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Etrachsee

Winter snowshoe hike to the breathtaking Lake Etrach.
Discover the picturesque landscapes around Krakua and explore one or two secret places. You'll get your money's worth on this snowshoe hike at Lake Etrach. The lake lies peacefully, nestled in the forests of Krakau and takes its winter nap.

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November

The tour in numbers

easy
Level of difficulty
10,0 km
Route
3:00 h
Time
247 hm
Uphill
247 hm
Downhill
1388 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 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 on the B 96 to Tamsweg and further towards Murau via Sauerfeld to Krakow.

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

Immediately after the Hotel Stigenwirth, the path branches off to Lake Etrach and leads over a slightly ascending road to the farmstead. Höfl. After another 100 m to the east, footpath no. 7 branches off to Lake Etrach. Walking time to Lake Etrach approx. 1.5 hours, approx. 100 m altitude difference, approx. 5 km. We go back the same way.

Depending on the snow conditions, a further hike to the Rudolf Schober Hut is possible.

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Public parking spaces are available directly at the church.
The ideal time for this tour is December to March. Information brochures are available at the various information offices.

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What the weather will be like

Krakau (1171m)

Morning
very sunny
11°C
0%
5 km/h
Noon
slightly cloudy
19°C
15%
10 km/h
Night
cloudy
14°C
80%
5 km/h
Sunny in the morning, but increasingly cloudy during the day. Showers will be possible towards evening.
Morning
cloudy
11°C
25%
10 km/h
Noon
foggy
14°C
85%
15 km/h
Night
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12°C
85%
10 km/h
Mostly cloudy and rain, which will increase more and more.
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sunny
9°C 18°C
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cloudy
8°C 18°C
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cloudy
8°C 18°C
Naturpark-Bank | © Alpengasthof Moser - ArisMedia

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