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Weidschober

Open
Comfortable shady hike. The summit offers fantastic viewpoints of the picturesque landscape of Krakau.
This is a moderately difficult hiking tour, which therefore requires a certain level of fitness and endurance.

Tip: The Weidschober is also called "Wadschober" on the information boards, also "Waadschober", the summit booklet reads "Weidschober".

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

January
February
March
April
November
December

The tour in numbers

medium
Level of difficulty
10,0 km
Route
3:30 h
Time
602 hm
Uphill
602 hm
Downhill
1786 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. From Graz on the A 9 to St. Michael i. d. O.. Further see above.

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 on towards Murau via Sauerfeld to Krakau.

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

Man wandert am nördlichen Ufer des Schattensees entlang, dann immer der Forststraße mit der Wegmarkierung Nr. 8 folgen. Diese führt in mehreren Kehren, einen großen Graben querend, zur Weidalm aufwärts. Man maschiert an der Hütte vorbei und folgt der Markierung in westlicher Richtung ansteigend auf den Wiesenrücken des Weidschober. Man wandert nach rechts zum höchsten Punkt, etwas vorher links nördlich befindet sich an einem Baum die Buchkassette.

Der Rückweg erfolgt auf der schon vom Hinweg bekannten Strecke.

  • Swimming possibility in the Schattensee
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Public parking is available directly at the Schattensee.
The ideal time for this tour is from May to Octo Information brochures are available at the various information offices.

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What the weather will be like

Krakau (1171m)

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Night
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Mostly cloudy in the morning, then showers and sunshine will alternate.
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Mostly cloudy in the morning, then showers and sunshine will alternate.
09.07.2024
slightly cloudy
12°C 27°C
10.07.2024
sunny
14°C 26°C
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rainy
15°C 25°C
Spiegelsee Reiteralm | © photo-austria / Christine Höflehner

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