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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Bauernhof Duckbauer in Krungl | © TVB Ausseerland Salzkammergut_Rastl
Bad Mitterndorf easy
Route 5,3 km
Duration 1:30 h

Stroller tour in the district of Krungl

Accessible by public transport
Fohnsdorferhütte | Inge Amtmann | © Erlebnisregion Murtal
Fohnsdorf medium
Route 16,1 km
Duration 5:30 h

Fohnsdorferhütte via Gstättner

Accessible by public transport
Blick zur Georgibergkirche | Siegfried Teubenbacher | © TV Hochsteiermark
Kindberg easy
Route 7,1 km
Duration 2:10 h

Wanderung Georgibergkirche (Wanderweg Kindberg Nr. 2)

Accessible by public transport
Ramsauer Klettersteig | Herbert Raffalt | © Erlebnisregion Schladming-Dachstein
Ramsau am Dachstein challenging Partially opened
Route 11,1 km
Duration 7:30 h

Ramsauer Klettersteig

Accessible by public transport
Blick auf Gschnaidt im Herbst | Pater Martin - Stift Rein | © Region Graz
Stiwoll medium
Route 12,8 km
Duration 4:00 h

From Stiwoll to the pilgrimage site of St Pankrazen and back

Accessible by public transport
Apple tree on the 3 castles hike in Grafendorf near Hartberg | WEGES | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Oststeiermark medium Open
Route 21,8 km
Duration 6:15 h

3-castle hike, Grafendorf

Accessible by public transport
Blick vom Schloss Kapfenstein | Manfred Polansky | © (c) Steiermark Tourismus/Manfred Polansky
Accessible by public transport
Blick auf den Toplitzsee | Katrin Kerschbaumer | © Ausseerland
Grundlsee easy
Route 19,3 km
Duration 5:30 h

Pleasure hike from Grundlsee to Lake Toplitzsee

Accessible by public transport
Corner of the forest road above the Wieslechnerhof farm - along the Short Evening Walk | Gerhard Pilz | © Gerhard Pilz
Schladming-Dachstein easy
Route 4,7 km
Duration 1:34 h

The Small Evening Tour

Accessible by public transport
Schilcherreise 1 | Nora Ruhri | © TVB Südsteiermark/Nora Ruhri
Eibiswald easy
Route 7,3 km
Duration 2:30 h

Schilcherreise

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Mariahof | Gerhard Petrlic | © Tourismusverband Murau
Murau medium
Route 10,3 km
Duration 2:51 h

Mariahof circular hiking trail

Accessible by public transport
Schwebeliege mit Blick auf Stein | Jörg Liemandt | © Erlebnisregion Thermen- & Vulkanland
Thermen- & Vulkanland medium
Route 15,5 km
Duration 5:00 h

Hiking trail around Stein (Wanderweg um Stein) / Trail 3

Accessible by public transport
Golfen rund ums Schloss Frauenthal | Golfclub Schloss Frauenthal | © Golfclub Schloss Frauenthal
Deutschlandsberg easy
Route 10,2 km
Duration 4:00 h

Rundweg über Schloss Frauenthal - F2

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Oberdissau | Marianne Dornhofer | © Tourismus Fischbach, Foto Johann Zink
Fischbach medium
Route 7,4 km
Duration 2:30 h

Oberdissau-Rundweg, Fischbach

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Schattensee | Ewald Siebenhofer | © Tourismusverband Murau
Krakau easy Open
Route 6,3 km
Duration 2:02 h

Schattensee

Accessible by public transport
Fuchskreuz am Fladnitzberg | Gabriele Grandl | © Steirisches Vulkanland, spuren.at
Kirchberg an der Raab easy
Route 6,3 km
Duration 1:45 h

Fladnitzer Runde

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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.