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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Turracher See | Simone Atissani | © TMG Turracher Höhe Marketing GmbH
Tamsweg
Route 2,3 km
Duration 0:35 h

Promenade Turrachersee

Etrachsee Wasser | Andreas Siebenhofer | © Tourismusverband Murau
Krakaudorf
Route 1,8 km
Duration 0:25 h

Etrachsee circular hike

Schloffereck vantage point in Eastern Styria | Christine Schwetz | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Almenland medium
Route 47,7 km
Duration 14:30 h

Circumnavigation of the Pöllau Valley Nature Park, Pöllau

Rathaus Rottenmann | Thomas Sattler | © TV Gesäuse
Oppenberg
Route 1,8 km
Duration 0:30 h

Historischer Stadtrundgang Rottenmann

Gipfelkreuz Bruderkogel | Micha Kühnel | © Micha Kühnel
Murtal medium
Route 12,6 km
Duration 6:04 h

Bruderkogel beginning by the Pölsen

Tour auf den Maierangerkogel | Murtaler Bergfex Martin - www.bergfexmartin.at | © Erlebnisregion Murtal
Murtal medium
Route 15,7 km
Duration 7:00 h

Maierangerkogel

Parkplatz Passhöhe Hoehntauern mit Kriegerdenkmal | Herbert Raffalt | © Erlebnisregion Murtal
Hohentauern easy
Route 13,0 km
Duration 5:49 h

Geierkogel

hirnkogel_img_9656416 | Team Erlebnisregion Murtal | © Tourismusverband Pölstal- Wildalmhütte
Pusterwald easy
Route 3,9 km
Duration 3:30 h

Hirnkogel

von der Wanderkarte zur getrackten Tour | Karl Steinegger | © Erlebnisregion Murtal
Amering
Route 9,9 km
Duration 2:30 h

Hike from St. Georgen to the foot of the Gernkogel

Castle and Church Pöllau | Helmut Schweighofer | © Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
Dienersdorf easy
Route 33,2 km
Duration 8:30 h

ORGAN HIKES Pöllau - Pöllauberg - St. Anna - St. Stefan - Pöllau

Blumendorf Pöllauberg | Helmut Schweighofer | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Almenland Closed
Route 0,6 km
Duration 0:10 h

Europa-Besinnungsweg

Start an der Landesgrenze | Andreas Steininger | © Hochsteiermark
Hochschwab Group easy
Route 5,4 km
Duration 2:30 h

Peterbauernkogel - unterwegs auf unbekannten Pfaden

View of Kaindorf, Hartbergerland in Eastern Styria | WEGES WEGES | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Dienersdorf
Route 3,4 km
Duration 1:00 h

Legendary trail, Kaindorf

Rieglhöf-Chapel near Kaindorf, Hartbergerland in Eastern Styria | WEGES WEGES | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Dienersdorf
Route 8,3 km
Duration 2:15 h

Kapellenweg, Kaindorf

philosophenweg_img_11790005 | Ulrike Elsneg | © Ulrike Elsneg
Eichberg-Trautenburg
Route 1,1 km
Duration 0:19 h

Philosophenweg

Wandern | Tom Lamm | © Südsteiermark
Sankt Andrä-Höch
Route 9,2 km
Duration 2:30 h

St. Andrä - Höcher Round No. 21 Variant a

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Rest on the way to the Tauplitzalm | © Steiermark Tourismus | Pixelmaker

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.