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
Am Windberg | Andreas Steininger | © TV Hochsteiermark
Hochsteiermark medium
Route 15,0 km
Duration 5:30 h

Stage 07: BergZeitReise - from the Schneealm to the Rax

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50 m steel rope bridge spanning the "Höll" gorge | Herbert Raffalt | © Tourismusverband Schladming - Herbert Raffalt
Schladming-Dachstein challenging
Route 22,7 km
Duration 10:43 h

Waldhorn - 2,702 m

Accessible by public transport
hauser kaibling gipfel (2.015 m)_img_86785183 | Hauser Kaibling | © Erlebnisregion Schladming-Dachstein
Schladming-Dachstein medium
Route 4,6 km
Duration 2:00 h

Hauser Kaibling summit (2.015 m)

Accessible by public transport
sheep flock with view of Bärfallspitze | Hauser Kaibling | © www.hauser-kaibling.at
Schladming-Dachstein medium
Route 7,3 km
Duration 4:00 h

Mountain tour at the Bärfallspitze

Accessible by public transport
Adventure hill viewing tower, municipality of Friedberg in Eastern Styria | Flotoanker | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Oststeiermark easy
Route 1,1 km
Duration 0:20 h

Adventure hill-circuit, Friedberg

Accessible by public transport
Am Beginn des Weststeirischen Jakobswegs | Steiermark Tourismus/Schiffer | © TRV Graz / Graz Umgebung
Region Graz challenging
Route 149,9 km
Duration 49:00 h

Way of St. James Western Styria from Thal/Graz to Lavamünd/Carinthia

Accessible by public transport
Kreuz auf der Erzherzog Johann Höhe | Tourismus Info Vorau | © Tourismus Info Vorau
Vorau easy
Route 7,3 km
Duration 2:30 h

Archduke Johann path, Vorau

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Pfarrkirche St. Leonhard in Seewiesen | Fritz Bayerl | © TV Hochsteiermark
Turnau easy
Route 26,5 km
Duration 8:00 h

Etappe 04: BergZeitReise Seewiesen - Veitsch

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Burgruine Klingenstein | Privat | © Tourismusverband Salla
Murtal easy
Route 9,2 km
Duration 3:00 h

Franz Göbl Gedenksteig

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Starting point at Ursprungalm chalets | Herbert Raffalt | © Tourismusverband Schladming - Herbert Raffalt
Schladming-Dachstein medium
Route 13,8 km
Duration 6:19 h

Around the Kampspitze

Accessible by public transport
St. Nikolai im Sausal - Pfarrkirche | Marktgemeimde St. Nikolai i. S. | © Südsteiermark
Kitzeck im Sausal medium
Route 17,5 km
Duration 4:40 h

St. Nikolai Panorama Trail No. 3

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Wayside chapel in Strallegg, Joglland-Waldheimat in Eastern Styria | Christine Pollhammer | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Strallegg easy
Route 5,7 km
Duration 1:50 h

Strallegger Höllweg, Strallegg

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Panoramaweg 100 Gröbming | Gerhard Pilz | © Erlebnisregion Schladming-Dachstein
Schladming-Dachstein easy
Route 49,7 km
Duration 18:00 h

Panorama Trail 100 - stages north of the River Enns

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über stock und wein – naturparkwanderweg – tour 11 lt. wk „von der alm zum wein“_img_85805341 | Daniela Haring | © TV Südsteiermark/Daniela Haring
Großklein medium
Route 20,8 km
Duration 6:00 h

Hiking in the South Styria Nature Park - experience nature at its best!

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Der Schallerhansl auf dem Weg zur Rotsohl | Herbert Podbressnik | © Herbert Podbressnik
Hochsteiermark medium
Route 4,6 km
Duration 3:00 h

Auf die Rotsohlalm

Frühling am Gosausee | TVB Schladming Dachstein | © TVB Schladming Dachstein
Schladming-Dachstein challenging
Route 13,4 km
Duration 6:15 h

Gosausee - Hofpürglhütte | Dachstein Circular Hiking Trail: Stage 01

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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.