Hiking Route Schattensee - Touren-Impression #1 | © TVB Murau

Schattensee

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty easy
Route 5,7 km
Time 2:00 h
Uphill 204 hm
Downhill 213 hm
Highest point 1323 m
A simple Nordic walking route that leads to a special natural gem in Krakau.
The route leads along dirt roads and through the forest to Schattensee.

Best season

January
February
December

More information

East: From Vienna on the A 2 and S 6 to Leoben and St. Michael i. d. E., continue on the S 36 to Judenburg and on the B 96 to Murau. From Murau via Ranten to Krakau.

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 further towards Murau via Sauerfeld to Krakau.

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

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Public parking spaces are available right next to the Krakau Information Office.
The ideal time for this tour is March to November. Information brochures are available at the various information offices.

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Hiking at Zirbitzkogel

What the weather will be like Krakau (1171m)

Today, 19.08.2026

Showers dying away in the morning. Later dry and sunny with hardly any clouds.
Morning
cloudy
13°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 65%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h
Noon
very sunny
23°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 45%
sr.Windstärke 10 km/h
Night
very sunny
20°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 50%
sr.Windstärke 10 km/h

Tomorrow, 20.08.2026

Dry and fair in the early morning, later frequent thunderstorms.
Morning
slightly cloudy
15°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 15%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h
Noon
rainy
23°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 60%
sr.Windstärke 10 km/h
Night
rainy
17°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 75%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h

Forecast

21.08.2026
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12°C 19°C
22.08.2026
cloudy
11°C 20°C
23.08.2026
rainy
11°C 21°C
Naturpark-Bank | © Alpengasthof Moser - ArisMedia

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