Pölling

Pölling is a suitable choice for anyone who wants to combine their trip with varied hiking experiences, a stop at a mountain hut and impressive views. Around the Pöllingerhütte and Gerlitzen summit, you will find a range of route options: from an easy, relatively flat ascent to longer tours with several stops. This allows you to plan your days according to your preferred pace and level of endurance, without having to commit to just one type of hike.

Easy trails and spectacular summit moments

One particularly straightforward starting point leads from the Pöllingerhütte to Gerlitzen summit. The easy hiking trail is wide and rises relatively gently; the route is indicated as taking approximately 30–45 minutes. This manageable time estimate makes it easier to plan your day if you want to combine a visit to the summit with other activities. At Gerlitzen summit, you can enjoy a 360-degree panorama. There is also an opportunity to stop for refreshments at the summit house.

From the summit, a flat, wide hiking trail leads to the Kammerhütte in around 30 minutes over a distance of 1.3 kilometres. From there, the route continues via the Kammerhütte to the Neugarten-Almseehütte. The route from Gerlitzen summit via the Kammerhütte to the Neugarten-Almseehütte is indicated as taking approximately 60 minutes and covering 3.3 kilometres. This means you can choose between the trail to the Kammerhütte and the onward hike to the Neugarten-Almseehütte.

Mountain huts, panoramic views and regional specialities

The 4 Huts Tour leads to the Pöllinger Hütte, whose sun terrace invites you to linger while enjoying beautiful panoramic views. This tour also includes a family-friendly hiking trail from the top station of the Kanzelbahn to the Steinwenderhütte. For families, this section, which is explicitly described as family-friendly, can be an interesting part of planning the day. The tour therefore connects several mountain huts and offers different opportunities to take a break along the way.

Culinary experiences are also part of the routes described. On the Pöllingerhütte circular trail, winter hikers can enjoy Carinthian delicacies at the Pöllinger Hütte. The circular trail follows consistently prepared and cleared paths to the Pöllinger Hütte. The Kostale Path offers a different itinerary: it takes approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes, passes the Pöllinger Hütte and offers the opportunity to enjoy the third Kostale there before returning to the valley by gondola.

The right accommodation for planning your trip

If you would like to include these hiking and mountain-hut experiences in your stay, it is best to start your search for a holiday apartment in Pölling by considering your preferred daily routine. Short summit trails, longer routes and culinary stops each call for a different kind of planning. When planning your day, you can therefore choose between a short summit visit, an extended hut route and a tour focused on culinary experiences.

Other destinations on the same navigation level: Oberfederaun, Sankt Andrä, Glanz, Hohenthurn, Petschnitzen, Bad Bleiberg, Winkl, Gorintschach

To the higher-level travel overview: Villach.