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Hard Hiking Trails in Austria

There are 32 hikes in Austria in our database that fit. They average 303 km and 3,457 m (11,342 ft) of ascent, with the longest running to 1714 km.

That is 21 percent of the 149 routes we map in Austria. They run noticeably longer than average for the area, 303 km against 70.7 km, so budget more daylight than a typical outing here. The climbing is steeper too: 3,457 m (11,342 ft) on average versus 756 m (2,480 ft) across the wider area.

Hard routes mean sustained ascent, long descents and a real need to watch the clock and the forecast. These lean toward the demanding end, so plan for a full day and check the forecast before you commit.

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)
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
The Muck Lookout Tower (Sopron, Hungary), built in 1906, architect Schiller Ferenc.
Hard

Mária-út, M65

Burgenland · Austria

Distance
23.9 km
/ 14.8 mi
Elevation gain
190 m
Typical duration
5 hr 31 min
  • Waymarked route
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
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

Jakobsweg Burgenland – Zubringer 1

Fertő–Hanság Nemzeti Park · Burgenland

Distance
38.7 km
/ 24.0 mi
Elevation gain
851 m
Typical duration
10 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
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
This file shows the National Park Neusiedler See-Seewinkel in Austria.
Expert

24h Burgenland extrem

Burgenland · Austria

Distance
109 km
/ 68.0 mi
Elevation gain
179 m
Typical duration
25 hr
  • Mountain
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Jakobsweg Burgenland

Burgenland · Austria

Distance
71.9 km
/ 44.7 mi
Elevation gain
1,581 m
Typical duration
19 hr
  • Mountain
  • Pilgrimage route
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Pomurska planinska pot

Burgenland · Austria

Distance
322 km
/ 200 mi
Elevation gain
7,082 m
Typical duration
86 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Rosalia Rundwanderweg

Burgenland · Austria

Distance
80.8 km
/ 50.2 mi
Elevation gain
1,779 m
Typical duration
21 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Steirischer Landesrundwanderweg

Burgenland · Austria

Distance
808 km
/ 502 mi
Elevation gain
36,905 m
Typical duration
247 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Wiener Alpenbogen

Burgenland · Austria

Distance
282 km
/ 175 mi
Elevation gain
6,195 m
Typical duration
75 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Wanderweg 780

Burgenland · Austria

Distance
48.4 km
/ 30.1 mi
Elevation gain
1,066 m
Typical duration
12 hr
  • Mountain
  • 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
Hard

Lafnitz Rundwanderweg L7

Burgenland · Austria

Distance
16.7 km
/ 10.4 mi
Elevation gain
367 m
Typical duration
4 hr 5 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Marc-Aurel-Rundwanderweg

Burgenland · Austria

Distance
18.5 km
/ 11.5 mi
Elevation gain
406 m
Typical duration
4 hr 34 min
  • Waymarked route

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), Ostösterreichischer Grenzlandweg 07, Nordalpenweg 01A - Burgenlandroute. 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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