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Hiking trails in Austria

Austria has 261 hiking routes in our directory. Together they cover 11k kilometres of walking, with an average route length of 43.6 km and 564 m (1,850 ft) of climbing.

261
Trails
11k
Kilometres
1
Regions
2
National parks

The spread is genuinely broad: 116 routes rated easy, 105 moderate and 40 hard or harder. The terrain that comes up most often is mountain, panoramic viewpoint, castle and ruins. Around 37 percent are circular routes, so parking once is usually an option.

The highest point reached by any route here is 2,044 m (6,706 ft). Coverage spans 1 regions and 2 protected areas, and every one has its own page below. The most reliable season overall is june to september. Start with Europäischer Fernwanderweg E4 alpin (Rax -Mattersburg) or Camino Húngaro, Budapest–Lébény–Rajka-Wolfsthal if you want the highlights without a lot of research.

Most popular hikes in Austria

Keller
Expert

Iron Curtain Trail

Burgenland · Austria

Distance
192 km
/ 119 mi
Elevation gain
1,793 m
Typical duration
47 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Rohrbach bei Mattersburg - Panoramabild der Gemeinde (zusammengesetzt aus 7 Einzelbildern mit Autostitch)
Expert

Zentralalpenweg

Burgenland · Austria

Distance
98.7 km
/ 61.3 mi
Elevation gain
1,559 m
Typical duration
25 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
House from Baglad, Hungarian Open-Air Museum, Szentendre , Hungary
Expert

K, OKT

Burgenland · Austria

Distance
1177 km
/ 731 mi
Elevation gain
6,243 m
Typical duration
289 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path

Hiking by state

Every state in Austria with mapped routes.

National parks and protected areas

Hiking near cities in Austria

Routes within a short drive of where people actually stay.

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Recently added in Austria

Moderate

Kulturwanderweg 2

Burgenland · Austria

Distance
9.3 km
/ 5.8 mi
Elevation gain
204 m
Typical duration
2 hr 14 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Kulturwanderweg

Burgenland · Austria

Distance
5.0 km
/ 3.1 mi
Elevation gain
110 m
Typical duration
1 hr 13 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Berg- & Waldweg

Burgenland · Austria

Distance
8.3 km
/ 5.2 mi
Elevation gain
183 m
Typical duration
2 hr
  • Mountain
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Naturwanderweg Gerersdorf

Burgenland · Austria

Distance
4.0 km
/ 2.5 mi
Elevation gain
88 m
Typical duration
58 min
  • Waymarked route
Expert

MOOSt Trail

Burgenland · Austria

Distance
37.3 km
/ 23.2 mi
Elevation gain
821 m
Typical duration
9 hr 41 min
  • Mountain

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