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Hiking trail 3-lakes view

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The Three Lakes View circular hiking trail was created in the fall of 2015 directly at the summit of the Mariazell Bürgeralpe.
Crystal lake view

The crystal lake was built in 2011 as an extension of the snowmaking system. The pond comprises a volume of 40,000 m³ of water. Thus, together with the adjacent forest lake, the Bürgeralpe has a total of 60,000 m3 of water storage at its disposal.

Lake Erlaufsee view

Lake Erlaufsee is located 3 km northwest of Mariazell at 827 m above sea level on the border between Styria and Lower Austria. This clear mountain lake with drinking water quality provides a special excursion pleasure with many leisure activities.

Hubertussee view

Created by the Krupp family, the lake is a popular excursion destination and a fishing water rich in fish. The Hubertussee is located about 15 kilometers northeast of Mariazell on the Lower Austrian-Styrian border in the "Walstern".

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness
Experience
Scenery

Best season

The tour in numbers

easy
Level of difficulty
2,7 km
Route
0:45 h
Time
91 hm
Uphill
101 hm
Downhill
1265 m
Highest point
1165 m
Lowest point

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More information

You can comfortably ascend the Bürgeralpe by cable car - the exact operating times can be found at: www.buergeralpe.at

You can also climb the Bürgeralpe on foot: the walking time from the center of Mariazell is about 1-1.5 hrs.

The ascent by car is unfortunately not possible!

Along the way you have an impressive view of the mountain panorama as well as the 3 lakes: Kristallsee, Erlaufsee and Hubertussee.

From the top station we hike past the lookout to the Kristallseeblick - then on to the Erlaufseeblick and finally to the Hubertusseeblick until we return to our starting point.

For the ascent or descent to the Mariazell Bürgeralpe we can use the new 8-seater gondola "Bürgeralpe Express" - information at www.buergeralpe.at

The hiking trail is not groomed in winter, but the beautiful winter landscape can be explored on snowshoes.

>> Here you can find a blog report by Fred Lindmoser from the hike incl. video!

At the beginning or at the end of the tour a detour at the cozy Edelweißhütte should not be missed!
Tourism Association Hochsteiermark - Office Mariazeller Land

Main square 13, 8630 Mariazell

T: +43 3882 2366

tourismus@hochsteiermark.at

 

www.hochsteiermark.at

 

 

 Find out in advance about the opening days and times of the mountain railroad at: www.buergeralpe.at

 

 

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What the weather will be like

Mariazell (860m)

Morning
cloudy
9°C
5%
5 km/h
Noon
cloudy
18°C
0%
10 km/h
Night
sunny
16°C
0%
10 km/h
Rather cloudy in the morning, then sunny spells will develop gradually.
Morning
sunny
15°C
0%
10 km/h
Noon
sunny
20°C
0%
15 km/h
Night
sunny
17°C
0%
10 km/h
Dry and partly sunny throughout the day, with cloudy periods from time to time.
27.09.2023
very sunny
14°C 20°C
28.09.2023
very sunny
14°C 21°C
29.09.2023
sunny
15°C 22°C

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