Hiking route Krakauer village loop road - Touren-Impression #1 | © Tourismusverband Region Murau Hiking route Krakauer village loop road - Touren-Impression #1 | © Tourismusverband Region Murau

Krakauer village loop road

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This panoramic exploration tour takes you first to the Calvary, around the bathing lake and then through the beautiful village.
Get to know Krakowdorf on a leisurely hike and discover one or two hidden secret places. Krakaudorf particularly scores points with its wonderful panoramic landscape, worthwhile excursion destinations and friendly businesses and locals.

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The tour in numbers

easy
Level of difficulty
5,7 km
Route
1:40 h
Time
160 hm
Uphill
160 hm
Downhill
1308 m
Highest point
1148 m
Lowest point

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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. 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 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.

Start at the info point, from there to the municipal office here heading north to the turnoff to the bathing lake or to the Kalvarienberg. Pass the first station of the Way of the Cross, along the forest road, then turn left onto the footpath towards Kalvarienberg. From the chapel with a wonderful view back to the fork - keep left here until you reach a forest clearing with a bench. Now the path turns to the west and leads to a forest path to the forest road near the first station of the Way of the Cross.

Along the forest road to the junction (bench) towards the swimming lake. Continue on the forest road to the swimming lake. Enjoy the tour around the beautiful swimming lake. Now back along the forest road and from here take the same route back towards the municipal office. (A shortcut possible before the saw through the larch forest). At the municipal office, take the street on the right to the church. Through the cemetery gate (main gate), then keep left and through a small gate past the football field and turn left onto the path. Follow the residential area to the state road, turn right here, a few meters further on you will find the village museum on the right (open on Wednesdays from around mid-May to October, also on Sundays in the summer months). Then along the state road back through the town to the starting point. The gemstone garden and the mineral museum are located in the center of the town near GH Guniwirt.

Especially worth seeing is the beautiful view of the entire Krakow from Calvary .

Other places of interest during this village hike are:

  • the parish church Krakaudorft
  • he village museum the gemstone garden
  • and the mineral museum

 

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Parking spaces are available directly at the info point.
The tour can be hiked all year round.

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What the weather will be like

Mariazell (860m)

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02.04.2024
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