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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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What the weather will be like Krakau (1171m)

Today, 08.07.2026

Mostly cloudy with sunny spells, rainshowers mainly in the afternoon and evening.
Morning
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16°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 20%
sr.Windstärke 10 km/h
Noon
cloudy
19°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 50%
sr.Windstärke 20 km/h
Night
cloudy
16°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 60%
sr.Windstärke 15 km/h

Tomorrow, 09.07.2026

Showers will die away soon to leave a partly sunny day.
Morning
cloudy
14°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 55%
sr.Windstärke 10 km/h
Noon
sunny
20°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 55%
sr.Windstärke 15 km/h
Night
sunny
19°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 25%
sr.Windstärke 10 km/h

Forecast

09.07.2026
slightly cloudy
11°C 22°C
10.07.2026
very sunny
10°C 26°C
11.07.2026
very sunny
13°C 27°C
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