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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Smovey im Kurpark | Bernhard Bergmann | © Erlebnisregion Thermen- & Vulkanland
Bad Waltersdorf medium
Route 3,3 km
Duration 1:00 h

smoveyTOUR 5 - Sportpark-Tour - 3,3 km

Flascherlzug | Hans Peter Reschinger | © TVB Südsteiermark/Hans Peter Reschinger
Stainz easy
Route 11,4 km
Duration 3:45 h

Flascherlzug trifft GKB

Am Teich im Kurpark verweilen | Bernhard Bergmann | © Erlebnisregion Thermen- & Vulkanland
Bad Waltersdorf easy
Route 3,9 km
Duration 1:00 h

smoveyTOUR 6 2-Thermenregion-Tour 4,1 km

Kneippweg | TV Joglland Waldheimat | © Klaudia Zink
St. Jakob im Walde easy
Route 5,5 km
Duration 1:45 h

Kneipp hiking trail, St. Jakob im Walde

Traweng | Tom Lamm | © Ausseerland
Bad Mitterndorf easy
Route 9,4 km
Duration 2:50 h

Hiking tour on the Tauplitzalm suitable for baby carriages

Lannach Waldlehrpfad.jpg | Irene Löschnig | © TVB Südsteiermark/Irene Löschnig
Lannach easy
Route 2,3 km
Duration 0:35 h

Teichpark Lannach im Winter

Schöckl - Johannes Kapelle | Rageion Graz - Harry Schiffer | © Region Graz
Passail medium
Route 11,0 km
Duration 4:30 h

R 14 Schöcklwanderung

gipfeltour zur scheichenspitze_img_1089420 | © Erlebnisregion Schladming-Dachstein
Ramsau am Dachstein challenging
Route 13,9 km
Duration 9:00 h

Summit tour to Scheichenspitze

wandern in ehrenhausen - weg 5_img_11594647 | Ulrike Elsneg | © TVB Südsteiermark/Ulrike Elsneg
Ehrenhausen an der Weinstraße easy
Route 2,6 km
Duration 0:30 h

Wandern in Ehrenhausen - Weg 5

Anton Wildgans-Denkmal | Gemeinde St. Martin/Wöllmissberg | © Region Graz
Edelschrott easy
Route 2,9 km
Duration 1:15 h

Anton Wildgans Rundwanderweg

Kreuzbergwarte | Edi Aldrian | © Südsteiermark
Leutschach an der Weinstraße medium
Route 18,1 km
Duration 6:00 h

Großkleiner Harmonieweg Nr. 14

Tschakathurn Runde | Köstenberger | © Gemeinde Scheifling
Scheifling medium
Route 5,3 km
Duration 1:30 h

Tschakathurn round

Speck vom Wollschwein | Marktgemeinde Straden | © Erlebnisregion Thermen- & Vulkanland
Straden medium
Route 10,1 km
Duration 3:00 h

Culinary trail (Kulinarikweg)

Kreuz & Quer-Pfad | Johann Gollowitsch | © Erlebnisregion Thermen- & Vulkanland
Bad Loipersdorf medium
Route 18,8 km
Duration 5:00 h

Crisscross path (Kreuz & Querpfad) - Long variant / Trail 9

St. Ruprecht Spitalkreuz | xSimon Sackl | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
St. Ruprecht an der Raab easy
Route 4,1 km
Duration 1:30 h

Ruprecht village and culture tour

Blick auf Murau | Tom Lamm | © Tourismusverband Murau
Murau medium
Route 18,0 km
Duration 5:30 h

From Murau over the Stolzalpe to St. Peter am Kammersberg

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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.