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
Singerhauser Hütte | © Singerhauser Hütte
Bad Mitterndorf easy
Route 3,1 km
Duration 1:00 h

Sonnenalm to the Singerhauserhütte

Accessible by public transport
Teich am Laasenweg | Ralf Tornow | © Tourismusverband Ausseerland - Salzkammergut
Bad Mitterndorf easy
Route 3,7 km
Duration 1:00 h

Path through the nature reserve Laasen

Accessible by public transport
Spazieren am Ödensee | © (c) TVB Ausseerland - Salzkammergut-Tom Lamm
Bad Mitterndorf easy
Route 2,3 km
Duration 0:45 h

Around the Ödensee

Accessible by public transport
Seeklause Altaussee mit Trisselwand | Theresa Schwaiger | © Tourismusverband Ausseerland - Salzkammergut
Altaussee easy
Route 2,1 km
Duration 1:00 h

Around the Plattenkogel

Accessible by public transport
Weg in Krammersdorf, Naturpark Almenland in der Oststeiermark | Christine Pollhammer | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Passail easy Open
Route 10,0 km
Duration 2:50 h

Pilgrimage Route Passail

Accessible by public transport
Bei der Jausenstation Stieger | © Reitgemeinschaft Ausseerland
Bad Mitterndorf easy
Route 5,6 km
Duration 1:30 h

From Kainisch to the Jausenstation Stieger

Accessible by public transport
Blick Richtung Tauplitzalm | © TVB Ausseerland-Salzkammergut_Theresa Schwaiger
Bad Mitterndorf easy
Route 16,6 km
Duration 4:30 h

Family hike from Tauplitz to the Gnanitzalm

Accessible by public transport
Donnersbachwald easy
Route 2,1 km
Duration 0:40 h

Roundway Pötschner

Accessible by public transport
Admonterhaus | Tourismusverband Gesäuse | © TV Gesäuse
Gesäuse medium
Route 4,6 km
Duration 4:00 h

Hexensteig - Hexenturm

Accessible by public transport
Schwarzensee | Schladming Dachstein - TVB Sölktäler | © (c) Herfried Marek
Schladming-Dachstein easy
Route 7,6 km
Duration 2:00 h

Water theme trail (Wasserschaupfad) Kleinsölk

Accessible by public transport
Am Ortsende | Tourismusverband Gesäuse | © TV Gesäuse
Schladming-Dachstein medium
Route 13,8 km
Duration 5:00 h

Hohe Trett / Stein

Accessible by public transport
Murauen | pixelmaker.at | © TV Thermen- & Vulkanland
Thermen- & Vulkanland easy
Route 3,5 km
Duration 1:00 h

Floodplain experience trail (AuErlebnisWeg) Mureck

Accessible by public transport
Burgbrücke zum Schloss Trautenfels | Gerhard Pilz | © Erlebnisregion Schladming-Dachstein
Schladming-Dachstein easy
Route 8,8 km
Duration 3:00 h

Culture & Nature Loop

Accessible by public transport
Schladming-Dachstein easy
Route 13,0 km
Duration 4:00 h

Old Church and Natureway

Accessible by public transport
Aus Stainach hinaus geht es los | Christoph Lukas | © Erlebnisregion Schladming-Dachstein
Schladming-Dachstein medium
Route 10,6 km
Duration 4:30 h

Spechtenlake via Leistenalm

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großes gindlhorn und leistenalm_img_70371782 | Christoph Lukas | © Erlebnisregion Schladming-Dachstein
Schladming-Dachstein medium
Route 13,8 km
Duration 5:30 h

Big Gindelhorn and Leistenalm

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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.