Innerkrems: a mountain village at 1,500 m by the Nockalmstrasse

Innerkrems is part of the municipality of Krems in Kärnten in Carinthia, in the Nockberge Biosphere Reserve. The village lies at 1,500 m above sea level.

It is one of the two official gateways to the Nockalmstrasse panoramic road. The other is in Ebene Reichenau.

What to expect here – and what not

Innerkrems is not a ski resort in its own right. The regional tourist office lists two practice lifts in the village and one lift for children who are starting out.

The children’s lifts are run by the Sport Schiffer ski school and operate from 23 December to 12 January and from 1 February to 9 March.

From here a free ski bus runs to the pistes at Katschberg. It has 80 km of pistes and 17 lifts and cable cars, between 1,170 and 2,220 m above sea level. The highest point is Aineck at 2,220 m.

The winter season at Katschberg will run from 4 December 2026 to 28 March 2027. For winter 2026/27 an adult day ski pass costs €73.00 from 8:45, €66.00 from 11:30, €50.00 from 13:30 and €28.00 from 14:30.

Innerkrems in winter

Guests staying overnight receive the Winter-Bonuscard free of charge. It covers cross-country trails, a floodlit toboggan run, a practice ski-touring route and an avalanche training field.

The card gives a 20 % discount on toboggan hire and 10 % on snowshoe tours and on the rope park.

Innerkrems in summer

In summer no cable cars run here. The municipality offers hiking, cycling, archery, rafting, canyoning, a rope park and an Outdoorpark.

Krems in Kärnten lists over 200 km of marked paths. Selected routes from Innerkrems:

• Königsstuhlrunde in the Nockberge Biosphere Reserve – about 5 hours, 11 km.
• Grünleitennock, path no. 119 – a family hike, about 2.5 hours, 7 km, with a mountain lake and huts along the way.
• Blutige Alm, path no. 113 – about 5 hours, 11 km.
• Innerkrems – Schönfeld – about 3 hours, 8.2 km.

Königstuhl

Königstuhl is 2,336 m high and stands on the border of three provinces: Carinthia, Styria and Salzburg. From the Karlbad hut (1,693 m) on the Nockalmstrasse it is roughly 3.5 hours up and back.

Nockalmstrasse

• Length: 34 km. Bends: 52.
• Highest point: Eisentalhöhe, 2,042 m above sea level.
• Season: from the beginning of May to the end of October.
• Toll 2026: car €25.00 per day, electric car €20.00, motorcycle €18.50. Season ticket €86.50.
• Motorcycles are banned from entering between 18:00 and 8:00, last entry at 17:15.

Dozens of alpine pastures and huts stand along the road. The highest is the Glockenhütte at the Schiestlscharte at 2,024 m, then for example the Zechneralm at 1,900 m, from where it is an hour to the Friesenhalssee, or the Pfandlhütte at 1,877 m.

The Windebensee also lies by the road at 1,950 m above sea level. The circuit on the nature trail around it takes about 20 minutes.

How to get here

From the A10 motorway take the Rennweg exit from the north and the Gmünd exit from the south. From Gmünd it is roughly 15 minutes to Innerkrems.

In summer the Wanderbus Nockberge runs here on the route Katschberg – Innerkrems – Nockalmstrasse – Falkertsee.

Accommodation nearby

We have selected accommodation in Innerkrems, at Katschberg and around the Millstätter See below.

Enquiries and reservations: rakousko@rakousko.cz, tel. +420 776 453 111

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