Russian Chapel in Amlach – View of Oberstein Castle loop from Greifenburg-Weißensee

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Austria

Carinthia

Bezirk Spittal an der Drau

Greifenburg

Russian Chapel in Amlach – View of Oberstein Castle loop from Greifenburg-Weißensee

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Russian Chapel in Amlach – View of Oberstein Castle loop from Greifenburg-Weißensee

02:28

39.3km

260m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.22 km

Amlach

Highlight • Religious Site

Not only the small chapel you can see in Amlacher, but a so bucolic environment, just exiting the forest...

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6.51 km

Sleeping nests 😂

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Something particularly unique right on the Drau Cycle Path R1 are the sleeping nests - 6 wooden houses - that were newly built in the garden right next to the cycling station.

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6.58 km

Entrance to Ochsenschlucht Gorge with information board

Highlight • Gorge

In warm weather you can cool off your feet here at the gorge. In the lower part of the Ochsenschlucht you can easily walk over the gravel into the stream.

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9.51 km

Forest path along the Drau cycle path

Highlight • Forest

What a nice forest! Climbing you'll enter in a silent mood, surrounded by the nature!

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10.1 km

Treehouse Rest Area on the Upper Drau River

Highlight • Rest Area

Rest area with tree house, bench and beach.

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17.5 km

Confluence of the Dobel and the Drava

Highlight • River

Nice shady section along the Drau. Welcome stop to fill up the rear tire out of the blazing sun.

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19.8 km

Oberdrauburg Town Center

Highlight • Historical Site

Oberdrauburg has a very beautiful, small and historic center with a market, a water well and many beautiful inns. 100 meters from the market, the Drava flows through the village.

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24.9 km

View of Oberstein Castle

Highlight • Viewpoint

Hidden on a rock in the middle of the forest you can see this small castle coming from the mountain in the Drautal.

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39.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.5 km

12.1 km

4.03 km

661 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

22.7 km

15.9 km

667 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 16 October

17°C

5°C

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Comments

July 10, 2023,Drauradweg R1 - Steinfeld to Oberdrauberg (Eurovelo 7 - Sun Route)

Ride the route on YouTube in 4K UHD:

September 24, 2024,Tour von Unterpirkach bis Greifenburg (Kärnten)

We arrived in Carinthia in the rain ☔️. In the late afternoon we cycled a bit along the Drau Valley cycle path from Unterpirkach to Greifenburg. In Unterpirkach (through the travel agency) we stopped at an older woman's house. The food and drink was all homemade. The house she lives in is from the 15th century. The journey started here …

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