Hiking route Etrachsee circular hike - Touren-Impression #1 | © Tourismusverband Murau Hiking route Etrachsee circular hike - Touren-Impression #1 | © Tourismusverband Murau

Etrachsee circular hike

This hike is suitable for young and old and scores with fantastic impressions of nature.
You take a leisurely walk around Lake Etrachsee and come across one or two grazing animals along the way. A small wooden bridge follows in the middle of the forest, which is adorned with small, hand-erected cairns. On hot summer days, the lake invites you to take a refreshing dip after this short hike.

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

January
February
March
November
December

The tour in numbers

easy
Level of difficulty
1,8 km
Route
0:30 h
Time
12 hm
Uphill
13 hm
Downhill
1381 m
Highest point

Map & downloads

More information

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

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, take the B 96 to Tamsweg and continue towards Murau via Sauerfeld to Krakau.

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

This leisurely tour starts directly at the Etrachsee trout station. Walk along the right-hand side of the lake along the gravel path. Shortly before the Spreitzerhütte hut, turn left. Walk through the forest and over a small bridge to the other side of Lake Etrachsee. Always alongside the water, the Haswaldhütte appears after the forest section. From here it is only a few minutes' walk back to the starting point.
The Etrachsee trout station invites you to stop for a bite to eat.
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Public parking spaces are available directly at the Etrachsee trout station.
The ideal time for this tour is between April and October. Information brochures are available from the various information offices.

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What the weather will be like

Krakau (1171m)

Morning
very sunny
18°C
0%
5 km/h
Noon
very sunny
28°C
0%
10 km/h
Night
very sunny
25°C
0%
10 km/h
Dry and sunny throughout the day with hardly any clouds.
Morning
very sunny
17°C
0%
5 km/h
Noon
sunny
27°C
20%
15 km/h
Night
slightly cloudy
20°C
50%
10 km/h
The day starts sunny, but will be partly cloudy in the afternoon.
04.07.2025
rainy
13°C 23°C
05.07.2025
rainy
12°C 25°C
06.07.2025
rainy
12°C 23°C
Naturpark-Bank | © Alpengasthof Moser - ArisMedia

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