Sankt Oswald to Lavamünd, Austria

A ride from Sankt Oswald to Lavamünd takes you through the southernmost Austrian state of Carinthia (Kärnten). Situated within the Eastern Alps, Carinthia is chiefly noted for its mountains and lakes, but also the appearance of European Bike Week over the last few years. Carinthia consists mostly of the Klagenfurt basin and the mountain ranges of Upper Carinthia. The Carnic Alps and the Karawanken/Karavanke make up the border to the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Slovenia. The Hohe Tauern mountain range with mount Grossglockner 3,798 m separates it from the northern state of Salzburg.