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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Krumpenalm | Christian Scheucher | © TV Gesäuse
Gesäuse medium
Route 11,4 km
Duration 3:40 h

Krumpenrunde Wildalpen

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Edelweissboden - Hochturm | Markus Leitner | © TV HerzBergLand
Erzberg Leoben medium
Route 7,9 km
Duration 3:25 h

Edelweissboden

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Pilgerkreuz | Herbert Podbressnik | © TV Hochsteiermark
Stanz im Mürztal challenging
Route 35,8 km
Duration 12:00 h

Mariazeller Weg 8. Tagesetappe A

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Hallstattzeitl. Museum Großklein | Gemeinde Großklein | © TSüdsteiermark
Großklein easy
Route 13,0 km
Duration 4:00 h

Fürstengräberweg Nr. 13

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Das Gehöft Lenzbauer am Weg zur Sulm. | Christian Heugl | © TV Südsteiermark
Bad Schwanberg medium
Route 13,2 km
Duration 4:15 h

Eklogitweg – Tour 49 lt. WK „Von der Alm zum Wein“

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Almidylle im Naturpark Almenland | Manfred Polansky | © (c) Steiermark Tourismus/Manfred Polansky
Passail challenging
Route 31,0 km
Duration 10:00 h

Mariazeller Weg 7. Tagesetappe

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Blick vom Flamberg | Marktgem. St. Nikolai i. S. (J. Grasch/Hans-J. Karrenbrock/G. Schodl) | © Südsteiermark
Sankt Nikolai im Sausal easy
Route 9,7 km
Duration 3:00 h

Greibrunnweg No. 12

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Unterwegs am Hochtrötsch | Harry Schiffer | © Region Graz
Semriach medium
Route 8,9 km
Duration 3:00 h

Hochtrötsch circular trail

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Gemeindewandertag Mooskirchen | Privat | © Marktgemeinde Mooskirchen
Mooskirchen easy
Route 3,6 km
Duration 1:30 h

Wanderung Edenberg

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Höherliegender Steig entlang der Salza | Christian Scheucher | © Tourismusverband Wildalpen
Gesäuse medium
Route 8,2 km
Duration 2:30 h

Kräuterhalsrunde Wildalpen

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View from the Pöllauberg pilgrimage church into the valley in Eastern Styria | Helmut Schweighofer | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Pöllauberg medium Open
Route 20,5 km
Duration 5:00 h

Pankratius Way, Pöllauberg

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Krugsee | Team Erlebnisregion Murtal | © Wolfgang Mitteregger
Gaal medium
Route 12,3 km
Duration 4:30 h

Krugsee

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Keltischer Wehrturm | Peter Schimpel | © TV Südsteiermark/Peter Schimpel
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Blick ins Weinland bei Fehring | bigshot.at | © Steiermark Tourismus/bigshot.at
Friedberg (Steiermark) medium Open
Route 145,8 km
Duration 45:00 h

East-Austrian Border Trail 07 through Styria

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Wandern durch den Wald | Herbert Raffalt | © Erlebnisregion Murtal
Pöls-Oberkurzheim easy
Route 10,2 km
Duration 3:30 h

Riding trail Oberkurzheim

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Fischbach | Walter Laschober | © Walter Laschober
Fischbach medium
Route 124,5 km
Duration 37:00 h

Alpannonia – Long-Distance hiking trail: Fischbach - Köszeg, Fischbach

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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.