# The Erlaufsee, Mariazell's lake by steam tram or on foot

What to do en Mariazell · Mariazell

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/austria/styria/mariazell/things-to-do/erlaufsee · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Duración: 2 h 30
- Temporada: All year; swimming and boat in summer
- Para quién: All ages

Lake · half a day · walk free · steam tram in season and on Advent weekends

Mariazell's lake lies north-west of the village, on the border between Styria and Lower Austria, surrounded by forest with the Gemeindealpe behind. You get there by car, on foot along forest paths or, on some days, on the museum steam tram that leaves from Mariazell station; in summer the excursion boat Christina sails on the lake. In summer it is a bathing area; in autumn and winter, a quiet walk along the shore. The tram timetable changes every season: check it on their website.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 47.7927, 15.2701

## Cerca de aquí

- [The Mariazellerbahn, from St. Pölten to Mariazell on a narrow-gauge train](https://www.geocalia.com/en/austria/styria/mariazell/things-to-do/mariazellerbahn), a 3.0 km
- [Hotel Drei Hasen](https://www.geocalia.com/en/austria/styria/mariazell/where-to-stay/hotel-drei-hasen), a 4.1 km
- [Brauhaus Mariazell](https://www.geocalia.com/en/austria/styria/mariazell/where-to-eat/brauhaus-mariazell), a 4.1 km
- [erLebzelterei Pirker, Mariazell's gingerbread workshop](https://www.geocalia.com/en/austria/styria/mariazell/things-to-do/erlebzelterei-pirker), a 4.1 km
- [Hotel Goldene Krone](https://www.geocalia.com/en/austria/styria/mariazell/where-to-stay/hotel-goldene-krone), a 4.2 km
- [Hotel Goldene Krone Restaurant](https://www.geocalia.com/en/austria/styria/mariazell/where-to-eat/goldene-krone), a 4.2 km
- [Mariazell Advent, market and lights in front of the basilica](https://www.geocalia.com/en/austria/styria/mariazell/things-to-do/mariazell-advent), a 4.3 km
- [Mariazell Basilica, the shrine of Austria and central Europe](https://www.geocalia.com/en/austria/styria/mariazell/things-to-do/mariazell-basilica), a 4.3 km

Destino: [Mariazell](https://www.geocalia.com/en/austria/styria/mariazell.md)