Kaiser Franz-Josef Klettersteig - Leopoldsteiner See | Video
The Franz-Josef Klettersteig is located on the Seemauer cliff face, which rises 900 meters above Leopoldsteiner Lake, in the western part of the Hochschwab mountain range, just 4 km from the town of Eisenerz. This via ferrata is named after the Kaisersteig, a hunting trail established for the esteemed Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria and Hungary at the end of the 19th century, traces of which can still be observed today.
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Airport nearby: Graz Airport (GRZ - Feldkirchen bei Graz, At), 79 km away.
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