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Hard Hiking Trails near Sopron

The directory currently contains 26 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Sopron. Their average mapped distance is 89.2 km and average recorded ascent is 1,075 m (3,527 ft); the longest route in the set is 293 km.

This subset represents 16% of the 165 quality-checked routes near Sopron. Its average distance is 89.2 km, compared with 19.9 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 1,075 m (3,527 ft), versus 293 m (961 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, 26 (100%) are rated hard or expert, and 3 (12%) 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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How do these routes differ?

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

23.9 km

Mária-út, M65

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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.

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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

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

Wiener Alpenbogen

Burgenland · Austria

Distance
282 km
/ 175 mi
Elevation gain
6,026 m
Typical duration
75 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

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

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 (Wien - Rattersdorf)Burgenland260 km1,275 m63 hrExpertApril to October
Nordalpenweg 01A - BurgenlandrouteBurgenland116 km1,497 m29 hrExpertJune to October
K, OKT 01. (Írott-kő – Kőszeg – Sárvár)Burgenland70.2 km278 m16 hrExpertApril to October
ZentralalpenwegBurgenland98.7 km1,559 m25 hrExpertApril to October
Mária-út, M65Burgenland23.9 km190 m5 hr 31 minHardApril to October
Wiener AlpenbogenBurgenland282 km6,026 m75 hrExpertJune to October
Jakobsweg BurgenlandBurgenland71.9 km303 m17 hrExpertApril to October
Burgenland-WeitwanderwegBurgenland251 km2,772 m63 hrExpertApril to October
ST12 Rauchenwarth - Bruck an der LeithaBurgenland26.3 km24 m5 hr 51 minHardApril to October

Jakobsweg Burgenland – Zubringer 1, Europäischer Fernwanderweg E4 (Wien - Rattersdorf), Nordalpenweg 01A - Burgenlandroute 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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