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Power place lake Erlaufsee

Walk around the natural jewel lake Erlaufsee
Lake Erlaufsee is one of the top 5 power places in Mariazeller Land: treat yourself to your personal time-out with a leisurely picnic at the power places of Mariazeller Land. Power places have a striking, unique appearance and possess a special energy. 

Leisure activities on the lake:

  • Round trip with the excursion boat Christina, Info: +43 664 22 14 853
  • Boat rental: in suitable weather, pedal boats, rowing boats, electric boats, 2 party boats as well as stand up paddles are available for rental (+43 676 777 18 72)
  • High rope garden Erlaufsee: offers routes with different levels of difficulty (Info: +43 664 57 40 893)
  • Diving (Harry's Diving School: +43 664 204 59 80, Neptun Divecenter Tauchschule Ungerböck: +43 664 560 37 85)
  • Fishing (fishing permits available at: Municipal office in Mitterbach, +43 3882 2126; or online)

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

January
February
March
November
December

The tour in numbers

5,0 km
Route
1:15 h
Time
45 hm
Uphill
45 hm
Downhill
872 m
Highest point

Map & downloads

More information

Coming from Bruck an der Mur on the B20 over the Seebergsattel and through Gußwerk, past Mariazell, in St. Sebstian turn left onto Erlaufseestraße. Always follow the course of the road.

Coming from St. Pölten via B20 (Annaberg and Josefsberg) through Mitterbach to St. Sebastian, in St. Sebastian turn right onto Erlaufseestraße, always follow the road. Or already in Mitterbach turn right onto Seestraße, always follow the course of the road.Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

This clear mountain lake is located 3 km northeast of Mariazell at an altitude of 827 m on the border between Styria and Lower Austria and is surrounded by green forests and meadows, adorned with a rich biodiversity in native flora and fauna. A natural jewel that invites you to actively recharge your batteries by swimming, rowing, diving and fishing, as well as to recharge your batteries by leaning back with your feet in the cool water. In the midst of the impressive mountain scenery, Lake Erlaufsee is an ideal starting point for many power-packed hikes, and an idyllic walking trail also leads around the lake.

On the left shore of the lake we walk along a narrow forest path to the Seewirt (ATTENTION: no longer open) - continue on an asphalt path past the Gut Lindenhof on the north shore back.

In sunny weather, nothing stands in the way of a swim. The Erlaufsee offers bathers a pebble beach, a large sunbathing lawn, 2 slides, footbridges, diving board and a children's playground.

Refreshment stops:

An experience is the trip with the museum tramway to the lake Erlaufsee and a round trip with the excursion boat Christina.
  • Arrival with the train Mariazellerbahn from St. Pölten (final stop in St. Sebastian)
  • Arrival with the bus line 552 from Vienna
  • Arrival with bus line 172 from Bruck an der Mur
  • Arrival with the "Museumstramway" from Mariazell

Information about the timetables can be found at: www.verbundlinie.at

Paid parking directly at the lake
Tourismusverband Hochsteiermark - Büro Mariazeller LandHauptplatz 13, 8630 MariazellT: +43 3882 2366

tourismus@hochsteiermark.at

www.hochsteiermark.at

The folder "Top 5 Kraftplätze" as well as a hiking map are available free of charge at the the tourist office Mariazeller Land!

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What the weather will be like

Mariazell (860m)

23.08.2024
very sunny
12°C 27°C
24.08.2024
sunny
14°C 29°C
25.08.2024
sunny
14°C 27°C
Kindererlebnis-Bauernhof Perhofer, Silvia | © Oststeiermark Tourismus, Rene Strasser

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