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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Nordic walking by the path of water | © Erlebnisregion Thermen- & Vulkanland
Thermen- & Vulkanland medium
Route 22,4 km
Duration 5:30 h

Path of water (Wasserweg)

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Flatschacherhöhe_Schönberg | Anita Fössl | © Erlebnisregion Murtal
Murtal medium
Route 10,7 km
Duration 4:00 h

Flatschacher Höhe

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Familienerholungsdorf Etmißl | Karl Mühlhauser | © Marktgemeinde Thörl
Hochsteiermark medium
Route 7,5 km
Duration 5:30 h

Von Etmißl auf den Floning

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rosenkogelweg_img_6477905 | Winfried Bräunlich | © TVB Südsteiermark/Winfried Bräunlich
Stainz medium
Route 11,4 km
Duration 4:15 h

Rosenkogelweg

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Hiking Trail head Kraiter car park | Gerhard Pilz | © Erlebnisregion Schladming-Dachstein
Schladming-Dachstein challenging
Route 32,9 km
Duration 14:00 h

2-days tour: Wild Waters

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Erzherzog Johann Skulptur in Seewiesen | Ute Gurdet | © Tourismusverband_Turnau_Reiter
Turnau challenging
Route 28,3 km
Duration 13:30 h

Seeberg - Hochschwab - Seewiesen

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Packer Geopark | Robert Cescutti | © Berg- und Naturwacht
Edelschrott medium
Route 13,4 km
Duration 4:30 h

Packer Naturerlebnis

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Teigisch-Wartenstein-Runde_Ausblick auf Grazer Becken | TV Lipizzanerheimat/EU | © Tourismusbüro Lipizzanerheimat
Voitsberg medium
Route 15,9 km
Duration 5:00 h

Teigitsch-Wartenstein-Runde (über Krottendorf)

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Beim Hutterer | Andreas Steininger | © TV Hochsteiermark
Hochsteiermark medium
Route 9,6 km
Duration 3:30 h

Von Bruck an der Mur aufs Rennfeld

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lettmair au_img_1221485 | © Gesäuse - Admont
Gesäuse easy
Route 1,2 km
Duration 0:45 h

Lettmair-Au

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Startpunkt | Tourismusverband Gesäuse | © TV Gesäuse
Bezirk Liezen easy
Route 5,1 km
Duration 1:32 h

Johnsbacher Sagenweg - The Wild John

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Zirbitzkogel Schutzhaus | Stefanie Hofer | © Erlebnisregion Murtal
Murtal challenging
Route 14,3 km
Duration 5:00 h

From the Waldheimhütte hut to the Zirbitzkogel

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Am Gipfel des Wildkamm | Andreas Steininger | © TV Hochsteiermark
Bruck an der Mur challenging
Route 14,0 km
Duration 6:00 h

Kurzvariante BergZeitReise Bruck an der Mur - Turnau - Hochschwab

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Mödlingerhütte mit Reichenstein | © Gesäuse - Admont
Gesäuse challenging
Route 7,7 km
Duration 5:00 h

Admonter Reichenstein

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Stattliche Gaststätte | Markus Windisch | © Tourismusregion Stübing I Deutschfeistritz I Peggau I Übelbach, Foto: Lunghammer
Übelbach medium
Route 12,8 km
Duration 5:51 h

Von Übelbach nach Deutschfeistritz

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Schloss Hollenegg Innenhof | Schloss Hollenegg | © Schloss Hollenegg
Bezirk Deutschlandsberg medium
Route 7,9 km
Duration 2:15 h

Hollenegger Rundweg

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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.