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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Vineyards in Bad Gams | Brigitte Kügerl | © TV Südsteiermark
Bezirk Deutschlandsberg medium
Route 13,0 km
Duration 4:15 h

Winzerweg in Bad Gams

Seekarlsee - Karibikfeeling garantiert | © Fotograf: Volkhard Maier
Schladming-Dachstein medium
Route 12,0 km
Duration 6:30 h

Seekarlsee - Caribbean feeling guaranteed

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View to St. Stefan in the Schilcherland | Lupi Spuma | © TV Südsteiermark
Sankt Stefan ob Stainz medium
Route 12,8 km
Duration 4:30 h

Genuss-Schilchern

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Blütenpracht in Bad Waltersdorf | Ingrid Jansky | © Erlebnisregion Thermen- & Vulkanland
Hartl easy
Route 3,2 km
Duration 1:00 h

Kundegraben trail (Kundegraben-Weg)

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Unter der Hofmannstahl-Linde in Obertressen | Günter Köberl | © Ausseerland
Bad Aussee easy
Route 10,2 km
Duration 3:15 h

"Via Artis Bad Aussee"

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Raabklamm bei Passail, Naturpark Almenland in der Oststeiermark | Christine Pollhammer | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Naas medium Open
Route 12,3 km
Duration 4:30 h

Stage 6: Path of 100,000 Steps, GH Kreuzwirt - Arzberg

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Graggerschlucht | René Hochegger | © Tourismusverband Murau
Murau medium
Route 3,9 km
Duration 2:30 h

Graggerschlucht

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Panoramaschenke Tertinek Aussicht.jpg | Panoramaschenke Tertinek | © Panoramaschenke Tertinek
Oberhaag medium
Route 13,8 km
Duration 3:33 h

Oberhaager Wege - Aussichtstour an der Grenze

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Passing by Trattensee Lake in the Trattenkar cirque | Gerhard Pilz | © Gerhard Pilz - www.gpic.at
Schladming-Dachstein challenging
Route 87,4 km
Duration 40:00 h

Schladminger Tauern High Trail: 7-days-tour

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Zur Erinnerung an den Kohlebergbau. | Christian Heugl | © Südsteiermark/Christian Heugl
Sankt Martin im Sulmtal easy
Route 15,1 km
Duration 4:00 h

Archäologischer Weg 1 rund um St. Martin

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A hiker walking along Planai Panorama Loop | Gerhard Pilz | © Christine Höflehner
Schladming-Dachstein easy
Route 2,2 km
Duration 0:38 h

Planai Panorama Loop

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Wanderung Richtung Stanglalm | nicoleseiser.at | © Hochsteiermark
Hochsteiermark easy
Route 25,0 km
Duration 7:30 h

Etappe 11: BergZeitReise Stanglalm - Kindberg

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Teigisch-Wartenstein-Runde_Abzweigung Wanderweg | TV Lipizzanerheimat/EU | © Tourismusbüro Lipizzanerheimat
Voitsberg challenging
Route 17,9 km
Duration 5:30 h

Teigitsch-Wartenstein-Runde (über Ligist)

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Franzlbauernhütte | Team Erlebnisregion Murtal | © Erlebnisregion Murtal
Murtal medium
Route 8,0 km
Duration 3:30 h

Sonntagskogel

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Geburtshaus mit Vieh auf der Sommerweide | Jakob Hiller | © TV Hochsteiermark
Langenwang medium
Route 11,6 km
Duration 4:00 h

Auf den Spuren Peter Roseggers - Der Christtagsfreudenweg

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Blick vom Häuslkogel über Wildalpen | Christian Scheucher | © Tourismusverband Wildalpen
Bezirk Liezen medium
Route 5,2 km
Duration 1:43 h

Hopfgartenrunde Wildalpen

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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.