Von Klagenfurt über den Rabenberg nach Alt - St. Michael

From Klagenfurt on the Raven Mount by Old-St.Michael and back is an ideal starting point and destination of this beautiful, but not quite easy tour, is the car park opposite the former Gasthof & bdquo; Postrane & ldquo; in Klagenfurt-Straschitz. & nbsp; & nbsp; To warm up, we'll soon be comfortable on asphalt uphill on BACH, MOUNTAIN, KREUTH after LAMPICHL and there south along the railroad tracks, then turn left to UNTERTÖLLERN and directly after MARIA RAIN past the church. Now we come to the bike path R7 down to the power plant FERLACH, from here westward the R1 cycle route along the reservoir to the junction direction KAPPEL and reach Weizelsdorf the tracks to the right following to the junction on the SINGER BERG. Before something poisonous increase I change my helmet as a precaution against the well-tried bandana that from now it's finally to the point & nbsp!; First, through the forest up to the homestead & bdquo; Orenjak & ldquo; where we left hand, warns a relic from WW2, a 500 kg bomb caution. & nbsp; & nbsp; A little further, then right onto RAVEN BERG, now is diverted left crisp increasing to partially coarse gravel through the forest. Thus, the driving this is not always easy soil works better, I reduce the tire pressure. We quickly gaining altitude and it opens up the first really beautiful views of the valley & the northern elevations around the Ogrishöhe. Not & nbsp;; Who up here now here at OREINZASATTEL arrived and still is not up to operating temperature, which is something & nbsp! & Nbsp; Down goes & rsquo s to the junction right in the LEAD BERGER DIG. & Nbsp; At the height of 1086 please at the fork in the road just follow the GPS, because now it goes up in the STRUGARZA below the KOSMATITZA and Kosiak. & Nbsp; & nbsp; Approximately at the apex of this tour section to about 1280 MSL at a larger clearing, I recommend a small pit stop, & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; (which most of us will anyway need already), & nbsp; for the purpose, inter alia, on the view directly opposite MATSCH ACHER Gupf. & nbsp; & nbsp; Now further down in the BÄRENTAL.                  Shortly following the paved road to the left towards STOUHÜTTE and the parking lot right on gravel uphill first to NEW-ST.MICHAEL and on the homestead & bdquo; Plautz & ldquo; passing along the slope to the chapel ALT-ST.MICHAEL. & nbsp; & nbsp; This place of worship consecrated to the Archangel Michael in 1142 meters above the sea was built in 1681 and raised in 1786 to the parish church. The Abbot of Viktring granted a small church in 1696 the Meßlizenz. But only four pastors have 1786-1816 here up here on the mountain and also the usual, except one, only a short time. So many things were there to tell the story of this church and its most unique setting with impressive views of the mighty high forest and head south on the gray-white rocks of WEINASCH, the HIGH CHAIR and the KLAGENFURTER SPIKE with their huge scree slopes. Enough dreaming says the reason, but I find it difficult to quickly back to the present. In the following run, which one should address more carefully, some beautiful views do so in the Kärnterland and to Klagenfurt in on. Downhill initially following back to our starting point after FEISTRITZ im Rosental and down to Ferlacher RESERVOIR, along the Drava cycle path R1 eastward the same route. & Nbsp; This time however it was a little strange, as I us mountain bikers have, very quietly heard perfectly familiar noise of the wind rushing by the ringing of ALT-ST.MICHAEL at the last exit before the target point between the & hellip; & hellip; & hellip; .. & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; May it be you, dear friend sports, as happen to me, at the end of this wonderful tour & ndash; I wish sincerely! The ALPS CROSSER