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Hard Hiking Trails in Burgenland

The directory currently contains 45 quality-checked routes matching this guide in Burgenland. Their average mapped distance is 223 km and average recorded ascent is 1,888 m (6,194 ft); the longest route in the set is 1714 km.

This subset represents 12% of the 365 quality-checked routes in Burgenland. Its average distance is 223 km, compared with 33.2 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 1,888 m (6,194 ft), versus 346 m (1,135 ft) for all quality-checked routes in the same area.

This set contains routes rated hard or expert from their available distance and elevation measurements. Within this set, 0 routes (0%) are rated easy, 45 (100%) are rated hard or expert, and 5 (11%) are recorded as loops. Ratings are computed from available distance and elevation data and do not establish current terrain or access.

Data refreshed September 2026

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A closer look at the first 6 routes in this page’s default ordering. These comparisons describe this sample, not the entire destination or a field-tested recommendation.

Shortest mapped distance in this sample

38.7 km

Jakobsweg Burgenland – Zubringer 1

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

79 m

Jakobsweg Burgenland – Zubringer 1

6 of 6 have ascent data. Missing measurements are excluded.

Return logistics

0 recorded loops

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Trails

Hard

Jakobsweg Burgenland – Zubringer 1

Fertő–Hanság Nemzeti Park · Burgenland

Distance
38.7 km
/ 24.0 mi
Elevation gain
79 m
Typical duration
8 hr 53 min
  • Mountain
  • Pilgrimage route
  • Waymarked route
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Expert

Wanderweg 780

Burgenland · Austria

Distance
48.4 km
/ 30.1 mi
Elevation gain
493 m
Typical duration
11 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Bernstein trail Ostroute

Burgenland · Austria

Distance
293 km
/ 182 mi
Elevation gain
1,716 m
Typical duration
72 hr
  • Mountain
  • Long-distance path
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
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

Siedlerweg der Poljanci

Burgenland · Austria

Distance
42.0 km
/ 26.1 mi
Elevation gain
571 m
Typical duration
10 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Expert

MOOSt Trail

Burgenland · Austria

Distance
37.3 km
/ 23.2 mi
Elevation gain
367 m
Typical duration
9 hr
  • Mountain
Hard

Marc-Aurel-Rundwanderweg

Burgenland · Austria

Distance
18.5 km
/ 11.5 mi
Elevation gain
138 m
Typical duration
4 hr 10 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Rust - Mattersburg

Burgenland · Austria

Distance
32.0 km
/ 19.9 mi
Elevation gain
279 m
Typical duration
7 hr 36 min

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
Jakobsweg Burgenland – Zubringer 1Fertő–Hanság Nemzeti Park38.7 km79 m8 hr 53 minHardApril to October
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

Jakobsweg Burgenland – Zubringer 1, Europäischer Fernwanderweg E4 alpin (Rax -Mattersburg), Camino Húngaro, Budapest–Lébény–Rajka-Wolfsthal currently rank highest in this filtered set according to the directory score. Open an individual route to inspect its mapped line, elevation profile, data source and planning caveats. Check live access, conditions and local rules with an official source before travelling.

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