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
Etappe_09_Bemoostes Totholz_M. Laussamayr | Tourismusverband Gesäuse | © TV Gesäuse
Gesäuse medium
Route 21,9 km
Duration 7:11 h

Lynx Trail - Stage 09 Palfau-Lassing, main route

Accessible by public transport
Wegweiser des S1 | Infobüro Bad Waltersdorf | © Erlebnisregion Thermen- & Vulkanland
Bad Waltersdorf medium
Route 10,6 km
Duration 3:30 h

Mountain and valley hiking trail (Berg- & Tal Rundwanderweg)

Etappe_10_(c)Wildnisgebiet Duerrenstein Oesterreich _ H Glader | Tourismusverband Gesäuse | © TV Gesäuse
Wildalpen medium
Route 22,5 km
Duration 8:07 h

Lynx Trail - Stage 10 Lassing-Hochreit

Accessible by public transport
Lurgbauerhütte | Martin Bayer | © Naturpark Mürzer Oberland
Hochsteiermark medium
Route 35,2 km
Duration 13:00 h

Weg der Sonne im Naturpark Mürzer Oberland

Accessible by public transport
Wanderweg 919 Wenigzell Richtung Vorau | Birgit Kandlbauer | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Strallegg medium
Route 5,2 km
Duration 1:40 h

Wenigzell Hiking Trail No. 919: Dead Man - Lafnitzegg, Wenigzell

Etappe_11_20130702_ybbstalerhuette | Tourismusverband Gesäuse | © TV Gesäuse
Ybbstal Alps challenging
Route 27,1 km
Duration 9:40 h

Lynx Trail - Stage 11 Göstling (Hochreit) - Lunz am See (Seehof), with shuttle

Accessible by public transport
Pischelsdorf parish church in ApfelLand-Stubenbergsee, Eastern Styria | Robert Hahn | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Pischelsdorf am Kulm medium
Route 9,2 km
Duration 3:35 h

Organ Hiking: Stage Pischelsdorf- Kulm

Accessible by public transport
Wassermühle "Hornschmied" | Sutdio Fotogen | © TV Miesenbach
Miesenbach bei Birkfeld easy
Route 3,6 km
Duration 1:30 h

Waterway, Miesenbach

Accessible by public transport
Pfarrkirche St. Peter am Kammersberg | Günther Steininger | © Gemeinde St. Peter am Kammersberg
Bad Mitterndorf challenging
Route 124,6 km
Duration 45:00 h

Salt Trail 09 through Styria

Etappe_11_20130702_ybbstalerhuette | Tourismusverband Gesäuse | © TV Gesäuse
Ybbstal Alps challenging
Route 32,7 km
Duration 11:20 h

Lynx Trail - Stage 11 Göstling (Hochreit) - Lunz am See (Seehof), without shuttle

Accessible by public transport
austria klettersteig sinabell_img_3616092 | Tourismusverband Schladming-Dachstein | © www.tita.at
Bezirk Liezen challenging
Route 6,1 km
Duration 7:30 h

Austria-Via Ferrata Sinabell

Accessible by public transport
Stalingradkapelle | Roland Gutwenger | © Tourismusverband Grimming-Donnersbachtal
Schladming-Dachstein medium
Route 11,7 km
Duration 4:00 h

Stalingkreuz-Kohlanger-Rastanger-Way

Accessible by public transport
Blumenwiesen | Weges OG | © Weges OG
Murtal medium
Route 5,7 km
Duration 2:30 h

Steinplan starting Oberkamper

Accessible by public transport
Salzaklamm | Fred Lindmoser | © TV Hochsteiermark
Hochsteiermark medium Open
Route 7,7 km
Duration 2:30 h

Power place Salzaklamm

Accessible by public transport
Ardningalm | © Gesäuse - Ardning
Gesäuse medium
Route 8,9 km
Duration 3:15 h

Karleck round

Accessible by public transport
Rattener Windpark | Birgit Kandlbauer | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Rettenegg medium
Route 5,9 km
Duration 2:00 h

"alpannonia" - feeder road: Rettenegg - Pretul, Rettenegg

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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.