Stage trails & long distance trails in Eastern Styria

The 'From Glacier to Wine' trail starts on the Dachstein plateau at an altitude of 2,700 metres and is divided into north and south routes. The 560 km long northern route stretches over 35 stages (approx. 21,200 metres of ascent and approx. 23,600 metres of descent), from the Fischbach Alps to Bad Radkersburg. Stages 21 to 28 cross Eastern Styria, starting at Stuhleck, through the forest home of Peter Rosegger to the climatic health resort of Fischbach and through the Almenland Nature Park. Via the fertile areas of the Apfelland and the Pöllauer Tal Nature Park, you come to the town of Hartberg and on to the thermal spa region of Bad Waltersdorf.

The Central alpine trail 02, a 585 km long east-west long-distance hiking route in Austria, starts in Hainburg and leads in 30 stages to the Tappenkarsee lake in the Radstätter Tauern. The eastern section crosses the Grasberger of the Fischbach Alps, the Gleinalpe and the Niedere Tauern. The western section from the Tappenkarsee lake offers two variants: The glacier-free route 02A (approx. 600 km, 34 stages) is suitable for solo hikers, while the high alpine route requires glacier experience. The destination is Feldkirch in Vorarlberg. In Eastern Styria, the route runs via Stuhleck, Pretul, Alpl, Stroßggwirt, Teichalm, Bärenschützklamm and Mixnitz.

The East Austrian long-distance hiking trail 07 runs on 34 stages through Lower Austria, Vienna, Burgenland and Styria. The long-distance hiking trail starts in Nebelstein and ends in Bad Radkersburg and is divided into four sections: Thayatalweg, Weinviertler Grenzlandweg, Via Pannonia and the Oststeirischer Grenzlandweg. The route in Eastern Styria: Hochwechsel - Vorau - Masenberg - Hartberg

The approx. 215 km long Styrian Mariazell Trail is a well-known pilgrimage classic in Styria. From Eibiswald, the pilgrimage route leads to Graz/Mariatrost on the Schöckl with its panoramic views and down to Passail, then via the Sommeralm to the Gasthof auf der Schanz. Continue via the Stanglalm, Mitterdorf to the Rotsohlalm at the foot of the Hohe Veitsch or via the Niederalplpass and Schöneben to Mariazell. Alternatively, the route leads from the Schanz via Alpl and Krieglach to Mariazell.

The Marienweg is a pilgrimage route from Csíksomlyó (RO) via Hungary to Mariazell. The total length of the route is around 1,400 kilometres, of which around 150 kilometres run through Austria. The Marian Way leads from Csíksomlyó/Schomlenberg, a famous place of pilgrimage in Transylvania, through the whole of Hungary westwards to Mariazell. The trail connects numerous places of pilgrimage and Marian graces and follows old, traditional pilgrimage routes. On Austrian soil, two variants are well documented online, both starting in Güssing - one route leads via the pilgrimage church of Pöllauberg, the other via Vorau Abbey to Mariazell.