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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Motorikpark Fürstenfeld | © TV Thermen- & Vulkanland
Fürstenfeld medium
Route 4,8 km
Duration 1:25 h

Legend trail with motorikpark (Sagenpfad mit Motorikpark)

Blick zum Panoramasteg im Sausal | Roman Marchler | © Südsteiermark
Gleinstätten medium
Route 12,7 km
Duration 4:00 h

Pistorfer circular trail no. 19 Variant b

NaturLesePark - Skulpturen | Tourismusverband Region Murau | © Tourismusverband Region Murau
Neumarkt in der Steiermark medium
Route 20,2 km
Duration 7:00 h

Stage 13 From Glacier to Wine South Route Neumarkt - Tonnerhütte Zirbitzkogel

St. Kathrein am Offenegg, Luftbild | Bernhard Bergmann | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
St. Kathrein am Offenegg easy
Route 1,7 km
Duration 0:45 h

Hinterkirchner-Runde St. Kathrein/Offenegg

Eingang Boutique Hotel | Landhaus FühlDichWohl | © Landhaus FühlDichWohl
Fehring medium
Route 8,1 km
Duration 2:10 h

Buschenschank tour (Buschenschankrunde) Burgfeld

Steirische Brettljause zur Stärkung | Harry Schiffer | © (c) Steiermark Tourismus/Harry Schiffer
Leutschach an der Weinstraße easy
Route 19,4 km
Duration 6:00 h

Stage 23 From Glacier to Wine South Route Variant Leutschach - Leibnitz

Fischbacher Alpen  | Marianne Dornhofer | © Marianne Dornhofer
Fischbach medium
Route 2,8 km
Duration 1:30 h

Villa path, Fischbach

Panorama der Fischbacher Alpen | Birgit Kandlbauer | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Fischbach medium
Route 8,9 km
Duration 3:00 h

Fischbacher Höhenweg, Fischbach

Blick über das Hochschwabplateau | Tom Lamm | © Steiermark Tourismus/Tom Lamm
Mariazell challenging
Route 257,5 km
Duration 90:00 h

North South Long Distance Trail 05 through Styria

Station Tabormandl am Sagenweg | Katharina Reinisch | © TV Südsteiermark
St. Martin im Sulmtal easy
Route 8,3 km
Duration 2:30 h

Sagenweg – Tour 43 lt. WK „Von der Alm zum Wein“

Fehring | Bernhard Bergmann | © Thermen- & Vulkanland
Fehring easy
Route 5,7 km
Duration 1:30 h

Celtic tree of life trail (Keltischer Lebensbaumweg) Pertlstein

Gasthaus_Kapitel_Ausblick | Erika Ulz | © Region Graz
medium
Route 14,9 km
Duration 6:30 h

Kapitel roundtrip

Jägersteig (c) Reithofer | Lara Fani  | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
medium
Route 1,9 km
Duration 1:30 h

Jägersteig Weizklamm

Gipfelkreuz am Speikkogel | Eva Unterhuber | © TV Lipizzanerheimat/Eva Unterhuber
Obdach medium
Route 17,7 km
Duration 6:30 h

Stage 15 From Glacier to Wine South Route Obdach - Salzstiegl

Kapelle | Silvan | © TV Südsteiermark/Silvan
Eibiswald challenging
Route 13,3 km
Duration 6:00 h

Maria Erscheinungsweg – Tour 37 lt. WK „Von der Alm zum Wein“

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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.