Hiking in Carinthia Between Lake Millstatt, Bad Kleinkirchheim & Nockberge

• Careful tour planning based on descriptions and hiking maps is essential for the success of a mountain tour.
• It is equally important to correctly assess the mountain experience, fitness, surefootedness, head for heights, and endurance of all participants.
• Hikers should stay on marked trails and avoid shortcuts.
• Keep an eye on the weather: Weather information is obtained before the tour; if the weather worsens, return to the valley.
• The mountains are there for everyone. It is the duty of every hiker to help preserve and keep them clean. The flora and fauna should be protected, and it is considered good manners to carry any rubbish back down to the valley.
• Always keep dogs under control and on a short leash. If an attack by a grazing animal is imminent, the dog must be taken off the leash immediately.
• Austrian farmers make an important contribution to the preservation of our alpine pastures. Visitors adapt respectfully to this beautiful landscape...
• ... and treat the people who work here, the nature, and the animals with respect.

• 140 Alpine emergency call
• 144 Rescue emergency call
• 133 Police emergency call
• 112 European emergency call (possible from all networks. Switch off your mobile phone and dial ‘112’ instead of the PIN after switching it on).

• Disposable gloves
• Resuscitation blanket
• Rescue foil
• First aid kit
• Gauze bandage (elastic)
• Sterile compresses
• Tape roll
• Bandage set
• Skin-forming blister plasters
• Triangular bandage
• Tick card
• Sturdy tweezers
• Small, sturdy scissors
• Disinfectant wipes
• Energy
• Dextrose

• Solid, well-fitting mountain or hiking boots with grippy tread soles
• Water- and wind-repellent mountain clothing in layers, hiking poles
• Sunglasses, sun protection
• Mobile phone and hiking map
• a first aid pack 
• as well as enough to drink and a snack

Alpine pastures are cultivated areas where cows, horses and other animals roam freely during the summer months. Their grazing keeps Austria's unique alpine and cultural landscape open and accessible.

Careful behavior is crucial for hikers - especially when hiking with dogs: dogs should always be kept on a lead and stay close to their owners when encountering grazing animals. However, if a direct confrontation is imminent, it can be safer to briefly take the dog off the lead so that it can get out of the way.

The 10 most important rules of conduct when encountering grazing animals:

1. Avoid contact with grazing livestock, do not feed animals, keep a safe distance!
2. Behave calmly, do not frighten grazing animals!
3. Mother cows protect their calves, avoid encounters between mother cows and dogs!
4. Always keep dogs under control and on a short lead. If an attack by a grazing animal is foreseeable: Unleash immediately!
5. Do not leave marked hiking and cycling trails!
6. If grazing animals are blocking the path, avoid or cycle around them as far as possible, if necessary push your bike!
7. If grazing cattle are approaching: stay calm, do not turn your back, avoid the animals!
8. Leave the grazing area quickly at the first sign of restless animals!
9. Fences must be observed! If there is a gate, use it, then close it again and cross the pasture quickly!
10. Treat the people working here, nature and the animals with respect!

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