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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Wandern | Tom Lamm | © Tourismusverband Region Murau
Pusterwald easy Open
Route 5,4 km
Duration 1:49 h

Tanzstattkapelle

Aerosolium, municipality of St. Lorenzen am Wechsel in Eastern Styria | Flotoanker | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Sankt Lorenzen am Wechsel easy Open
Route 4,0 km
Duration 1:30 h

Searching for traces in the Roman Forest, St. Lorenzen am Wechsel

Leoben easy Open
Route 4,6 km
Duration 1:16 h

Via Spiritualis - Auf den Spuren der Leobener Kirchen

Accessible by public transport
Summit cross at Zetz, Eastern Styria | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Thannhausen medium Open
Route 8,8 km
Duration 4:00 h

Zetzweg on "The Hand“, Thannhausen

Englitztal | © Erlebnisregion Schladming-Dachstein
Schladming-Dachstein easy Open
Route 3,1 km
Duration 1:30 h

Beautiful Hill-Country Hike to Englitztal Valley

Jasmin Schmidt | © Tourismusverband Region Murau
Schöder medium Open
Route 12,5 km
Duration 4:00 h

Geological trail

Pöllau Castle in Eastern Styria | Helmut Schweighofer | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Pöllau medium Open
Route 20,6 km
Duration 6:00 h

Pöllau circuit via Jochbauer, Pöllau

Accessible by public transport
Market town of Pöllau in the Pöllauer Tal Nature Park in Eastern Styria | Robert Hahn | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Pöllau medium Open
Route 20,1 km
Duration 5:45 h

Pöllau tour via the Folklore Museum and Hotel Muhr, Pöllau

Winzendorfer pond_View of pond_Eastern Styria | Helmut Schweighofer | © Helmut Schweighofer
Pöllau easy Open
Route 8,0 km
Duration 2:30 h

Round Winzendorf ponds via Söllnerdorf, Pöllau

Pöllau Castle Park: avenue in Eastern Styria | Helmut Schweighofer | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Pöllau medium Open
Route 24,7 km
Duration 7:00 h

Pöllau circuit via Gschaider Kögerl, Pöllau

Pöllauberg pilgrimage church and view of the valley in Eastern Styria | Helmut Schweighofer | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Pöllauberg medium Open
Route 12,8 km
Duration 4:00 h

Pöllauberg circuit via Pöllau, Pöllauberg

Hotel Muhr, exterior view in Eastern Styria | © Waldhof Muhr, Fotograf: Helmut Schweighofer | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Pöllauberg medium Open
Route 18,7 km
Duration 5:30 h

Hike to the Wildwiesen viewing tower, Muhr Pöllauberg

Pöllauberg pilgrimage church and view of the Pöllau Valley in Eastern Styria | Helmut Schweighofer | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Pöllauberg medium Open
Route 10,8 km
Duration 4:00 h

Masenberg circuit via Lüßwaldsattel, Pöllauberg

Blick nach Raumberg vom Kapflweg | Barbara Luidold | © Erlebnisregion Schladming-Dachstein
Schladming-Dachstein easy Closed
Route 5,7 km
Duration 2:00 h

Roundway Kapfl

Fast auf Augenhöhe mit dem alten König der Steiermark | Roland Gutwenger | © Tourismusverband Grimming-Donnersbachtal
Bezirk Liezen medium Closed
Route 11,2 km
Duration 4:03 h

Watercastle Roundway

Bruder Klaus Kirche | Fred Lindmoser | © TV Hochsteiermark
Sankt Aegyd am Neuwalde medium Open
Route 21,9 km
Duration 5:40 h

Arthur Krupp Monument Trail

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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.