Schattensee, Mountain lake in Krakau, Austria

Schattensee is a mountain lake in Krakau situated at 1320 meters in Styria. The water covers about 4 hectares and sits surrounded by mountain ridges and dense forests that slope down to its edges.

Schattensee lies at 1,333 metres above sea level in the Austrian state of Styria, about 220 kilometres southwest of Vienna. The lake is surrounded by mixed forest, and the area has a sparse population of roughly 21 inhabitants per square kilometre. The nearest higher ground rises to 1,711 metres about 1.1 kilometres to the north.

Schattensee lies at 1,333 m in the Styrian municipality of Krakau, about 220 km southwest of Vienna. Mixed forest, mainly spruce and beech, covers the slopes around the water, and the area is thinly populated, with roughly 21 inhabitants per square kilometre. The lake sits below a ridge rising to 1,711 m about 1.1 km to the north.

The lake is accessible and easy to explore, though you should be ready for hilly terrain and potentially muddy spots around its edges. The best time to visit runs from May through October when conditions are most favorable.

Schattensee sits at 1,333 metres above sea level in the Styrian municipality of Krakau, about 220 kilometres southwest of Vienna. The nearest higher ground, a ridge rising to 1,711 metres, stands just 1.1 kilometres to the north. Mixed forest covers the slopes around the lake, in an area populated at roughly 21 inhabitants per square kilometre.