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.
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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.
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Etrachsee Wasser | © Tourismusverband Murau | Andreas Siebenhofer
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Etrachsee | © Tourismusverband Murau | Andreas Siebenhofer
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Etrachsee | © Tourismusverband Murau | Tom Lamm
What the weather will be like
Krakau (1171m)
The day will be dry, but mostly cloudy with occasional sunny spells.
Mostly thick clouds, and a chance of some snowfall in the first half of the day.
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