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
Naturteich Großhart | Ingrid Jansky | © Erlebnisregion Thermen- & Vulkanland
Hartberg-Fürstenfeld easy Open
Route 4,1 km
Duration 1:30 h

Natur-experience trail (Natur-Erlebnisweg)

Accessible by public transport
Heiltherme Bad Waltersdorf | Harald Eisenberger | © Erlebnisregion Thermen- & Vulkanland
Bad Waltersdorf medium Open
Route 17,5 km
Duration 5:30 h

Thermal circular trail (Thermen Rundwanderweg)

Graue Steinwand | Sepp Reitbauer | © Sepp Reitbauer
Oststeiermark medium Open
Route 7,1 km
Duration 2:30 h

Gray Stone - Kalter Brunnweg

Hallstattzeituliches Museum (hamug) Großklein | hamug | © Südsteiermark
Southern Styria medium Open
Route 7,8 km
Duration 2:09 h

Fürstengräberweg Nr. 13 Variante a

Stoahandhütte, Naturpark Almenland in der Oststeiermark | Weges | © TVB Oststeiermark
Sankt Kathrein am Offenegg challenging Open
Route 24,1 km
Duration 7:55 h

Teichalm - Sommeralm summit circular trail

Accessible by public transport
Liebevoll gestalteter Themenweg - Die Herz-Spur | Weges OG | © Weges OG
Thermen- & Vulkanland easy Open
Route 8,6 km
Duration 2:30 h

Heart track (Herzspur) in Bad Gleichenberg

Maßenburg | TV Leoben | © TV Leoben/Foto Freisinger
Leoben easy Open
Route 1,7 km
Duration 0:20 h

Massenburg Ruin - Leoben viewing platform

At the Stuhleck summit | © TV Hochsteiermark
Hochsteiermark easy Open
Route 5,5 km
Duration 2:30 h

Pfaffensattel - Stuhleck

Stubenberg parish church, ApfelLand-Stubenbegsee, Eastern Styria | Christine Pollhammer | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Stubenberg easy Open
Route 13,4 km
Duration 3:40 h

Organ Hiking: Stubenberg- Fieberbründl-St.Stefan b. Hofkirchen

Accessible by public transport
Pleschaitz | Andreas Siebenhofer | © Tourismusverband Region Murau
Murau challenging Open
Route 16,6 km
Duration 6:30 h

Pleschaitz

Wandern am Hochkögelweg | Bernhard Bergmann | © TV Thermen- & Vulkanland
Thermen- & Vulkanland easy Open
Route 4,6 km
Duration 1:15 h

Höchkogel track (Höchkogelweg) - In the footsteps of the volcanoes

Großofen | Franz Gruber | © www.hoiswirt.at
Bezirk Voitsberg medium Open
Route 11,4 km
Duration 4:00 h

Großofen circular hike

Bürgeralm Panorama Klettersteig | Martin Cremsner | © Marktgemeinde Aflenz
Aflenz challenging Open
Route 0,3 km
Duration 2:00 h

Bürgeralm Panorama Klettersteig

Josefiplatz, St. Johann i. S. | Lj St. Johann i. S. | © Südsteiermark
Southern Styria medium Open
Route 13,2 km
Duration 3:34 h

Untergreithweg No. 17 Variant a

Plotscherbauer | Markus Windisch, Foto Katharina Miteregger | © Katharina Mitteregger
Übelbach medium Open
Route 6,2 km
Duration 2:25 h

From Übelbach to the Plotscherbauer

Stift Vorau | TV Joglland Waldheimat | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Vorau medium Open
Route 9,7 km
Duration 3:30 h

Augustine Way

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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.