St. Pongratzen Church – Altenbachklamm Gorge loop from Pongratzen

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St. Pongratzen Church – Altenbachklamm Gorge loop from Pongratzen

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St. Pongratzen Church – Altenbachklamm Gorge loop from Pongratzen

04:02

11.3km

570m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Guest House

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58 m

Wutschnig-Legat Inn

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In 2012, the almost 150-year-old press house was renovated. Today there are holiday apartments and double rooms in the inn, which is located at an altitude of 830 meters in …

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398 m

St. Pongratzen Church

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The white church at St. Pongratzen (Sveti Pankracij) is a popular destination for hikers and mountain bikers and is already on Slovenian territory. It was first mentioned in documents in …

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3.29 km

Panorama Tavern Tertinek

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High up in the hilly landscape of the South Styrian wine country, you can enjoy a wonderful view from the terrace of the inn Tertinek - the name Panoramaschenke deserves …

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3.33 km

Hochblauen Viewpoint

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Tertinek Restaurant

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4.10 km

Altenbachklamm Gorge

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A beautiful gorge. Easy to walk at the beginning, the path gets steeper and steeper, but at the end a beautiful view makes up for it. I can only recommend.

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5.52 km

Entrance to the Altenbachklamm

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Entrance to the Altenbachklamm

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5.78 km

Stelzl wine tavern

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Found good wine :-)

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5.95 km

View of the Valley

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Sunny view of the valley

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11.3 km

End point

Guest House

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.57 km

1.97 km

1.83 km

1.75 km

162 m

Surfaces

4.17 km

3.04 km

2.44 km

1.39 km

229 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (870 m)

Lowest point (410 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

17°C

6°C

76 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 8.0 km/h

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Comments

August 20, 2021,Altenbachklamm und Sveti Pancracija 20.08.2021

Walking up the Altenbachklamm was more strenuous than I expected! At the end there is a beautiful view bush bar - but oh my horror - it will be closed this year! There is fresh water from the water pipe, luckily the snack was in the backpack! From there we went to the church of St. Pankrazius. The landscape does …

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May 12, 2024,🇦🇹🥾🥾- von Buschenschank Stelzl über 18 Brücken incl. Hängebrücke durch die Altenbachklamm zur slowenischen🇸🇮 Grenze

Actually a beautiful path through the Altenbachklamm with 18 bridges (one of them a suspension bridge) to the Slovenian border. However, due to rain, the condition of some of the paths was very bad because they were greasy and slippery. Rubber boots would probably have been an alternative🤣😂🤣.
At the end we had to hurry back because of the approaching …

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