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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rückgrat gesamtstrecke / feldbach-klöch_img_81720584 | Bernhard Bergmann | © Thermen- & Vulkanland
Feldbach medium
Route 45,5 km
Duration 12:30 h

Backbone (Rückgrat) entire length / Feldbach-Klöch

Am Fuße von Schloss Kapfenstein | Gabi Grandl | © Spirit of Regions
Unterlamm medium
Route 36,5 km
Duration 9:30 h

Left hand track (Linke Handspur) / Bad Loipersdorf-Bad Gleichenberg

handspur - gesamtstrecke_img_81720809 | Bernhard Bergmann | © Thermen- & Vulkanland
Feldbach medium
Route 69,9 km
Duration 18:30 h

Hand track (Handspur) - entire length

Rathaus und Kirche Feldbach | Gabi Grandl | © Spirit of Regions
Riegersburg challenging
Route 27,4 km
Duration 7:30 h

Head track (Kopfspur) - entire length

Startplatz Baumhoroskopweg | Christoph Lukas | © Erlebnisregion Schladming-Dachstein
Michaelerberg - Pruggern easy
Route 2,4 km
Duration 1:15 h

Winter hike tree horoscope trail (Baumhorosokopweg)

Wildalpe 2 | Nicole Seiser | © Naturpark Mürzer Oberland
Neuberg an der Mürz medium
Route 16,3 km
Duration 5:00 h

Crossing the Wildalpe in the Mürzer Oberland Nature Park

predigtstuhl_img_9867602 | Tourismusverband Murau | © Steiermark Tourismus
Krakau challenging
Route 19,5 km
Duration 7:45 h

Predigtstuhl

Schöckl Westgipfel | Region Graz - Harry Schiffer | © Region Graz
St. Radegund bei Graz medium
Route 10,0 km
Duration 4:00 h

Schöckl - Zwei Gipfel

Wir genießen die Aussicht am Gipfel | Weges OG | © Weges OG
Judenburg medium
Route 9,0 km
Duration 3:30 h

Schmelzhütte - Hohe Ranach

Naturmuseum Neuberg - Sammlung Schliefsteiner | Daniela Paul | © Naturpark Mürzer Oberland
Neuberg an der Mürz easy
Route 11,0 km
Duration 3:00 h

Nature Park Valley Trail in Neuberg an der Mürz

Bergsteiger Gedenkstätte | Tourismusverband Ramsau am Dachstein | © Erlebnisregion Schladming-Dachstein
Ramsau am Dachstein easy
Route 7,3 km
Duration 2:20 h

Mountaineer Memorial and Dachstein Museum

Speik - die kleine Heilpflanze | Weges OG | © Weges OG
Obdach medium
Route 8,3 km
Duration 3:30 h

Größenberg / Größing starting at the Weißensteinhütte

Blick auf Ramsau Kulm mit Kulmkirche und Kulmwirt | Gerhard Pilz | © Erlebnisregion Schladming-Dachstein
Ramsau am Dachstein easy
Route 5,1 km
Duration 1:25 h

Ramsau Village Tour

hARTberg walk_Smithe_2_Oststeiermark | Nicole Friesenbichler | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Hartberg easy
Route 2,1 km
Duration 0:34 h

hARTberg walk, Hartberg

Himmelkogel | Weges OG | © Weges OG
Gaishorn am See challenging
Route 13,9 km
Duration 6:00 h

On the Himmelkogel over Griesmoarkogel

Wetterstation Hochwechsel | Tourismusverband Oststeiermark | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Waldbach - Mönichwald medium
Route 17,9 km
Duration 5:00 h

Hochwechsel circuit, Waldbach-Mönichwald

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Rest on the way to the Tauplitzalm | © Steiermark Tourismus | pixelmaker.at

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.