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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Gipfelkreuz am Gschwendtberg | Silvia Sarcletti | © Weges OG
Frohnleiten challenging
Route 7,5 km
Duration 3:30 h

Frohnleitner Gschwendtberg

View to the wineyards, Gleisdorf in Eastern Styria | Christine Pollhammer | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Gleisdorf easy Open
Route 11,1 km
Duration 3:00 h

Buschenschank hiking, Gleisdorf region

strallegg-kleinlandl-frauengraben / pacher_img_6370345 | Sepp Reitbauer | © Sepp Reitbauer
Strallegg medium
Route 6,8 km
Duration 2:00 h

Strallegg-Kleinlandl-Frauengraben / Pacher, Strallegg

Rieglhöf-Chapel near Kaindorf, Hartbergerland in Eastern Styria | WEGES WEGES | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Kaindorf easy
Route 12,0 km
Duration 3:00 h

Marterlweg in Kaindorf

Gefrorener See_Herbst_Hohentauern-Murtal-Steiermark c Christian Köberl (6).jpg | Christian Köberl | © Christian Köberl
Hohentauern medium
Route 8,9 km
Duration 4:00 h

Frozen lake

Christiane auf ihrem himmlichen Platzerl, der Hölleralm | Herbert Raffalt | © Erlebnisregion Murtal
Hohentauern easy
Route 14,9 km
Duration 4:45 h

Hölleralm - Heavenly place 6

View over Birkfeld, Joglland-Waldheimat in Eastern Styria | Edl-Event GmbH | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Birkfeld medium
Route 15,1 km
Duration 5:00 h

Circular hike, Birkfeld

Steinriegel above Ratten in Joglland-Waldheimat, Eastern Styria | WEGES WEGES | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Ratten challenging
Route 21,3 km
Duration 7:00 h

On the stone bars, Ratten

On hunter's path near Weiz in Eastern Styria | Weges | © TVB Oststeiermark
St. Kathrein am Offenegg medium
Route 15,7 km
Duration 6:00 h

Jägersteig & Patschaberg, Weizklamm gorge

Glatzl Trahütten Alm outlook, municipality of St. Lorenzen am Wechsel in Eastern Styria | Anja Reichenbäck | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
St. Lorenzen am Wechsel medium
Route 15,1 km
Duration 5:30 h

Glatzl Trahütten Alp-round, St.Lorenzen am Wechsel

Hochlantsch, Nature Park Almenland in Eastern Styria | Weges | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Breitenau am Hochlantsch challenging
Route 6,6 km
Duration 4:00 h

Hochlantsch-tour above Schüsserlbrunn, Breitenau/H.

Haberlstall-Hut in Nature Park Almenland, Eastern Styria | Christine Pollhammer | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Breitenau am Hochlantsch medium
Route 8,5 km
Duration 3:00 h

Haberlstall-Round, Strassegg

Haberlstall-Hut in Nature Park Almenland, Eastern Styria | Christine Pollhammer | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
St. Kathrein am Offenegg easy
Route 8,8 km
Duration 3:00 h

Haberlstall-Round, Sommeralm

Gösser-Wall near Weiz in Eastern Styria | Christine Pollhammer | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
medium
Route 8,7 km
Duration 3:00 h

Gösser & Sattelberge-Runde, Dürntal/Weiz

Lafnitzau-Runde (c)Weges (10)_klein.jpg | WEGES | © Weges
St. Johann in der Haide easy
Route 11,4 km
Duration 3:00 h

Lafnitzau circuit, St. Johann in der Haide

Watercourse in the forest | WEGES WEGES | © Weges
Greinbach medium
Route 15,7 km
Duration 5:00 h

Waldseppl circuit, Penzendorf

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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.