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Nature Trail Krakauschatten

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Idyllic circular trail about 1.5 km long - located in the middle of the beautiful Krakau High Valley.
Idyllic circular trail aFrom the nature trail entrance, head NE on the Krakauschatten nature trail, past well-signposted native trees and woody plants to the Walfahrtskapelle (pilgrimage chapel) with a rest area. Pass rare plants and shrubs to the alpine garden. Follow the white/green markings across a trough-like landscape formed by the last ice age to the starting point (nature trail entrance).bout 1.5 km long - located in the middle of the beautiful Krakau High Valley

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

The tour in numbers

easy
Level of difficulty
1,8 km
Route
0:34 h
Time
29 hm
Uphill
24 hm
Downhill
1206 m
Highest point

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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 Krakau. 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.

The hike starts from the parking lot and goes to the Red Cross Chapel. Here the signposting shows the further course of the path.
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Parking is available directly at the entrance to the nature trail.
The nature trail can be visited all year round. Information brochures are available at the various information offices.

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What the weather will be like

Mariazell (860m)

Morning
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12°C
45%
0 km/h
Noon
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16°C
80%
5 km/h
Night
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12°C
85%
5 km/h
Rain will start in the morning. A chance of thunderstorms towards evening.
Morning
foggy
12°C
85%
5 km/h
Noon
cloudy
17°C
75%
0 km/h
Night
cloudy
14°C
50%
5 km/h
Unsettled with showers, but also sunny spells from the morning on.
05.06.2024
sunny
9°C 21°C
06.06.2024
cloudy
11°C 23°C
07.06.2024
rainy
12°C 23°C
Spiegelsee Reiteralm | © photo-austria / Christine Höflehner

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