Snowshoe Walking From Krakaudorf to Krakauschatten and back - Touren-Impression #1 | © Tourismusverband Murau

From Krakaudorf to Krakauschatten and back

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty easy
Route 4,0 km
Time 2:00 h
Uphill 137 hm
Downhill 139 hm
Highest point 1172 m
Beautiful snowshoe tour through snow-covered Krakau.
This snowshoe hike is perfect for getting to know Krakow and its various towns better. You can also really enjoy the picturesque panorama.

Best season

April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November

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.


Parking spaces are available directly at the infopoint.
We start at the hiking trailhead/information point and walk east along the road to the village museum and continue through the settlement, following trail marker no. 8 to a fork in the road with a bench. Here we turn right and follow the gently sloping path, which mainly leads across fields, towards Rantenbach. After the bridge over the Rantenbach, we turn right to the Mautmühle and from there continue about 300 m further up the valley to a bridge with a gate. We cross this bridge and follow trail 9B back to the starting point.
  • Good shoes
  • Snowshoes
  • Warm clothing
  • Headgear and warm gloves
  • Possibly sun protection
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The ideal time for this tour is December to March. Information brochures are available at the various information offices.

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Gallery

View of the Riegersburg from the Genusshotel

What the weather will be like Krakau (1171m)

Today, 23.10.2026

The day starts sunny, but will be partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Morning
very sunny
-1°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 0%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h
Noon
sunny
8°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 0%
sr.Windstärke 15 km/h
Night
sunny
4°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 5%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h

Tomorrow, 24.10.2026

Snow showers and at times snow mixed with rain. Then clouds breaking up in the afternoon.
Morning
weather.icon.75
1°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 80%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h
Noon
weather.icon.88
3°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 80%
sr.Windstärke 15 km/h
Night
sunny
0°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 45%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h

Forecast

25.10.2026
cloudy
-3°C 7°C
26.10.2026
slightly cloudy
0°C 10°C
27.10.2026
sunny
0°C 13°C
Naturpark-Bank | © Alpengasthof Moser - ArisMedia

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