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
View to the castle Schielleiten, Stubenberg am See in eastern Styria | Christian Strassegger | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Stubenberg medium
Route 12,6 km
Duration 4:00 h

Large Buschenschank round, Stubenberg

Accessible by public transport
Vom Stradner Kogel zu den Gleichenberger Kogeln | Werner Resch | © Erlebnisregion Thermen- & Vulkanland
Bad Gleichenberg challenging
Route 13,2 km
Duration 4:15 h

Backbone (Rückgrat) / Bad Gleichenberg-St. Anna

Accessible by public transport
Apples Fresh & Juicy, ApfelLand-Stubenbergsee in Eastern Styria | Ewald Neffe | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Puch bei Weiz easy Closed
Route 12,3 km
Duration 3:35 h

Apple hiking trail from Puch to Weiz

Accessible by public transport
Vulture wall at the highest point with a view of Stubenbergsee in eastern Styria | WEGES | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Stubenberg medium
Route 10,2 km
Duration 3:30 h

Vulture Wall Trail

Accessible by public transport
Maria Fieberbründl pilgrimage church, ApfelLand-Stubenbergsee, Eastern Styria | Josef Hirt | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Accessible by public transport
View from Katzenburg tour towards Schladming and Rohrmoos | Herbert Raffalt | © Tourismusverband Schladming - Herbert Raffalt
Schladming medium
Route 9,1 km
Duration 3:00 h

Katzenburg Tour

Accessible by public transport
Vineyard with view of the Holy Sepulchre, St. Johann bei Herberstein, Eastern Styria | Christian  Strassegger | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Feistritztal easy
Route 2,3 km
Duration 1:00 h

Experience wine trail Hoferberg, Feistritz Valley

Accessible by public transport
Dom des Waldes | Sven Raters | © Werbeagentur SMAC
Bezirk Voitsberg easy
Route 5,4 km
Duration 1:30 h

Chapel tour on the Hebalm

Accessible by public transport
In the orchards, Puch bei Weiz in eastern Styria | ©WEGES | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Puch bei Weiz medium
Route 10,0 km
Duration 3:00 h

Ilzbergrunde, Puch bei Weiz

Accessible by public transport
Gipfelerlebnis hautnah. Der Berg. Das Tal. Macht Sinn. Grimming-Donnersbachtal. | © Grimming Donnersbachtal
Schladming-Dachstein easy
Route 0,7 km
Duration 0:25 h

Summit-Barefoot-Path Riesneralm

Accessible by public transport
Bei Weingärten geht´s vorbei | Weges OG | © Weges OG
Thermen- & Vulkanland easy
Route 14,0 km
Duration 4:00 h

Experience path of the senses (Erlebensweg der Sinne)

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GH Sandwirt | Andrea Gottlieb | © Region Graz
Semriach easy
Route 7,8 km
Duration 4:30 h

R5 Präbichl-Glett-Rundweg

sabathy-rothaidenhütte-zirbitzkogel-winterleitenhütte-sabathy_img_19095787 | Maria Leitner | © Erlebnisregion Murtal
Obdach medium
Route 16,3 km
Duration 5:40 h

Sabathy-Rothaidenhütte-Zirbitzkogel-Winterleitenhütte-Sabathy

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fürstenfelder wasser - wein - wanderweg_img_24203668 | Barbara Wagner | © Erlebnisregion Thermen- & Vulkanland
Accessible by public transport
Schloss Hollenegg | Christian Heugl | © TVB/Südsteiermark/Christian Heugl
Bezirk Deutschlandsberg medium
Route 7,5 km
Duration 2:15 h

Wolfgangiweg (8)

Accessible by public transport
Welcome toApfelLand- Elzer Apfel, ApfelLand-Stubenbergsee in Eastern Styria | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Puch bei Weiz easy
Route 9,4 km
Duration 2:40 h

Elzer Roas, Puch near Weiz

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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.