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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Ringwarte Hartberg in Eastern Styria | XNicole Friesenbichler | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Hartberg medium
Route 7,3 km
Duration 2:45 h

Circular hiking trail Ringwarte

20250421_birnberg-runde_3548.jpg | Gerhard Pilz | © Gerhard Pilz
Haus im Ennstal easy
Route 2,4 km
Duration 0:45 h

Birnberg circular walking path

Die Heukuppe im herbstlichen Licht | Andreas Steininger | © Naturpark Mürzer Oberland
Neuberg an der Mürz challenging
Route 19,4 km
Duration 7:00 h

Hut Tour on the Rax in the Mürzer Oberland Nature Park

Blick auf den Wildsee | Katahrina Pirolt | © Tourismusverband Murau
Mühlen medium
Route 11,0 km
Duration 3:30 h

Big Zirbitzkogel round, day 2

Wegweiser Kleiner Hansl | Martin Muhrer | © Erlebnisregion Murtal
Pusterwald medium
Route 9,2 km
Duration 3:50 h

Kleiner Hansl

Informationstafel über den W3 | Mias Photoart | © Erlebnisregion Thermen- & Vulkanland
Bad Waltersdorf medium
Route 11,3 km
Duration 3:00 h

Romans wine trail (Römerweinweg)

erlaufursprung_img_27512740 | Raffaela Pitzl | © TV Hochsteiermark
Mariazell easy
Route 8,1 km
Duration 2:05 h

Erlaufursprung

Luftaufnahme Buch St. Magdalena | Gemeinde Buch St. Magdalena | © Bad Waltersdorf
Buch - St. Magdalena easy
Route 5,1 km
Duration 1:30 h

Alley circular trail (Gassl-Rundwanderweg)

Mühlsteinboden und Umgebung | Egon Mürzl | © Tourismusverband Murau
St. Lambrecht medium
Route 10,2 km
Duration 4:00 h

Ice Age - The glacier in the dead end

Eisenerzer Ramsau  | Edith Krapf | © Museum Eisenerz
Eisenerz
Route 15,1 km
Duration 6:30 h

Wildfeld - Stadlstein

Kapelle und Gipfelkreuz am Hochwechsel | Birgit Kandlbauer | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Vorau challenging
Route 19,5 km
Duration 7:45 h

"alpannonia" - feeder: Vorau - Mönichwald - Hochwechsel

Gipfelkreuz am Wartenstein | agentur.smac | © agentur.smac
Ligist medium
Route 7,7 km
Duration 3:00 h

Ligister Panoramaweg

kleeblattwanderweg nr. 4 - wandern in leutschach a.d.w._img_12702027 | Erlebnisregion Südsteiermark | © Erlebnisregion Südsteiermark
Leutschach an der Weinstraße medium
Route 17,2 km
Duration 5:30 h

Kleeblattwanderweg Nr. 4 - Wandern in Leutschach a.d.W.

Region Schilcherland Steiermark | Lupi Spuma | © TVB Südsteiermark/Lupi Spuma
St. Stefan ob Stainz medium
Route 16,1 km
Duration 5:00 h

Genuss-Schilchern DA

Gipfelsieg auf der Frauenalpe | Tom Lamm | © Tourismusverband Murau
St. Georgen am Kreischberg medium
Route 17,3 km
Duration 7:00 h

St. Lorenzen - Frauenalpe

Kurze Pause mit Ausblick | Weges OG | © Weges OG
St. Georgen ob Judenburg medium
Route 18,3 km
Duration 6:00 h

Habring via Schalenstein

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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.