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
Stone pile waypoint at Preuneggsattel mountain saddle in Preuneggtal valley | Gerhard Pilz | © Gerhard Pilz
Schladming-Dachstein medium
Route 9,2 km
Duration 4:30 h

Giglachseen Lakes to Keinprechthütte via Duisitzkar and Neualm

Accessible by public transport
Admonterhaus mit Mittagskogel, Natterriegel und Hexenturm | Max Mauthner | © TV Gesäuse
Gesäuse challenging
Route 14,5 km
Duration 7:04 h

Natterriegel via Mittagskogel

Mittlerer Kaltenbachsee | (c) Anja Langbrucker | © Erlebnisregion Schladming-Dachstein
Schladming-Dachstein medium
Route 4,1 km
Duration 3:00 h

3-lakes-hike to the Kaltenbachseen

viehbergalm - miesbodensee_img_11217750 | Schladming Dachstein | © Erlebnisregion Schladming-Dachstein
Gröbming medium
Route 13,4 km
Duration 4:00 h

Viehbergalm - Miesbodensee

Accessible by public transport
Neustattalm -Ramsauer Almengebiet | Tourismusverband Schladming-Dachstein | © Erlebnisregion Schladming-Dachstein
Ramsau am Dachstein easy Open
Route 9,9 km
Duration 3:40 h

Maralm Loop Trail

Accessible by public transport
Steirerseebankerl mit Familie | Tom Lamm | © Ausseerland
Bad Mitterndorf easy
Route 6,1 km
Duration 1:50 h

Family friendly hike to the Steirerseebankerl

Accessible by public transport
hochtor - über hesshütte und josefinensteig_img_1133643 | © Gesäuse - Admont
Gesäuse challenging
Route 13,3 km
Duration 8:00 h

Hochtor - via Hesshütte and Josefinensteig

hofpürglhütte - südwandhütte | dachstein rundwanderweg: etappe 02_img_75626271 | Michael Kuschei | © Erlebnisregion Schladming-Dachstein
Ramsau am Dachstein challenging
Route 13,7 km
Duration 6:00 h

Hofpürglhütte - Südwandhütte | Dachstein Circular Hiking Trail: Stage 02

Accessible by public transport
Summit Hochrettelstein | © Erlebnisregion Schladming-Dachstein
Schladming-Dachstein medium
Route 7,3 km
Duration 3:30 h

Via Plannersee and Plannerknot to the Hochrettelstein

Accessible by public transport
Talblick ins Gesäuse | Stefan Leitner | © TV Gesäuse
Bezirk Liezen challenging
Route 12,4 km
Duration 6:12 h

Via the Tamischbach to the Ennstalerhütte and the Tamischbachturm

Accessible by public transport
Bauernhof vlg. Greimelbacher am Rittis-Weg | Gerhard Pilz | © Gerhard Pilz - www.gpic.at
Schladming-Dachstein easy
Route 5,2 km
Duration 1:30 h

Rittispanorama trail

Accessible by public transport
Prankerhöhe Gipfel | WEGES | © Tourismusverband Murau
Sankt Georgen am Kreischberg medium
Route 17,0 km
Duration 5:30 h

Prankerhöhe ridge hike

Accessible by public transport
Castle ruin Wolkenstein | Armin Walcher | © Erlebnisregion Schladming-Dachstein
Wörschach easy
Route 3,8 km
Duration 2:00 h

Hike through the Wörschachklamm gorge to the Wolkenstein castle ruins

Accessible by public transport
Dier Bergstation der Gipfelbahn Hochwurzen mit dem Willkommensbankerl | Josh Absenger | © Unbekannt
Schladming easy
Route 2,3 km
Duration 1:00 h

Bankerlweg

Accessible by public transport
View from the wooden bridge gapping Riesach waterfall below the Lower waterfalls | Herbert Raffalt | © Tourismusverband Schladming - Herbert Raffalt
Schladming-Dachstein medium
Route 13,2 km
Duration 5:00 h

Preintalerhütte chalet via Alpine Trail through "Höll" gorge

Accessible by public transport
Dachstein south face hut | © Tourismusverband Ramsau am Dachstein
Bezirk Liezen medium
Route 1,3 km
Duration 5:00 h

Anna Klettersteig

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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.