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Best Long-Distance Hikes in Austria

There are 259 hikes in Austria in our database that fit. They average 156 km and 2,876 m (9,436 ft) of ascent, with the longest running to 1714 km.

That is 4 percent of the 5,786 routes we map in Austria. They run noticeably longer than average for the area, 156 km against 14.6 km, so budget more daylight than a typical outing here. The climbing is steeper too: 2,876 m (9,436 ft) on average versus 306 m (1,004 ft) across the wider area.

Multi-day paths, normally walked in stages, with the accommodation and waymarking to support them. The mix is broad: 15 are rated easy and 225 are hard or harder, so there is something here whether you have two hours or a full day.

Trails

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
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)
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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
Das Schloss Wasserburg in Wasserburg, ein Ortsteil der niederösterreichischen Stadt St. Pölten.
Expert

NÖ Landesrundwanderweg

Burgenland · Austria

Distance
1352 km
/ 840 mi
Elevation gain
9,287 m
Typical duration
335 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Berger Kapelle
Expert

Steirischer Landesrundwanderweg

Burgenland · Austria

Distance
808 km
/ 502 mi
Elevation gain
15,131 m
Typical duration
214 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
train station Scheiblingkirchen-Warth in Lower Austria
Expert

Wiener Alpenbogen

Burgenland · Austria

Distance
282 km
/ 175 mi
Elevation gain
6,026 m
Typical duration
75 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Friedberg train station
Expert

Alpannonia

Burgenland · Austria

Distance
138 km
/ 85.9 mi
Elevation gain
3,603 m
Typical duration
37 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Arnoweg (Die Keesberge I.)

High Tauern National Park · Salzburg

Distance
133 km
/ 82.7 mi
Elevation gain
2,928 m
Typical duration
35 hr
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Arnoweg (Die Keesberge II.)

High Tauern National Park · Carinthia

Distance
88.7 km
/ 55.1 mi
Elevation gain
1,951 m
Typical duration
23 hr
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Benediktweg

Nationalpark Kalkalpen · Carinthia

Distance
500 km
/ 311 mi
Elevation gain
11,009 m
Typical duration
135 hr
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Czech Trail

Šumava National Park · Upper Austria

Distance
102 km
/ 63.1 mi
Elevation gain
2,233 m
Typical duration
27 hr
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Via Czechia - Jižní (9. Šumava)

Šumava National Park · Upper Austria

Distance
192 km
/ 119 mi
Elevation gain
4,226 m
Typical duration
51 hr
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Zentralalpenweg 02B

High Tauern National Park · Carinthia

Distance
80.3 km
/ 49.9 mi
Elevation gain
1,767 m
Typical duration
21 hr
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
train station Bad Neusiedl am See in Burgenland
Expert

Jakobsweg Burgenland

Burgenland · Austria

Distance
71.9 km
/ 44.7 mi
Elevation gain
303 m
Typical duration
17 hr
  • Mountain
  • Pilgrimage route
  • Waymarked route
Stoob train station in the Burgenland
Expert

Burgenland-Weitwanderweg

Burgenland · Austria

Distance
251 km
/ 156 mi
Elevation gain
2,772 m
Typical duration
63 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Mattersburg train station in the Burgenland, in Austria
Expert

Eulenweg

Burgenland · Austria

Distance
105 km
/ 65.0 mi
Elevation gain
1,392 m
Typical duration
26 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Innenansicht Kath. Pfarrkirche hl. Nikolaus, Lanzenkirchen (Niederösterreich)
Expert

Rosalia Rundwanderweg

Burgenland · Austria

Distance
80.8 km
/ 50.2 mi
Elevation gain
1,539 m
Typical duration
21 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Cerkev Marijinega rojstva, Tišina. Nativity of Mary church, Tišina. Mariä Geburt Kirche, Tišina.
Expert

Pomurska planinska pot

Burgenland · Austria

Distance
322 km
/ 200 mi
Elevation gain
1,463 m
Typical duration
78 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Hard

JK01

Carinthia · Austria

Distance
34.0 km
/ 21.2 mi
Elevation gain
45 m
Typical duration
7 hr 44 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Hard

JK02

Carinthia · Austria

Distance
30.1 km
/ 18.7 mi
Elevation gain
45 m
Typical duration
6 hr 48 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Hard

JK03

Carinthia · Austria

Distance
31.0 km
/ 19.2 mi
Elevation gain
45 m
Typical duration
7 hr
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Hard

JK04

Carinthia · Austria

Distance
26.0 km
/ 16.1 mi
Elevation gain
45 m
Typical duration
5 hr 48 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

JK06

Carinthia · Austria

Distance
13.6 km
/ 8.4 mi
Elevation gain
45 m
Typical duration
2 hr 53 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Hard

JK09

Carinthia · Austria

Distance
24.6 km
/ 15.3 mi
Elevation gain
45 m
Typical duration
5 hr 29 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Hard

JK24

Carinthia · Austria

Distance
24.6 km
/ 15.3 mi
Elevation gain
45 m
Typical duration
5 hr 29 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Hard

JK25

Carinthia · Austria

Distance
26.7 km
/ 16.6 mi
Elevation gain
45 m
Typical duration
5 hr 59 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Hard

JK26

Carinthia · Austria

Distance
24.0 km
/ 14.9 mi
Elevation gain
45 m
Typical duration
5 hr 21 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Hard

JK27

Carinthia · Austria

Distance
19.5 km
/ 12.1 mi
Elevation gain
45 m
Typical duration
4 hr 16 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Hard

JK28

Carinthia · Austria

Distance
21.5 km
/ 13.3 mi
Elevation gain
45 m
Typical duration
4 hr 44 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

JK29

Carinthia · Austria

Distance
14.1 km
/ 8.8 mi
Elevation gain
45 m
Typical duration
3 hr 1 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Hard

JK30

Carinthia · Austria

Distance
34.4 km
/ 21.3 mi
Elevation gain
45 m
Typical duration
7 hr 48 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Rupertiweg 510

High Tauern National Park · Carinthia

Distance
15.5 km
/ 9.6 mi
Elevation gain
342 m
Typical duration
3 hr 46 min
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Hard

Wanderweg 608

Nationalpark Gesäuse · Styria

Distance
30.0 km
/ 18.6 mi
Elevation gain
660 m
Typical duration
7 hr 42 min
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Oberloisdorf train station in Burgenland, Austria
Expert

Bernstein trail Ostroute

Burgenland · Austria

Distance
293 km
/ 182 mi
Elevation gain
1,716 m
Typical duration
72 hr
  • Mountain
  • Long-distance path
Fahrnermühle (Fahrner's Mill) in Spratzau, municipality Lichtenegg, Lower Austria
Expert

Rundwanderweg Bucklige Welt

Burgenland · Austria

Distance
125 km
/ 77.5 mi
Elevation gain
2,906 m
Typical duration
33 hr
  • Mountain
  • Long-distance path

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
RouteDistanceAscentTimeDifficultyBest season
Europäischer Fernwanderweg E4 alpin (Rax -Mattersburg)Burgenland88.8 km1,677 m23 hrExpertJune to October
Camino Húngaro, Budapest–Lébény–Rajka-WolfsthalBurgenland279 km1,448 m68 hrExpertApril to October
Europäischer Fernwanderweg E4 (Wien - Rattersdorf)Burgenland260 km1,275 m63 hrExpertApril to October
Nordalpenweg 01A - BurgenlandrouteBurgenland116 km1,497 m29 hrExpertJune to October
Ostösterreichischer Grenzlandweg 07Burgenland641 km3,999 m158 hrExpertApril to October
Burgenländischer Mariazellerweg 06Burgenland129 km2,574 m34 hrExpertApril to October
European long distance path E4 - part HungaryBurgenland1714 km4,164 m414 hrExpertApril to October
K, OKTBurgenland1177 km6,243 m289 hrExpertApril to October
Rockenbauer Pál Dél-dunántúli Kéktúra (Szekszárd - Írott-kő)Burgenland541 km1,850 m131 hrExpertApril to October
Iron Curtain TrailBurgenland192 km1,793 m47 hrExpertApril to October

If you only have time for one, start with Europäischer Fernwanderweg E4 alpin (Rax -Mattersburg), Camino Húngaro, Budapest–Lébény–Rajka-Wolfsthal, Europäischer Fernwanderweg E4 (Wien - Rattersdorf). 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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