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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Übersichtskarte Bad Gams | Weges | © Südsteiermark
Southern Styria easy Open
Route 10,4 km
Duration 3:00 h

Schilcherkeller Rundweg

Accessible by public transport
Ausstieg Familie Bergstation | Tom Lamm | © Ausseerland
Bad Mitterndorf medium Closed
Route 12,0 km
Duration 3:45 h

Top Station Chairlift - Tauplitz via path 216

Aussichtswarte mit Loser | Theresa Schwaiger | © Tourismusverband Ausserland - Salzkammergut
Bad Aussee medium Closed
Route 49,2 km
Duration 14:00 h

Salzkammerweg

Gipfelsieg Erste Grebenzenhöhe | Tom Lamm | © Tourismusverband Region Murau
Sankt Lambrecht challenging Open
Route 10,7 km
Duration 3:30 h

High trail Scharfes-Eck - incl. Grebenzenhaus

Accessible by public transport
Grubbründl-Source, Apfelland in Eastern Styria | Christine Pollhammer | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Anger easy Open
Route 9,9 km
Duration 3:15 h

Grubbründlweg, Anger near Weiz

Wilder Gamsbach in der Nothklamm in Gams bei Hieflau | Stefan Leitner | © TV Gesäuse
Gesäuse easy Open
Route 5,0 km
Duration 2:15 h

GeoPath with nothklamm gorge and stone ball mill

Alpintour Hochkar Dürrenstein | Christian Scheucher | © Tourismusverband Wildalpen
Gesäuse challenging Open
Route 14,0 km
Duration 7:15 h

Dürrenstein from Wildalpen

See in See | Infobüro Murau | © Tourismusverband Region Murau
Murau medium Open
Route 12,1 km
Duration 2:30 h

From Neumarkt via town lake to Mühlen

Christoph Huber | © Erlebnisregion Schladming-Dachstein
Schladming-Dachstein medium Open
Route 2,1 km
Duration 1:00 h

Nice Family Hike - on the Tree Horoscope Path, Gröbming

Admonterhaus | Christoph | © TV Gesäuse
Gesäuse medium Open
Route 4,6 km
Duration 2:45 h

Admonterhaus (1,725 m) via Grabneralm (1,390 m)

Vineyard Langegg | Stefanie Schmid | © Schilcherland Steiermark
Southern Styria easy Open
Route 12,7 km
Duration 4:00 h

Big St. Stefan Round Walk

way to the raasberg, eastern styria | © Günther Steininger | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Weiz medium Open
Route 18,8 km
Duration 5:35 h

From Weiz to the Raas summit

Kammspitze | Schladming Dachstein - TVB Gröbminger Land | © Erlebnisregion Schladming-Dachstein
Gröbming challenging Open
Route 11,2 km
Duration 6:00 h

To the Top of the Gröbminger Kammspitze - elev. 2.139 m

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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.