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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Burg Deutschlandsberg mit Blick auf den Weingarten des Burghügels | Lupi Spuma | © TVB/Südsteiermark/Lupi Spuma
Deutschlandsberg medium
Route 9,9 km
Duration 3:30 h

Kleiner Oberlaufenegger Rundweg-F1

Wild Waters along Untertalbach creek | Gerhard Pilz | © Gerhard Pilz
Schladming medium
Route 16,7 km
Duration 5:45 h

Theme trail Wild Waters

Tauern Panorama Tour - view towards Schladming | Gerhard Pilz | © Gerhard Pilz
Schladming easy
Route 18,2 km
Duration 4:30 h

Tauern Panorama Tour

Meadow Trail: Via Schussbühel waypoint to the area of Rohrmooser Frei | Gerhard Pilz | © Gerhard Pilz
Schladming easy
Route 4,3 km
Duration 1:20 h

Miners' Trail - Short Variant via Johannahöhe

Freizeitland Fischbach | Ortsentwicklungsverein Sagenhaft Fischbach | © Ortsentwicklungsverein Sagenhaft Fischbach
Fischbach easy
Route 4,5 km
Duration 1:30 h

Fischbach village loop road, Fischbach

Info point Hopfriesen in Obertal valley with hiking map and trail signage | Gerhard Pilz | © Gerhard Pilz
Schladming easy
Route 3,6 km
Duration 1:15 h

Smelting Furnace Tour

Kids marvel at the Mushroom Town of Mushroom Nature Path | Herbert Raffalt | © Tourismusverband Schladming - Herbert Raffalt
Schladming easy
Route 3,0 km
Duration 1:00 h

Mushroom Nature Trail

Bergbaumuseum Ratten | TV Joglland Waldheimat | © Gemeinde Ratten
Ratten medium
Route 15,0 km
Duration 4:30 h

Montanweg-Kogelberg mining, Ratten

Klapotez | Riedenbauer Karin | © Erlebnisregion Thermen- & Vulkanland
Bad Waltersdorf easy
Route 11,3 km
Duration 3:30 h

Dominion forest trail (Herrschaftswaldweg)

Barfußwandern in Wenigzell | Johann Zugschwert | © Gemeinde Wenigzell
Wenigzell easy
Route 0,9 km
Duration 0:30 h

Barefoot Park, Wenigzell

View from the Roman Tour | Gerhard Pilz | © Tourismusverband Schladming - Gerhard Pilz
Schladming easy
Route 7,1 km
Duration 1:50 h

Roman Tour

Preintalerhütte, Schladminger Tauern | Herbert Raffalt | © Erlebnisregion Schladming-Dachstein
Schladming challenging
Route 10,1 km
Duration 5:55 h

Neualmscharte - Steirischer Bodensee | Schladminger Tauern Trail: Stage 05

Weingarten ©Ewald Neffe | Ewald Neffe | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Stubenberg am See easy
Route 7,6 km
Duration 2:25 h

Short wine tavern tour, Stubenberg

Baierdorf | Martina Brunner | © Tourismusverband Murau
Schöder easy
Route 1,2 km
Duration 0:30 h

Feistritz panoramic hike to the Wachenberg

H2O Hotel-Therme-Resort | Harald Eisenberger | © H2O Hotel-Therme-Resort
Bad Waltersdorf easy
Route 4,3 km
Duration 1:00 h

H2O Sebersdorf trail (H2O Sebersdorf Rundweg)

kleiner Wasserfall Klamm | Julia Jammernegg | © TVB Südsteiermark/Julia Jammernegg
medium
Route 9,0 km
Duration 3:30 h

Heiligengeistklamm (gorge walk)

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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.

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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.