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. Read more

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Leopoldsteiner lake - Eisenerz, Steiermark 0.53 km away
Leopoldsteiner See is located in Styria, 4 km northwest of the town of Eisenerz. It lies at an elevation of 628 meters above sea level in the western part of the Hochschwab mountain range, at the foot of the Seemauer cliff.

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