In the Silberkarklamm | © Steiermark Tourismus | Martina Haselwander In the Silberkarklamm | © Steiermark Tourismus | Martina Haselwander
Nature juwels in Styria

Flowing waters and gorges

Flowing waters and gorges are ten a penny in Styria. But only some of them are allowed to flow freely and naturally. They ripple and roar, break over waterfalls or flow leisurely through the meadows and are beautiful to watch or experience.

If there is something that Styria doesn’t have too little of, it is rivers, streams, wetlands and meadows. These natural treasures invite you to take in the scenery, explore the countless ravines or just listen to the flowing waters. There are opportunities to take a canoe trip on the Salza, Enns, Mur or Sulm – alternatively, one can just wade and splash around in the waters.

Speaking of water: The metropolis of Vienna is largely supplied by the high spring water from Styria. The headwater of the 1st Viennese mountain spring pipeline covers the area of Schneeberg, Rax and Schneealpe and the headwater of the 2nd Viennese mountain spring pipeline include the mountain range of Hochschwab. The sanctuaries for the protection of water resources cover a total of 675 km². They are thus larger than the area of Vienna. But that's not all: One third of Graz's drinking water comes directly from the Hochschwab. It takes two days for the water (5.4 million m³ annually) to flow through the 76.5 km long drinking water pipeline to Graz.

And another advantage: On hot summer days, just being near the flowing water offers a pleasantly cool experience. Therefore, hiking through the ravines and along streams and rivers is not a problem – even at higher temperatures. Animals also like to hang around near the water: salamanders, a wide variety of birds and even colourful butterflies can be observed here. Nimble brown hares and curious beavers can also be found around the water worlds.

Awesome water experinces

Atemberaubende Wasserlochklamm in Palfau | Stefan Leitner | © TV Gesäuse
Hieflau easy
Route 2,7 km
Duration 2:30 h

Wasserlochklamm

Bärenschützklamm,  Naturpark Almenland in der Oststeiermark | Sandra Haberl | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Oststeiermark medium
Route 12,3 km
Duration 5:00 h

Through the Bärenschützklamm from Mixnitz

Steine sammeln | © Gesäuse - Gams
Hieflau
Route 5,0 km
Duration 2:15 h

GeoPath with nothklamm gorge and stone ball mill

Wild Waters along Untertalbach creek | Gerhard Pilz | © Gerhard Pilz
Pichl-Preunegg easy
Route 16,7 km
Duration 5:45 h

Theme trail Wild Waters

günster wasserfallwanderung_img_52358308 | Tom Lamm | © Tourismusverband Murau
Murau
Route 4,0 km
Duration 1:19 h

Günster waterfall hike

Raabklamm Haselbachsteg, Eastern Styria | xSimon Sackl | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Mortantsch easy
Route 10,1 km
Duration 3:30 h

large raab gorge, Mortantsch

kleiner Wasserfall Klamm | Julia Jammernegg | © TVB Südsteiermark/Julia Jammernegg
Eichberg-Trautenburg easy
Route 8,6 km
Duration 3:30 h

Heiligengeistklamm (gorge walk)

Eselsberger Alm | CM Visuals | © Tourismusverband Murau
Murau
Route 4,5 km
Duration 1:29 h

Eselsberger Alm Action Way