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
Hausansicht Blick vom Garten | © Unbekannt
Thermen- & Vulkanland medium
Route 10,4 km
Duration 3:00 h

Round trip Salvator Mundi (Salvator Mundi Rundweg) Breitenfeld

Accessible by public transport
Blick auf die Riegersburg | bigshot.at | © Steiermark Tourismus/bigshot.at
Unterlamm easy
Route 17,6 km
Duration 5:30 h

Stage 31 From Glacier to Wine North Route Unterlamm - Riegersburg

Accessible by public transport
Lahngangsee im Herbst | Karl Steinegger | © TVB Ausseerland Salzkammergut
Grundlsee medium
Route 19,8 km
Duration 9:00 h

Mountain tour to the Lahngang lakes and Pühringer hut

Accessible by public transport
irdninger moos-rundwanderweg im sommer_img_63055510 | Christoph Lukas | © Erlebnisregion Schladming-Dachstein
Irdning-Donnersbachtal easy
Route 6,2 km
Duration 1:30 h

Irdninger Moss Hike

Accessible by public transport
die ersten meter | Tourismusverband Gesäuse | © TV Gesäuse
Bezirk Liezen medium
Route 5,8 km
Duration 2:15 h

Dörfelstein

Accessible by public transport
Geburtshaus mit Vieh auf der Sommerweide | Jakob Hiller | © TV Hochsteiermark
Stanz im Mürztal medium
Route 20,9 km
Duration 7:00 h

Mariazeller Weg 8. Tagesetappe B

Accessible by public transport
sulztaler rundwanderweg nr. 9 – tour 14 lt. wk „von der alm zum wein“_img_85806333 | WEGES | © TV Südsteiermark/WEGES
Gamlitz easy
Route 5,7 km
Duration 2:00 h

Hiking Trail No. 9 Sulztal Weg (Sulztal)

Accessible by public transport
Wegweiser des S2 | Infobüro Bad Waltersdorf | © Erlebnisregion Thermen- & Vulkanland
Bad Waltersdorf medium
Route 13,5 km
Duration 4:00 h

Hill country trail (Hügelland-Weg)

Accessible by public transport
bike & hike wandertipp von der oxenalm zur riesneralm_img_18530631 | Oxenalm | © Erlebnisregion Schladming-Dachstein
Schladming-Dachstein medium
Route 5,7 km
Duration 2:30 h

Bike & Hike Riesneralm via Oxenalm

Accessible by public transport
G.E.R.A-Park Aussichtsturm | Weges | © Unbekannt
Oststeiermark easy Partially opened
Route 10,0 km
Duration 3:00 h

G.E.R.A Park circuit, Eichberg

Accessible by public transport
Kufstein | René Eduard Perhab | © TVB Haus-Aich-Gössenberg
Schladming-Dachstein challenging
Route 15,8 km
Duration 6:30 h

Alpine Hike from the Stoderzinken across the Grafenbergalm to the Kufstein

Accessible by public transport
Kirche Maria Altötting (Ansicht von Osten) | Alexander Brunner | © Tourismusverband Murau
Murau easy
Route 8,0 km
Duration 2:30 h

Winklern circular trail (path 5)

Accessible by public transport
Klaus Maria Brandauer mit Freunden - "Figurenkabinett" | © Ausseerland
Altaussee easy
Route 4,3 km
Duration 2:00 h

"Via Artis Altaussee"

Accessible by public transport
Aussichtsplattform | Tom Lamm | © Tourismusverband Murau
Muehlen easy
Route 3,2 km
Duration 1:10 h

Panorama round hike Zirbitzkogel

Accessible by public transport
Die Haindlkarhütte in der Hochtorgruppe im Gesäuse | Christoph Lukas | © TV Gesäuse
Gesäuse challenging
Route 12,9 km
Duration 8:05 h

Peternpfad

Accessible by public transport
Mining at the Rabenwald in Eastern Styria | XErlebnisregion Oststeiermark Geschäftsstelle ApfelLand-Stubenbergsee | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Anger medium
Route 11,1 km
Duration 4:00 h

"Shift path" to the Raven Forest

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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.