop from Feistritz ob Bleiburg

09:39

20.7km

1,570m

Mountaineering

Hard mountaineering route. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Karawanken-Karavanke UNESCO Global Geopark

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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274 m

Petzen valley station

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With the Kärnten Card you can go up here for free

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2

5.42 km

Krischahütte Jht. (1578 m)

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Nice hut, recommended.

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6.33 km

In August 2014, the Petzen opened the Flow Country Trail - at the time the longest Flow Country Trail in Europe - and received the IMBA award in the same …

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8.41 km

Bleiburger Hut (ruined, 1970 m)

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Old hut. You can take beautiful photos here.

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8.57 km

Kniepssattel (2012 m)

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Very nice view from here.

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8.91 km

The Knieps, at 2,109 meters, is one of the highest mountains in the Petzen range of the Karawanken, located between Carinthia and Slovenia.

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10.5 km

Feistritzer Spitze

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Easy to reach with the Petzenbahn, but you can also get up very nicely over the western flank. From above and on the ridge during the ascent there is a magnificent view of the Alps!

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10.5 km

Bistriška Špica

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20.7 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

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12.9 km

5.57 km

2.06 km

122 m

107 m

Surfaces

15.0 km

4.35 km

796 m

344 m

107 m

< 100 m

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Friday 9 October

17°C

4°C

71 %

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Comments

October 19, 2022,#2022-063 Karawanken - Hochpetzen über Walter-Mory-Klettersteig (C/D)
Robert R
🅿 Petzen gondola valley station
🧗‍♀️ Walter Mory Via Ferrata (Diff C/D)
🌄 Fireplace / via ferrata (1695 m)
🏠 Cable car mountain station (1700)
🏠 Bleiburger Hütte (dilapidated, 1970 m)
🌄 Kniepssattel (2012 m)
🌄 Koncnikov vrh / Knieps (2109 m)
🌄 Križnik (2109 m)
🌄 Bistriska spica / Hochpetzen (2113 m)
🏠 Krischahütte Jht. (1578m)

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