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

Filter
Length in km
km
km
Duration in h
h
h
Elevation gain/loss
m
m
1996 Results
Station 19: Familie Herbert & Anni Rathkolb | Anna Maria Rathkolb | © Erlebnisregion Thermen- & Vulkanland
Thermen- & Vulkanland medium Open
Route 7,7 km
Duration 2:30 h

Advent path Bierbaum am Auersbach (Adventweg Bierbaum am Auersbach)

Sackwiesensee | Heinz Toperczer | © TV Hochsteiermark
Hochsteiermark medium Open
Route 4,9 km
Duration 2:15 h

Vom Bodenbauer zum Sackwiesensee

Bergsteigerfriedhof Johnsbach | Tourismusverband Gesäuse | © TV Gesäuse
Gesäuse easy Open
Route 4,8 km
Duration 1:40 h

Johnsbach Sunny Side Path

Easy walk along the Rittisberg Trail | Schladming Dachstein | © Schladming-Dachstein
Schladming-Dachstein easy Open
Route 11,7 km
Duration 4:00 h

Hiking and chalet experience Halserberg-Rittisberg

Lithopuncture stone | Lisa Schuster | © Erlebnisregion Thermen- & Vulkanland
Bad Radkersburg easy Open
Route 4,5 km
Duration 1:30 h

Lithopuncture path (Lithopunkturweg)

Accessible by public transport
Climate Future Trail: Signposts in Eastern Styria | Reinhold Schöngrundner | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Pöllau easy Open
Route 9,7 km
Duration 3:00 h

Climate Future Trail, Pöllau

Kapelle Glojach (c) Pauritsch_Tourismus Saßtal | © Kapelle Glojach (c) Pauritsch_Tourismus Saßtal
Thermen- & Vulkanland easy Open
Route 4,4 km
Duration 1:15 h

Chapels circuit (Kapellenrundweg) Glojach

Durch die enge Klamm | Tourismusverband Gesäuse | © TV Gesäuse
Bezirk Liezen easy Open
Route 12,2 km
Duration 4:31 h

Spitzenbachklamm the "Valley of the Butterflies

Enns mit Blick ins Gesäuse | Tourismusverband Gesäuse | © TV Gesäuse
Bezirk Liezen medium Open
Route 17,7 km
Duration 6:00 h

Gasteiger circular hiking trail

Schautafel am Ödensee | © Ausseerland
Bad Mitterndorf easy Open
Route 9,3 km
Duration 2:39 h

nature experience lake Ödensee

Blick auf den fahrenden Flascherlzug | Harry Schiffer | © Schilcherland Steiermark
Southern Styria medium Open
Route 7,9 km
Duration 2:00 h

Stainzer South Hill Circuit

Accessible by public transport
Steinitzenalm | Siegfried Zink | © Tourismusverband Ausseerland - Salzkammergut/C. Arzberger
Bad Mitterndorf easy Closed
Route 14,5 km
Duration 3:15 h

Steinitzen - Almgraben round (GPS trail)

Accessible by public transport
Wetterkreuze im Naturpark Almenland | Leo Himsl | © (c) Steiermark Tourismus/Leo Himsl
Sankt Kathrein am Offenegg medium Open
Route 13,6 km
Duration 4:30 h

Stage 25 From Glacier to Wine North Route Almenland Brandlucken - Anger

Accessible by public transport
Forest nature trail start Hotel Muhr in Eastern Styria | Tourismusverband Oststeiermark | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Pöllauberg medium Open
Route 8,4 km
Duration 2:30 h

Masenberg forest nature trail - long variant, Pöllau

Accessible by public transport
Am Ostende des Ausseer Kurparks beim Gambsen-Steg geht's los | Gerhard Ziermayer | © Ausseerland
Bad Aussee easy Open
Route 8,4 km
Duration 1:55 h

"Bad Aussee - Grundlsee - Mosern - Obertressen"

Am Gipfel - Hochschwung | Weges OG | © Weges OG
Murtal medium Open
Route 14,1 km
Duration 5:00 h

Hochschwung - summit hike in the Wölzer Tauern

1996 Results
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.