Patergassen offers a range of activities: a family-friendly valley circular hike, a cycling tour towards Reichenau, the Heidi-Alm Falkert children’s adventure park and thermal baths in Bad Kleinkirchheim. The Nockalm Road is also a useful regional landmark. If you are looking for a hotel in Patergassen, you can match your interests with the locations of the different activities and choose the focus you want for your stay.

Nockalm Road: route and ways to travel

The Nockalm Road runs between Innerkrems and Ebene Reichenau and can be explored by car, motorcycle or bus. In the wider Reichenau/Patergassen area, Ebene Reichenau is a starting point for trips along the road. The two place names indicate its route, while the three modes of transport offer different ways to travel it. When choosing between a road trip and the hikes and cycling tours associated with Patergassen, the first consideration is therefore the type of outing you prefer.

On foot or by bike

The Patergassen–Preißlkreuz valley circular hike offers panoramic views across the Gurktal valley and the Nockberge mountains, as far as the southern foothills of the Karawanks. It is suitable for families. Views across several different landscapes give the hike a different emphasis from a tour defined primarily by its route. For cycling, the Holzstraße | nock/bike 07 trekking tour leads from Patergassen towards Reichenau, following the R2C Turracher Radweg cycle route. When choosing between the two activities, you can use their different points of reference: the hike’s panoramic views and family-friendly nature, or the cycling tour’s direction towards Reichenau and its cycle route.

Family outings in Falkert and Patergassen

The Heidi-Alm Falkert children’s adventure park is located at an altitude of 1,875 m in Falkert/Patergassen. Together with the family-friendly valley circular hike, it offers a choice of two different activities: a named children’s adventure park and a hike with panoramic views. The precise location and altitude help you identify Heidi-Alm as a destination in its own right. This makes it possible to plan your stay around a particular theme without treating the hike and park visit as the same kind of outing.

Thermal baths as a different kind of outing

The Römerbad and Kathreintherme thermal baths in Bad Kleinkirchheim are easy to reach from Patergassen. They offer a different focus from hiking and cycling tours. If you do not want to plan every day around outdoor activity, you can consider the two baths as separate destinations. Their location in Bad Kleinkirchheim helps distinguish this part of your plans from the routes associated with Patergassen.

A place of cultural interest

The Patergassen Bäckerkreuz is a wayside shrine at an altitude of 1,017 m. This adds a single cultural point of interest to the routes and destinations. Its altitude can also help with orientation: the Bäckerkreuz is at 1,017 m, while the Heidi-Alm Falkert children’s adventure park is at 1,875 m.

Considering Patergassen as a place to stay

Your preferred types of outings are a useful starting point when looking for a hotel in Patergassen. The valley circular hike and the trekking tour are linked to Patergassen; for trips along the Nockalm Road, Ebene Reichenau is identified as a starting point in the wider area. The thermal baths are in Bad Kleinkirchheim and are easy to reach from Patergassen.

For the wider travel overview: Reichenau.