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Long-distance hiking in Styria

Paradise is a place on earth. However, to find your personal green oasis far away from the hustle and bustle, you need a bit of patience and stamina. During long-distance hiking in Styria, you learn how to experience time differently. Almost imperceptibly, your feet will come to move in time with the quiet rhythm of nature …

Multi-day hikes in the green heart of Austria

Step by step in time with nature: With the Gesäuse National Park and seven other nature reserves, Styria is an incredibly varied hiking paradise. What’s more, the green heart of Austria is an important traveller hub along the extensive network of Alpine long-distance hiking trails. Many great hiking routes, among them the new “From glacier to wine” tour, are waiting for avid hikers to take the first step.

Hike from sunrise to sunset, from mountain hut to mountain hut, across different altitudes and landscapes: Styria’s long-distance hiking trails are the perfect places to spend quiet yet active days.

The most stunning long-distance hiking routes in Styria

Eight of the ten long-distance hiking trails of the Austrian Alpine Club lead through Styria. What used to be historic trade routes are now perfect paths to self-awareness. Long-distance hiking is a great opportunity to get away from it all, to escape the everyday and reconnect with the simple things in life – and ultimately, with yourself.

Schladminger Tauern High Trail: 7-days-tour

Koralm Crystal Trail

East-Austrian Border Trail 07 through Styria

From the Glacier to the Wine - South Route

Northern Alpine Trail 01 through Styria

North South Long Distance Trail 05 through Styria

Central Alpine Trail 02 through Styria

From the Glacier to the Wine - North Route

Via Alpina through Styria

Salt Trail 09 through Styria

Eisenwurzen Trail 08 through Styria

The fascination of long-distance hiking

It’s the moderate rhythm of your steps that makes long-distance hiking both fascinating and soothing. In-between steps, daydreams are born, and thoughts fall into place. And it’s not just yourself you get to know better during a long-distance hike in Styria. It’s also the region’s picturesque landscape and its people you become acquainted with in the most authentic way.

By the way: While long-distance hiking in itself is not a new invention, it has definitely been “rediscovered” during the last couple of years. Back in the day, merchants and journeymen used to walk from village to village and from country to country. What used to be a necessity, today has become a passion for many of us. That’s also reflected by the multitude of guidebooks and coffee-table books on long-distance hiking and pilgrimage that line the shelves of today’s bookstores.

Is it the process of breaking away from well-trodden paths? The rediscovery of the essential things in life? The conscious exercise out in nature or simply the feeling of finding purity away from the mundane? It’s possibly a mixture of all of the above that inspires so many of us to embark on a long-distance hike in the Alps.

More about the "From Glacier to Wine" hiking route

Long-distance hiking with children

With the right preparation, long-distance hikes can be an unforgettable adventure for the whole family. Of course, there are some things you should keep in mind: choosing child-friendly routes and stages, packing your hiking backpack correctly, booking your accommodation in advance …

What’s a good age for kids to come on a multi-day hike? Which trails in Styria are particularly suitable for mountain hut hikes for all ages? Which accessories come in handy when hiking with children? Find out more about long-distance hiking with children!

Interesting info on long-distance hikes with children (in german)

More tips for multi-day hiking tours in Styria

Our trail map gives you an overview of all long-distance hiking trails and pilgrimage routes in Styria. If you’re planning a hiking holiday, you might also find our selection of hiking hotels useful. No matter which long-distance hiking trail you choose: Multi-day hiking tours in Styria are the fastest way to finding mountain bliss!

Styrian Iron Trail

From leisurely to challenging: Styria's multi-faceted hiking routes.

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BergZeitReise trail

Dachstein Circular Hiking Trail

From leisurely to challenging: Styria's multi-faceted hiking routes.

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Via Natura entire route

Lynx Trail - Through Austria’s wild heartlands

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.

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Offers, accommodation options and tours

hiking holidayS in Styria

Anticipation is the greatest joy. Especially if you have decided on a hiking vacation in the Green Heart of Austria. But should you go to the alpine north or rather to the lovely south? If you are still looking for a suitable offer for your hiking vacation, you may find what you are looking for in the following packages.