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
Church of St. Stephen - Organ Walking | Tourismusverband Oststeiermark | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Hartberg medium Open
Route 25,3 km
Duration 7:00 h

Hartberg Kaindorf Hartberg via Marterlweg

Vogellehrpfad Kehrwald | TV HerzBergLand | © TV Hochsteiermark
Trofaiach easy Open
Route 3,0 km
Duration 1:20 h

Vogellehrpfad Kehrwald

Accessible by public transport
Ruine Peggau | Markus Windisch | © Region Graz
Peggau medium Open
Route 15,2 km
Duration 5:00 h

From Peggau to the Tanneben plateau

Accessible by public transport
Panoramic view, St. Ruprecht an der Raab, Eastern Styria | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Sankt Ruprecht an der Raab easy Open
Route 10,0 km
Duration 3:00 h

panorama path, St. Ruprecht/Raab

Bianca Poier | © Erlebnisregion Murtal
Murtal medium Open
Route 10,8 km
Duration 5:15 h

Gamskögel west summit

Rantensee | Infobüro Murau | © Tourismusverband Region Murau
Krakau medium Open
Route 15,5 km
Duration 4:25 h

Power place hike 2: Rantensee

Accessible by public transport
Theresa Schwaiger | © Ausseerland
Grundlsee easy Open
Route 2,7 km
Duration 1:15 h

Herbal circuit in Gößl

Hohe Veitsch | Podbressnik | © TV Hochsteiermark
Hochsteiermark medium Open
Route 6,7 km
Duration 3:30 h

Auf den Gipfel der Hohen Veitsch

Accessible by public transport
Landschaft rund um Bad Waltersdorf | Josef Lederer | © TV Thermen- & Vulkanland
Thermen- & Vulkanland medium Open
Route 12,4 km
Duration 4:00 h

Fichtenbründl trail (Fichtenbründl-Weg)

Goferhütte | Irmi Gruber | © TV Gesäuse
Gesäuse easy Open
Route 6,9 km
Duration 2:25 h

Through the Gofergraben

Schlossplatz mit Brunnen in Haus im Ennstal | © Marktgemeinde Haus
Schladming-Dachstein medium Closed
Route 10,7 km
Duration 2:50 h

Markt Haus - Oberhaus - Lehen - Birnberg - Markt Haus

Accessible by public transport
Rastplatz mit Informationstafeln und Aussicht | Weges OG | © Weges OG
Thermen- & Vulkanland easy Open
Route 9,7 km
Duration 3:00 h

Kaskögerl track (Kaskögerlweg) - Poppendorf/Gnas

Mödlinger Hütte | Ernst Kren | © Gesäuse - Admont
Gesäuse easy Open
Route 9,0 km
Duration 3:40 h

From Johnsbach to Mödlinger Hütte

Krakau | Tom Lamm | © Tourismusverband Region Murau
Murau medium Open
Route 13,5 km
Duration 4:18 h

KrakauValley - circular hiking trail

Accessible by public transport
Die Königsetappe | Tourismusverband Schladming-Dachstein | © Erlebnisregion Schladming-Dachstein
Schladming-Dachstein challenging Closed
Route 16,0 km
Duration 7:30 h

The King’s Stage

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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.