Obergösel: Hotels and Hiking Trails

Weinebene: Elevation and Hiking

It lies at an elevation of 1,580 to 1,886 m on the Carinthian-Styrian border and is listed at the address Obergösel 18, A-9413 St. Gertraud, Austria. At Weinebene, you can hike in the Koralpe massif at elevations of up to 2,141 m. The elevation figures describe different things: 1,580 to 1,886 m refers to Weinebene’s elevation, while 2,141 m is the elevation you can reach while hiking in the Koralpe massif. This makes it easy to distinguish Weinebene’s location from the elevation option in the hiking area.

The Neighborhood Snowpark is also located at Weinebene. In terms of choosing a theme, it is a separate point of interest alongside the hikes described in the Koralpe massif. Weinebene thus brings together several specifically named interests at one geographical point of reference.

Hiking Trails and Stages

The Koralm Kristall Trail is 80 km long and divided into four stages. On the Lavant Valley side, it runs from Reichenfels via Weinebene to Lavamünd. The length, number of stages, and route each provide different orientation: the kilometre figure describes the total distance, the four stages describe its structure, and the places named show the route. This lets you consider the trail as a multi-stage hike without confusing a single stage with the entire route.

The second and third stages of the Lavant Valley High Trail are described here. The second runs from Stifthütte to the Alpine pass at Weinebene; the third runs from Weinebene to Packsattel. Weinebene is therefore the endpoint of the second stage and the starting point of the third. Unlike the Koralm Kristall Trail, which is described by its length and total number of stages, the focus here is on the respective starting and ending points of two sections.

Poms Waterfall and Protected Nature

Poms Waterfall is a natural monument formed by several cascades of the Pomsbach, with a height difference of 15 m. The cascades describe its form, while the elevation figure quantifies the difference. The waterfall lies on hiking trail 592/591 by the Koralpenparkplatz Großhöllerhütte. This identifies not only the watercourse but also a specific trail number and the parking area’s name.

The Entenschnabel rock and the associated alluvial deposit are protected as Carinthia’s first local natural monument. The protected status covers both named features. Its designation as a local natural monument distinguishes this protected natural feature from a mere landscape name.

Starting Point of the Erz Hiking Trail

The “Hammer” blast furnace is the starting point of the Erz Hiking Trail. This gives the trail a specific starting location; for the Lavant Valley High Trail, by contrast, the stated starting and ending points help distinguish two specific stages. These details provide different kinds of orientation when choosing a hiking focus.

Discover more destinations: Framrach, Hartelsberg, Kalchberg, Kamp, Klippitztörl, Lamprechtsberg, Sankt Paul Im Lavanttal, Magdalensberg.

For the overview of the wider area: Wolfsberg.