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Woadschober

Name: Woadschober
Brand: Steiermark
Rating: 4 (2 reviews)

Accessible by public transport

Characteristics

Skill

Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty medium

Route 10,0 km

Time 3:30 h

Uphill 602 hm

Downhill 602 hm

Highest point 1789 m

Comfortable shady hike. The summit offers fantastic viewpoints of the picturesque landscape of Krakau.

This is a moderately difficult hiking tour, which therefore requires a certain level of fitness and endurance.

Tip: The Woadschober is also called "Wadschober" on the information boards, also "Waadschober", the summit booklet reads "Weidschober".

Best season

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More information

East:
From Vienna on the A 2 and S 6 to Leoben and St. Michael i. d. O., continue on the S 36 to Judenburg and on the B 96 to Murau.
From Murau via Ranten to Krakow. 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 on towards Murau via Sauerfeld to Krakau.

South:
From Klagenfurt on the B 83 to Scheifling. Then on the B 96 to Murau and further into the Krakau.

Walk along the northern shore of Schattensee lake, then follow forest road no. 8. This road winds its way uphill, crossing a large ditch, to the Weidalm. You walk past the hut and follow the trail markers westward, ascending the meadow ridge of the Woadschober. You hike to the right to the highest point; slightly before that, on the left northward, you will find the book box on a tree.

The return route is the same as the outward route.

Swimming possibility in the Schattensee

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Public parking is available directly at the Schattensee.

The ideal time for this tour is from May to October.

Information brochures are available at the various information offices.