Leisurely hikes, family hikes, mountaineering

Hiking routes in Styria

Whether you are a seasoned sports enthusiast or a leisurely hiker, whether you are planning to go on a family excursion or are looking for a sporty challenge: More than 1,600 hiking trails cover a total of 15,000 kilometres. And they invite you to enjoy a variety of experiences between Dachstein, the Schladming Tauern mountain range, Gesäuse National Park or Hochschwab in the north and the Styrian Wine Country in the south and east.

Families with children are introduced to Styria's nature and culture on around 240 themed trails. The longest of 13 long-distance hiking trails – the northern route "From the Glacier to the Wine" – is a delight on each of its 525 kilometres. There are about 350 mountain huts where you can stop for a break. The highest of them, Seetalerhütte, is located in the Dachstein mountains at 2,740 metres above sea level.

Tip: If you want to save yourself the initial ascent from the valley, there are 17 cable cars and lifts in Styria, which are also open in summer. Numerous toll roads allow you to get to the starting points of many hiking routes in higher altitudes as well.

All hiking routes at a glance

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Accessible by public transport
Roseggerportrait | © Jakob Hiller
Hochsteiermark easy
Route 3,0 km
Duration 2:00 h

Peter Rosegger Gedenkstättenweg - Variante Himmel

Accessible by public transport
Blick ins Krakautal | podpera | © Steiermark Tourismus/Podpera
Schladming-Dachstein medium
Route 15,2 km
Duration 6:30 h

Stage 08 From Glacier to Wine South Route Putzentalalm - Krakau

Accessible by public transport
Steinschloss | marygoodfoto | © Tourismusverband Murau
Murau challenging
Route 17,4 km
Duration 5:03 h

Panorama circular hiking trail

Accessible by public transport
Etappe_05__Leitner | Tourismusverband Gesäuse | © TV Gesäuse
Admont medium
Route 14,4 km
Duration 5:21 h

Lynx Trail - Stage 05 Klinkehütte-Johnsbach

Accessible by public transport
Naturvielfalt in Bad Waltersdorf | Ingrid Jansky | © Bad Waltersdorf
Thermen- & Vulkanland medium
Route 9,6 km
Duration 3:00 h

Buchenberg trail (Buchenberg-Weg)

Accessible by public transport
Felswand am Kala Jugendklettersteig | Tourismusverband Schladming-Dachstein | © Erlebnisregion Schladming-Dachstein
Bezirk Liezen medium
Route 2,3 km
Duration 1:45 h

Via ferrata Kala

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Etappe_06__Leitner | Tourismusverband Gesäuse | © TV Gesäuse
Gesäuse medium
Route 17,6 km
Duration 5:55 h

Lynx Trail - Stage 06 Johnsbach - Ennstalerhütte Lodge, Standard

Accessible by public transport
Luegtratten-Kreuz | Alexander Brunner | © Tourismusverband Murau
Murau challenging
Route 21,6 km
Duration 6:30 h

Luegtratte-round tour (path 6)

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Familie auf Steinen im Bach bei einer Wanderung im Wald | Nadine Geuter | © TVB Südsteiermark/Nadine Geuter
Bezirk Deutschlandsberg challenging
Route 15,9 km
Duration 5:30 h

Forest hiking trail Bad Gams

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Apple village Puch near Weiz, ApfelLand-Stubenbergsee in Eastern Styria | Walter Schneider | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Puch bei Weiz medium
Route 11,8 km
Duration 3:50 h

panorama path, Puch bei Weiz

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Grubbründl Chapel, Apfelland-Stubenbergsee in Eastern Styria | Christine Pollhammer | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Puch bei Weiz medium
Route 19,2 km
Duration 5:10 h

Grubbründlweg, Puch bei Weiz

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Pöllau Castle and main square in Eastern Styria | © Helmut Schweighofer
Pöllau medium
Route 3,3 km
Duration 1:30 h

Organ Hiking: Stage Pöllau - Pöllauberg

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Smokehouse_exterior view_Eastern Styria | © Rauchstubenhaus
Anger medium
Route 7,3 km
Duration 2:30 h

Adventure trail to the smoke house, Anger near Weiz

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Ausblick vom Vorderen Zeller Hut auf Mariazell | Fred Lindmoser | © TV Hochsteiermark
Hochsteiermark medium
Route 19,5 km
Duration 7:00 h

Mariazell EYE View: Front Zeller Hut

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Thundering water in the gorge, ApfelLand Stubenbergsee in Eastern Styria | Tourismusverband Oststeiermark | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Stubenberg easy
Route 3,4 km
Duration 1:30 h

Gorge tour, Stubenberg am See

Accessible by public transport
Aussicht zum Dachstein vom Bildstock an der Sigmund Freud Straße | © Ausseerland
Bad Aussee easy
Route 5,4 km
Duration 1:45 h

Bärnmoos over Himmelsleiter

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Rest on the way to the Tauplitzalm | © Steiermark Tourismus | Pixelmaker

Hiking hotels

For an all-round pleasant hiking holiday in Styria, we recommend staying at one of the region’s many specialised hiking hotels. They offer great services tailored to the needs of hikers, including tour tips, guided group hikes, hiking taxis and more. What’s more, regional delicacies and great wellness offers including saunas, steam baths and massages make it easy to relax after a long hike.

To the hiking hotels

Hiking between Dachstein and the wine country

Anyone looking for more tips for tours and natural sites will find what they are looking for here. The offer ranges from cozy alpine huts and summer cable cars to tour tips by train and bus.