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)
Fair or bright in the beginning, cloudy towards the end of the day.
The day will be dry, but mostly cloudy with occasional sunny spells.
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