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Hiking Trails Under 10 km in Upper Austria

We track 564 routes that match this search in Upper Austria. They average 4.9 km and 114 m (374 ft) of ascent, with the longest running to 10.0 km.

That is 72 percent of the 781 routes we map in Upper Austria. They are shorter than the local average, 4.9 km against 11.1 km, which is what makes this a practical shortlist for a half day. They also climb less than the area average, 114 m (374 ft) against 266 m (873 ft), so they suit a recovery day or a group with mixed fitness.

Half-day routes: long enough to feel like a proper walk, short enough to leave the afternoon free. The mix is broad: 393 are rated easy and 2 are hard or harder, so there is something here whether you have two hours or a full day.

Trails

Easy

Begsteigersteig

Nationalpark Kalkalpen · Upper Austria

Distance
3.5 km
/ 2.2 mi
Elevation gain
77 m
Typical duration
51 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Wanderweg 460

Nationalpark Kalkalpen · Upper Austria

Distance
4.3 km
/ 2.7 mi
Elevation gain
94 m
Typical duration
1 hr 2 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Wanderweg 463

Nationalpark Kalkalpen · Upper Austria

Distance
7.7 km
/ 4.8 mi
Elevation gain
169 m
Typical duration
1 hr 51 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Wanderweg 468

Nationalpark Kalkalpen · Upper Austria

Distance
1.2 km
/ 0.7 mi
Elevation gain
26 m
Typical duration
17 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Wanderweg 473

Nationalpark Kalkalpen · Upper Austria

Distance
2.6 km
/ 1.6 mi
Elevation gain
57 m
Typical duration
37 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Wanderweg 475a

Nationalpark Kalkalpen · Upper Austria

Distance
1.0 km
/ 0.6 mi
Elevation gain
21 m
Typical duration
14 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Wanderweg 485

Nationalpark Kalkalpen · Upper Austria

Distance
2.0 km
/ 1.2 mi
Elevation gain
43 m
Typical duration
28 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Wanderweg 486

Nationalpark Kalkalpen · Upper Austria

Distance
2.2 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
49 m
Typical duration
32 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Wanderweg 487

Nationalpark Kalkalpen · Upper Austria

Distance
5.7 km
/ 3.6 mi
Elevation gain
126 m
Typical duration
1 hr 23 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Bodinggraben - Ebenforstalm

Nationalpark Kalkalpen · Upper Austria

Distance
3.0 km
/ 1.8 mi
Elevation gain
65 m
Typical duration
43 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Bodinggraben - Schaumbergalm

Nationalpark Kalkalpen · Upper Austria

Distance
2.8 km
/ 1.7 mi
Elevation gain
61 m
Typical duration
40 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Ebenforstalm - Schaumbergalm

Nationalpark Kalkalpen · Upper Austria

Distance
1.9 km
/ 1.2 mi
Elevation gain
42 m
Typical duration
28 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Wanderweg 474

Nationalpark Kalkalpen · Upper Austria

Distance
1.8 km
/ 1.1 mi
Elevation gain
39 m
Typical duration
26 min
Moderate

Via Alpina Purple A28

Upper Austria · Austria

Distance
8.3 km
/ 5.2 mi
Elevation gain
851 m
Typical duration
3 hr 1 min
Moderate

Nordalpenweg 01A

Upper Austria · Austria

Distance
7.0 km
/ 4.3 mi
Elevation gain
153 m
Typical duration
1 hr 41 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Wanderweg 431

Upper Austria · Austria

Distance
9.7 km
/ 6.0 mi
Elevation gain
213 m
Typical duration
2 hr 20 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Wanderweg 433

Upper Austria · Austria

Distance
8.5 km
/ 5.3 mi
Elevation gain
188 m
Typical duration
2 hr 4 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

828: Schafluckensteig

Upper Austria · Austria

Distance
7.3 km
/ 4.5 mi
Elevation gain
161 m
Typical duration
1 hr 46 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Mairalmsteig

Upper Austria · Austria

Distance
1.8 km
/ 1.1 mi
Elevation gain
39 m
Typical duration
26 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Wanderweg 648

Upper Austria · Austria

Distance
4.6 km
/ 2.8 mi
Elevation gain
101 m
Typical duration
1 hr 6 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Wanderweg 823

Upper Austria · Austria

Distance
6.6 km
/ 4.1 mi
Elevation gain
146 m
Typical duration
1 hr 36 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Lobensteiner Runde

Upper Austria · Austria

Distance
7.7 km
/ 4.8 mi
Elevation gain
170 m
Typical duration
1 hr 52 min
  • Mountain
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Eidenberger Höhenweg

Upper Austria · Austria

Distance
2.4 km
/ 1.5 mi
Elevation gain
53 m
Typical duration
35 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Easy

822: Stieg

Upper Austria · Austria

Distance
5.3 km
/ 3.3 mi
Elevation gain
116 m
Typical duration
1 hr 16 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

826: Vorderes Aurachkar

Upper Austria · Austria

Distance
3.9 km
/ 2.4 mi
Elevation gain
86 m
Typical duration
56 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

827: Oberes Aurachkar

Upper Austria · Austria

Distance
1.6 km
/ 1.0 mi
Elevation gain
36 m
Typical duration
23 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

837: Kaiserweg

Upper Austria · Austria

Distance
5.1 km
/ 3.1 mi
Elevation gain
111 m
Typical duration
1 hr 13 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Kl. Priel

Upper Austria · Austria

Distance
6.6 km
/ 4.1 mi
Elevation gain
146 m
Typical duration
1 hr 36 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Salzsteigweg 109A

Upper Austria · Austria

Distance
9.0 km
/ 5.6 mi
Elevation gain
199 m
Typical duration
2 hr 11 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Voralpenweg

Upper Austria · Austria

Distance
6.3 km
/ 3.9 mi
Elevation gain
138 m
Typical duration
1 hr 31 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Wanderweg 06B

Upper Austria · Austria

Distance
8.1 km
/ 5.0 mi
Elevation gain
178 m
Typical duration
1 hr 57 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Wanderweg 150A

Upper Austria · Austria

Distance
4.8 km
/ 3.0 mi
Elevation gain
106 m
Typical duration
1 hr 10 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Wanderweg 162

Upper Austria · Austria

Distance
6.0 km
/ 3.7 mi
Elevation gain
132 m
Typical duration
1 hr 27 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Wanderweg 220

Upper Austria · Austria

Distance
7.1 km
/ 4.4 mi
Elevation gain
155 m
Typical duration
1 hr 42 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Wanderweg 221

Upper Austria · Austria

Distance
4.8 km
/ 3.0 mi
Elevation gain
105 m
Typical duration
1 hr 9 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Wanderweg 222

Upper Austria · Austria

Distance
7.3 km
/ 4.5 mi
Elevation gain
160 m
Typical duration
1 hr 46 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
BegsteigersteigNationalpark Kalkalpen3.5 km77 m51 minEasyApril to October
Wanderweg 460Nationalpark Kalkalpen4.3 km94 m1 hr 2 minEasyApril to October
Wanderweg 463Nationalpark Kalkalpen7.7 km169 m1 hr 51 minModerateApril to October
Wanderweg 468Nationalpark Kalkalpen1.2 km26 m17 minEasyApril to October
Wanderweg 473Nationalpark Kalkalpen2.6 km57 m37 minEasyApril to October
Wanderweg 475aNationalpark Kalkalpen1.0 km21 m14 minEasyApril to October
Wanderweg 485Nationalpark Kalkalpen2.0 km43 m28 minEasyApril to October
Wanderweg 486Nationalpark Kalkalpen2.2 km49 m32 minEasyApril to October
Wanderweg 487Nationalpark Kalkalpen5.7 km126 m1 hr 23 minEasyApril to October
[M] Šumava Trojmezí - Plöckensteiner SeeŠumava National Park1.9 km42 m27 minEasyApril to October

If you only have time for one, start with Wanderweg 485, Wanderweg 486, Wanderweg 468. 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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