Vierbergeweg Stage 4 St. Leonhard near Liebenfels - Sörg

The village of St. Leonhard is gently ascending towards the north along an asphalt road, at the last farm the path turns eastwards. A trail across a meadow leads you to the Kulm and you circle the Kulmberg via a pleasant forest path. The village of Liemberg is reached via the asphalt road, the castle visible from afar and the church tower point the way. To continue to Zwattendorf, you descend again to the valley floor and reach it via the forest hiking trail – a break at the Krassnig inn is recommended.

You leave Zwattendorf again and follow the marked hiking trail northwards. The strenuous and steep slope leads up the Veitsberg until you finally reach the small church dedicated to Saint Vitus/Veit. A wooden bench invites you to rest, allowing your gaze to wander over Zwattendorf to Lake Ossiach through the treetops. Along the pleasant and shaded forest path, you leave the heights of the Veitsberg again and cross the so-called "Grund" at the valley floor after passing through the northern part of Liemberg. After a short ascent, the church tower of Gradenegg already greets from afar, where two rustic inns invite you to rest.

You leave Gradenegg eastwards and bypass Steinerkogel via forest and meadow trails, repeatedly with magnificent views of the Glan valley and the Karawanks. In Pflausach, you cross the Adventure Water Path which passes through the impressive gorge of the Harterbach with the 25m high Sörger waterfall. The Martinskirche in Sörg shows the way from afar to the quaint village on the "balcony" of the Glan valley.

Herold route planner:

www.herold.at/routenplaner

ÖBB timetable information:
https://fahrplan.oebb.at/webapp/#!P|TP!H|813951

Parking available

Stage 4 St. Leonhard/Liebenfels - Sörg via Gradenegg: Overnight accommodation at Gasthof Koller in Gradenegg, accepts guests at short notice: Tel: +43 4215 2323, 

Sörg: Sörgerwirt 

Gasthof Sonnwirt, about 5 km from the end point Gradenegg; here you have no opportunity to shop for the last stage

Stage 5 Gradenegg - St. Veit/Glan: End of the stage in the town of St. Veit - here you have the opportunity to continue by bus or train

The public transport network is not so developed that you have a bus connection at all times.

Taxi:

Taxi service Lister Manfred:  +43 4212 2299

Taxi Bernhard :+43 664 1884040

Taxi Haber : +43 4212 6767

On the steep ascent to the Veitsberg, there is a rest area with a magnificent view that invites you to linger and catch your breath. Directly on the Veitsberg, you can ring the wishing bell following the model of the Vierberge hikers at the Vierbergelauf and collect leaves of the boxwood. A stop at the cozy inns of the idyllic village Gradenegg offers itself at the end of the hike.