Hiking Route Lower and Upper Wildenkarsee - Touren-Impression #1 | © ÖAV-Hüttenfinder

Lower and Upper Wildenkarsee

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty medium
Route 12,3 km
Time 5:30 h
Uphill 692 hm
Downhill 693 hm
Highest point 2054 m
A hike from lake to lake - From Lake Etrach via the Rudolf Schober Hut to two beautiful mountain lakes.
This hike is a real treat. From Lake Etrach, surrounded by larch forests and alpine meadows, the trail leads through varied landscapes to the Wildenkarseen lakes above the tree line.

Best season

January
February
March
April
May
November
December

More information

Coming from Judenburg via Unzmarkt to Scheifling. Here turn right in the direction of Murau. In Murau turn right again towards Ranten and from there turn right again towards Krakau.


Coming from Tamsweg via Seetal, keep left towards Krakau.

From the parking lot of the Etrachsee, follow the marked trail 794 first along the idyllic lake, then past alpine huts and continue slightly uphill through the forest. After about two thirds of the way you cross the Grafenalm stream below the Grafenalm and hike along the stream across alpine pastures up to the Rudolf-Schober-Hütte. From the hut, you first walk briefly along the long-distance trail before branching off to the northwest to the Wildenkar lakes.

The way back stretches first on the same path in the direction of the Rudolf-Schober-Hütte, then turn right onto the trail 702 to the Schöttelhütte, continue on trail 789 to the Etrachsee.

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Parking is available directly at the Etrachsee.
The ideal time for this tour is from June to October. Information brochures are available at the various information offices.

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What the weather will be like Krakau (1171m)

Today, 07.08.2026

A high risk of thunderstorms throughout the whole day.
Morning
rainy
15°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 95%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h
Noon
rainy
22°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 60%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h
Night
rainy
17°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 80%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h

Tomorrow, 08.08.2026

Dry and fair in the early morning, later frequent thunderstorms.
Morning
slightly cloudy
14°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 50%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h
Noon
rainy
22°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 55%
sr.Windstärke 10 km/h
Night
rainy
19°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 55%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h

Forecast

09.08.2026
sunny
12°C 28°C
10.08.2026
rainy
13°C 27°C
11.08.2026
rainy
13°C 27°C
Naturpark-Bank | © Alpengasthof Moser - ArisMedia

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