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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Salzstieglhaus Sommer | Hans Fink | © ÖAV Voitsberg
Hirschegg-Pack medium
Route 16,0 km
Duration 6:00 h

Vom Salzstiegl nach Hirschegg / Peterer Riegel

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Putterersee | Melanie Kraxner | © Erlebnisregion Schladming-Dachstein
Schladming-Dachstein easy
Route 3,6 km
Duration 1:15 h

Seaway

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Seehütte Töglhofer | Sepp Reitbauer | © Unbekannt
Strallegg medium
Route 8,9 km
Duration 3:00 h

Seaway, Strallegg

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Kapelle in St. Oswald | Weges OG | © Weges OG
Murtal medium
Route 11,9 km
Duration 5:30 h

Rosenkogel via Grünholzsteig

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View to the Gschnaidter Kreuz in eastern Styria | ©WEGES | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Anger medium
Route 11,2 km
Duration 4:30 h

Zetz-Round, Anger

Accessible by public transport
Im Almgraben | Andreas Steininger | © TV Hochsteiermark
Accessible by public transport
100_Ausblick auf Mühlen_(c)_René Hochegger__FB5_4838.JPG | René Hochegegr | © Tourismusverband Murau
Murau easy
Route 2,1 km
Duration 0:46 h

Mühlner village tour

Accessible by public transport
Beim Raxkircherl | Andreas Steininger | © TV Hochsteiermark
Hochsteiermark challenging
Route 104,3 km
Duration 35:00 h

Rund um den Naturpark Mürzer Oberland

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Wasserstelle im Thermenpark Bad Blumau | J. Rath | © Kurkommission Bad Blumau
Bad Blumau easy
Route 14,0 km
Duration 3:25 h

FF8 Hundertwassertour

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Ausblick ins Schilcherland, entlang des Weges mit Erholungswert | Michael Lang | © TVB Südsteiermark/Michael Lang
Sankt Stefan ob Stainz easy
Route 5,0 km
Duration 1:30 h

Genuss-Schilchern Family Circuit

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Pilgrim church Pöllauberg, Nature Park Pöllauberg in Eastern Styria | Christine Pollhammer | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Pöllauberg easy
Route 5,2 km
Duration 2:00 h

Shadow hike, RETTER Pöllauberg

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Hütten im Gesäuse | Ennstalerhütte | © Tourismusverband Gesäuse
Gesäuse medium
Route 6,6 km
Duration 4:00 h

Hocherb/ Mühlbach - Ennstalerhütte

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Kalvarienberg Winter | Siegfried Teubenbacher | © TV Hochsteiermark
Hochsteiermark easy
Route 9,8 km
Duration 3:15 h

Kalvarienberg bis Berggasthof Ochnerbauer (Wanderweg Kindberg Nr. 1)

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Idyllischer Wald in Bad Waltersdorf | Ingrid Jansky | © Bad Waltersdorf
Buch-St. Magdalena medium
Route 5,2 km
Duration 2:00 h

Linden forest trail (Lindenwald-Weg)

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Mugel Panorama | Weißmüller | © Weißmüller
Leoben challenging
Route 9,9 km
Duration 4:15 h

Mountain hiking trail from Leoben to the Mugel

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Klapotetz | SYMBOL | © TV Südsteiermark/Symbol
Bezirk Leibnitz medium
Route 18,2 km
Duration 5:53 h

Klapotetzwanderweg

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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.