Winter Hiking Naturlehrpfad Krakauschatten - Touren-Impression #1 | © Tourismusverband Murau

Naturlehrpfad Krakauschatten

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty easy
Route 1,5 km
Time 0:35 h
Uphill 20 hm
Downhill 21 hm
Highest point 1206 m
Easy hike through untouched natural landscape in Krakauschatten.
This hike is particularly suitable for families. The easy winter hike leads through snow-covered Krakau so that the wonderful landscape can be enjoyed.

Best season

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. 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.

From the entrance to the nature trail, we head NE on the Krakauschatten nature trail, past well-signposted local trees and shrubs to the pilgrimage chapel with a rest area. Follow the white/green markings to the starting point (entrance to the nature trail).
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Parking spaces are available near the entrance.
The ideal time for this tour is December to April. Information brochures are available at the various information offices.

Map & downloads

Gallery

First vine leaves in spring

What the weather will be like Krakau (1171m)

Today, 23.08.2026

At first foggy, then mostly cloudy, and finally rain showers towards evening.
Morning
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10°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 30%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h
Noon
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17°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 50%
sr.Windstärke 10 km/h
Night
cloudy
14°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 50%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h

Tomorrow, 24.08.2026

Fair in the morning, more and more clouds in the afternoon, and finally thunderstorms.
Morning
slightly cloudy
11°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 0%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h
Noon
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20°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 50%
sr.Windstärke 10 km/h
Night
rainy
16°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 55%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h

Forecast

25.08.2026
rainy
11°C 20°C
26.08.2026
rainy
10°C 24°C
27.08.2026
sunny
12°C 27°C
Naturpark-Bank | © Alpengasthof Moser - ArisMedia

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