Hiking route Schattensee - Touren-Impression #1 | © Ewald Siebenhofer Hiking route Schattensee - Touren-Impression #1 | © Ewald Siebenhofer

Schattensee

Open
This is an easy hike that is particularly suitable for families and children.
This tour mostly runs through the forest, so you can really enjoy nature. This hike also offers a good opportunity to get to know the towns of Klausen and Krakauhintermühlen better.

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

January
February
December

The tour in numbers

easy
Level of difficulty
6,3 km
Route
2:02 h
Time
234 hm
Uphill
219 hm
Downhill
1333 m
Highest point

Map & downloads

More information

East: From Vienna on the A 2 and S 6 to Leoben and St. Michael i. d. E., continue on the S 36 to Judenburg and on the B 96 to Murau. From Murau via Ranten to Krakau.

West, North: From Bregenz/Innsbruck via the A 12, A 93 and A 8 to Salzburg. From Salzburg on the A 10 to St. Michael im Lungau. From here on the B 96 to Tamsweg and further towards Murau via Sauerfeld to Krakau.

South: From Klagenfurt on the B 83 to Scheifling. Then take the B 96 to Murau and on to Krakau.

With the BusBahnBim app from the interconnected line, timetable information is easier than ever before: all bus, train and tram connections in Austria can be queried by entering locations and/or addresses, stops or important points. The app is available as a free app for smartphones (Android, iOS) - on Google Play and in the App Store.

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Public parking spaces are available right next to the Krakau Information Office.
The ideal time for this tour is March to November. Information brochures are available at the various information offices.

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What the weather will be like

Krakau (1171m)

Morning
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14°C
0%
5 km/h
Noon
slightly cloudy
22°C
5%
15 km/h
Night
very sunny
18°C
10%
10 km/h
Early clouds will gradually clear to leave the region with a dry and sunny day.
Morning
slightly cloudy
14°C
30%
0 km/h
Noon
cloudy
19°C
70%
10 km/h
Night
rainy
17°C
70%
0 km/h
Early morning sunshine, soon followed by showers and finally thunderstorms.
07.07.2024
rainy
13°C 22°C
08.07.2024
cloudy
11°C 24°C
09.07.2024
sunny
12°C 27°C
Spiegelsee Reiteralm | © photo-austria / Christine Höflehner

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