How many alpine meadow hikes are there in Austria?

Our directory currently lists 117 matching routes in Austria, each with distance, elevation gain and a mapped route line drawn from OpenStreetMap data.

What is the average length of these trails?

The average is 15.0 km with roughly 310 m (1,017 ft) of climbing. The longest on this list is 161 km.

Which is the best one to start with?

Alpe Adria Trail E01 ranks highest here on our popularity score, which weighs route quality, scenery and how well documented it is.

Are these routes suitable for beginners?

31 of them are rated easy, meaning modest distance and limited climbing. Use the difficulty filter to see only those.

Best Alpine Meadow Hikes in Austria

We track 117 routes that match this search in Austria. They average 15.0 km and 310 m (1,017 ft) of ascent, with the longest running to 161 km.

That is 2 percent of the 5,786 routes we map in Austria.

High pasture walking sits above the treeline, at its best in early summer when the meadows are in flower. The mix is broad: 31 are rated easy and 42 are hard or harder, so there is something here whether you have two hours or a full day.

Moderate

Alpe Adria Trail E01

High Tauern National Park · Carinthia

Distance: 13.5 km
Elevation gain: 298 m
Typical duration: 3 hr 16 min

Alpine meadow

Hard

Alpe Adria Trail R2

Naturpark Dobratsch · Carinthia

Distance: 20.7 km
Elevation gain: 456 m
Typical duration: 5 hr 11 min

Alpine meadow

Hard

JK01

Carinthia · Austria

Distance: 34.0 km
Elevation gain: 45 m
Typical duration: 7 hr 44 min

Mountain
Alpine meadow
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Hard

JK02

Carinthia · Austria

Distance: 30.1 km
Elevation gain: 45 m
Typical duration: 6 hr 48 min

Mountain
Alpine meadow
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Hard

JK03

Carinthia · Austria

Distance: 31.0 km
Elevation gain: 45 m
Typical duration: 7 hr

Mountain
Alpine meadow
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Hard

JK04

Carinthia · Austria

Distance: 26.0 km
Elevation gain: 45 m
Typical duration: 5 hr 48 min

Mountain
Alpine meadow
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Moderate

JK06

Carinthia · Austria

Distance: 13.6 km
Elevation gain: 45 m
Typical duration: 2 hr 53 min

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Alpine meadow
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Hard

JK09

Carinthia · Austria

Distance: 24.6 km
Elevation gain: 45 m
Typical duration: 5 hr 29 min

Mountain
Alpine meadow
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Hard

JK24

Carinthia · Austria

Distance: 24.6 km
Elevation gain: 45 m
Typical duration: 5 hr 29 min

Mountain
Alpine meadow
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Hard

JK25

Carinthia · Austria

Distance: 26.7 km
Elevation gain: 45 m
Typical duration: 5 hr 59 min

Mountain
Alpine meadow
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Hard

JK26

Carinthia · Austria

Distance: 24.0 km
Elevation gain: 45 m
Typical duration: 5 hr 21 min

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Alpine meadow
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Hard

JK27

Carinthia · Austria

Distance: 19.5 km
Elevation gain: 45 m
Typical duration: 4 hr 16 min

Mountain
Alpine meadow
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Hard

JK28

Carinthia · Austria

Distance: 21.5 km
Elevation gain: 45 m
Typical duration: 4 hr 44 min

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Alpine meadow
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Moderate

JK29

Carinthia · Austria

Distance: 14.1 km
Elevation gain: 45 m
Typical duration: 3 hr 1 min

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Alpine meadow
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Hard

JK30

Carinthia · Austria

Distance: 34.4 km
Elevation gain: 45 m
Typical duration: 7 hr 48 min

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Alpine meadow
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Easy

Wanderweg 265

Naturpark Weißensee · Carinthia

Distance: 5.1 km
Elevation gain: 113 m
Typical duration: 1 hr 14 min

Alpine meadow
Waymarked route

Easy

Gajacher Alm - Hochtrateb

Naturpark Weißensee · Carinthia

Distance: 2.7 km
Elevation gain: 59 m
Typical duration: 39 min

Alpine meadow
Waymarked route

Expert

Vodne poti Kamniško-Savinjskih Alp

Carinthia · Austria

Distance: 161 km
Elevation gain: 3,550 m
Typical duration: 43 hr

Alpine meadow
Long-distance path

Easy

Familienwanderweg Winklerner Alm

High Tauern National Park · Carinthia

Distance: 5.1 km
Elevation gain: 113 m
Typical duration: 1 hr 14 min

Alpine meadow

Moderate

Alpe Adria Trail E02

Carinthia · Austria

Distance: 12.4 km
Elevation gain: 274 m
Typical duration: 3 hr

Alpine meadow

Hard

Alpe Adria Trail E03

Carinthia · Austria

Distance: 17.9 km
Elevation gain: 395 m
Typical duration: 4 hr 25 min

Alpine meadow

Moderate

Alpe Adria Trail E04

Carinthia · Austria

Distance: 11.5 km
Elevation gain: 254 m
Typical duration: 2 hr 47 min

Alpine meadow

Hard

Alpe Adria Trail E05

Carinthia · Austria

Distance: 20.2 km
Elevation gain: 445 m
Typical duration: 5 hr 2 min

Alpine meadow

Hard

Alpe Adria Trail E06

Carinthia · Austria

Distance: 22.3 km
Elevation gain: 491 m
Typical duration: 5 hr 36 min

Alpine meadow

Moderate

Alpe Adria Trail E07

Carinthia · Austria

Distance: 9.5 km
Elevation gain: 209 m
Typical duration: 2 hr 18 min

Alpine meadow

Moderate

Alpe Adria Trail E08

Carinthia · Austria

Distance: 13.4 km
Elevation gain: 295 m
Typical duration: 3 hr 14 min

Alpine meadow

Hard

Alpe Adria Trail E09

Carinthia · Austria

Distance: 17.5 km
Elevation gain: 384 m
Typical duration: 4 hr 17 min

Alpine meadow

Hard

Alpe Adria Trail E10

Carinthia · Austria

Distance: 23.0 km
Elevation gain: 506 m
Typical duration: 5 hr 47 min

Alpine meadow

Moderate

Alpe Adria Trail E11

Carinthia · Austria

Distance: 14.2 km
Elevation gain: 311 m
Typical duration: 3 hr 25 min

Alpine meadow

Hard

Alpe Adria Trail E12

Carinthia · Austria

Distance: 20.4 km
Elevation gain: 449 m
Typical duration: 5 hr 5 min

Alpine meadow

Hard

Alpe Adria Trail E13

Carinthia · Austria

Distance: 22.8 km
Elevation gain: 501 m
Typical duration: 5 hr 44 min

Alpine meadow

Hard

Alpe Adria Trail E14

Carinthia · Austria

Distance: 17.3 km
Elevation gain: 380 m
Typical duration: 4 hr 14 min

Alpine meadow

Moderate

Alpe Adria Trail E15

Carinthia · Austria

Distance: 13.9 km
Elevation gain: 305 m
Typical duration: 3 hr 21 min

Alpine meadow

Hard

Alpe Adria Trail E16

Carinthia · Austria

Distance: 19.4 km
Elevation gain: 426 m
Typical duration: 4 hr 48 min

Alpine meadow

Hard

Alpe Adria Trail E17

Carinthia · Austria

Distance: 17.8 km
Elevation gain: 392 m
Typical duration: 4 hr 23 min

Alpine meadow

Hard

Alpe Adria Trail E18

Carinthia · Austria

Distance: 15.9 km
Elevation gain: 350 m
Typical duration: 3 hr 52 min

Alpine meadow

Hard

Alpe Adria Trail E19

Carinthia · Austria

Distance: 16.9 km
Elevation gain: 372 m
Typical duration: 4 hr 8 min

Alpine meadow

Hard

Alpe Adria Trail E20

Carinthia · Austria

Distance: 17.1 km
Elevation gain: 376 m
Typical duration: 4 hr 11 min

Alpine meadow

Hard

Alpe Adria Trail E21

Carinthia · Austria

Distance: 16.4 km
Elevation gain: 361 m
Typical duration: 4 hr

Alpine meadow

Moderate

Alpe Adria Trail R1

Carinthia · Austria

Distance: 15.3 km
Elevation gain: 337 m
Typical duration: 3 hr 43 min

Alpine meadow

Hard

Alpe Adria Trail R3

Carinthia · Austria

Distance: 24.4 km
Elevation gain: 537 m
Typical duration: 6 hr 11 min

Alpine meadow

Hard

Alpe Adria Trail R7

Carinthia · Austria

Distance: 21.2 km
Elevation gain: 466 m
Typical duration: 5 hr 18 min

Alpine meadow

Moderate

Via Alpina Purple A38

Salzburg · Austria

Distance: 15.5 km
Elevation gain: 341 m
Typical duration: 3 hr 45 min

Alpine meadow

Moderate

Via Alpina Purple A39

Salzburg · Austria

Distance: 8.1 km
Elevation gain: 178 m
Typical duration: 1 hr 57 min

Alpine meadow

Hard

Via Alpina Red R16

Carinthia · Austria

Distance: 17.8 km
Elevation gain: 391 m
Typical duration: 4 hr 23 min

Alpine meadow

Moderate

Via Alpina Red R17

Carinthia · Austria

Distance: 14.7 km
Elevation gain: 323 m
Typical duration: 3 hr 33 min

Alpine meadow

Moderate

Via Alpina Red R18

Carinthia · Austria

Distance: 13.2 km
Elevation gain: 290 m
Typical duration: 3 hr 11 min

Alpine meadow

Moderate

Wanderweg 438

Carinthia · Austria

Distance: 12.2 km
Elevation gain: 269 m
Typical duration: 2 hr 57 min

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Alpine meadow
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The shortlist, side by side

The ten highest scoring routes on this page, so you can compare effort before opening any of them.

Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
Route	Distance	Ascent	Time	Difficulty	Best season
Alpe Adria Trail E01High Tauern National Park	13.5 km	298 m	3 hr 16 min	Moderate	April to October
Alpe Adria Trail R2Naturpark Dobratsch	20.7 km	456 m	5 hr 11 min	Hard	April to October
JK01Carinthia	34.0 km	45 m	7 hr 44 min	Hard	April to October
JK02Carinthia	30.1 km	45 m	6 hr 48 min	Hard	April to October
JK03Carinthia	31.0 km	45 m	7 hr	Hard	April to October
JK04Carinthia	26.0 km	45 m	5 hr 48 min	Hard	April to October
JK06Carinthia	13.6 km	45 m	2 hr 53 min	Moderate	April to October
JK09Carinthia	24.6 km	45 m	5 hr 29 min	Hard	April to October
JK24Carinthia	24.6 km	45 m	5 hr 29 min	Hard	April to October
JK25Carinthia	26.7 km	45 m	5 hr 59 min	Hard	April to October

If you only have time for one, start with Alpe Adria Trail E01, Alpe Adria Trail R2, JK03. Those are the routes people come back to. Every route on this page links through to a full guide with the map, elevation profile, seasonal advice and what to bring.

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