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Gewaltiger Ausblick in die Felsarena des Gesäuses Photo: Stefan Leitner
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Long-distance hikes in Upper Austria

For those who enjoy an active vacation, we have lots of suggestions in Upper Austria. Use our Travel Guide as a source of inspiration for planning your next adventure and browse through descriptions and route details of the most beautiful long-distance hikes.

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The Most Beautiful long-distance hikes in Upper Austria

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Long-Distance Hiking · Donau-Oberösterreich

Donausteig Stage 1_N03 Niederranna – Obermühl "Through the wonders of the Schlögener Schlinge"

recommended route Difficulty difficult Stage 3

20.1 km

6:30 h

653 m

649 m

The Donausteig-Simply amazing! At this stage we walk from the forested Niederranna Donauengtal (valley) over the rural Mühlviertler high plateau to the center of the deeply buried Schlögener Donauschlinge and then along the meandering River Danube to Obermühl. Along the walk we discover the importance of fisheries during the Middle Ages, the transformation of feudal knights to robber barons , the magnificent natural wonders of the Schlögener Schlinge, and the strange world of the Danube as a waterway...

WGD Donau Oberösterreich Tourismus GmbH

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Long-Distance Hiking · Ramsau am Dachstein

Dachstein circular hiking trail 3rd stage

recommended route Difficulty difficult Stage 3

10.7 km

5:00 h

274 m

993 m

From the Dachstein Südwandhütte via the glacier to the Guttenberghaus.

Schladming-Dachstein Tourismusmarketing GmbH

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Long-Distance Hiking · Donau-Oberösterreich

Donausteig Stage 1_S01 Passau - Kasten „Through the Sauwald (forest) into the Danube valley"

recommended route Difficulty difficult Stage 1

20.4 km

7:15 h

673 m

507 m

The Donausteig-simply fabulous! This stage leads us from the Tri-River City of Passau along the Danube streams, across the rural Sauwald plateau into the wooded narrow valley of the Danube, over the atmospheric plateau to Kasten on the Danube. We discover Passau as the Bavarian Venice, the frontier of upper Bavaria, the gateway to the upper Danube valley, the idyllic Sauwald (Forest), the hidden past of Kasten, the world of Danube river rafting...

WGD Donau Oberösterreich Tourismus GmbH

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Long-Distance Hiking

Dachstein Circular Hiking Trail

recommended route Difficulty difficult Multistage route

123.1 km

46:00 h

6,251 m

6,230 m

Manageable daily stages, no need for ropes or climbing gear, trail time between 4 and 7 hours, through an imposing alpine massif famous for its breadth of landscapes.

Schladming-Dachstein Tourismusmarketing GmbH

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Long-Distance Hiking · Donau-Oberösterreich

Mitterkirchen – Grein Stage

recommended route Difficulty difficult Stage 12

22.2 km

7:00 h

441 m

440 m

The Donausteig - simply fabulous! Summit assault onto the Gobelwarte - one of the seven Donausteig-peaks. We are moving from the plains of fertile Machland over the promising Gobelwarte into the narrow Donaukerbtal (valley) of the Strudengaus. We discover the "Machlanddamm (dam)" the project of the century, a collegiate church without an abbey, a castle in which history lives, the inspiring Klamschlucht (gorge)...

WGD Donau Oberösterreich Tourismus GmbH

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Long-Distance Hiking · Donau-Oberösterreich

Donausteig Stage 1_N03 Niederranna – Obermühl "Through the wonders of the Schlögener Schlinge"

recommended route Difficulty difficult Stage 3

Distance 20.1 km

Duration 6:30 h

Ascent 653 m

Descent 649 m

The Donausteig-Simply amazing! At this stage we walk from the forested Niederranna Donauengtal (valley) over the rural Mühlviertler high plateau to ...

from WGD Donau Oberösterreich Tourismus GmbH, WGD Donau Oberösterreich Tourismus GmbH

Long-Distance Hiking · Ramsau am Dachstein

Dachstein circular hiking trail 3rd stage

recommended route Difficulty difficult Stage 3

Distance 10.7 km

Duration 5:00 h

Ascent 274 m

Descent 993 m

From the Dachstein Südwandhütte via the glacier to the Guttenberghaus.

from Schladming Dachstein, Schladming-Dachstein Tourismusmarketing GmbH

Long-Distance Hiking · Donau-Oberösterreich

Donausteig Stage 1_S01 Passau - Kasten „Through the Sauwald (forest) into the Danube valley"

recommended route Difficulty difficult Stage 1

Distance 20.4 km

Duration 7:15 h

Ascent 673 m

Descent 507 m

The Donausteig-simply fabulous! This stage leads us from the Tri-River City of Passau along the Danube streams, across the rural Sauwald plateau ...

from WGD Donau Oberösterreich Tourismus GmbH, WGD Donau Oberösterreich Tourismus GmbH

Long-Distance Hiking

Dachstein Circular Hiking Trail

recommended route Difficulty difficult Multistage route

Distance 123.1 km

Duration 46:00 h

Ascent 6,251 m

Descent 6,230 m

Manageable daily stages, no need for ropes or climbing gear, trail time between 4 and 7 hours, through an imposing alpine massif famous for its ...

from Schladming Dachstein, Schladming-Dachstein Tourismusmarketing GmbH

Long-Distance Hiking · Donau-Oberösterreich

Mitterkirchen – Grein Stage

recommended route Difficulty difficult Stage 12

Distance 22.2 km

Duration 7:00 h

Ascent 441 m

Descent 440 m

The Donausteig - simply fabulous! Summit assault onto the Gobelwarte - one of the seven Donausteig-peaks. We are moving from the plains of fertile ...

from WGD Donau Oberösterreich Tourismus GmbH, WGD Donau Oberösterreich Tourismus GmbH

Long-Distance Hiking · Donau-Niederösterreich

Nibelungengau long distance trail 1: Sarmingstein - Persenbeug

recommended route Difficulty difficult Stage 1

Distance 21.5 km

Duration 7:57 h

Ascent 810 m

Descent 823 m

It is nice to stroll along the waterfront in Persenbeug. The lake in Persenbeug-Gottsdorf is a good place for a refreshing dip into the water on ...

from Wachau Nibelungengau-Kremstal, Wachau-Nibelungengau-Kremstal

Long-Distance Hiking · Donau-Oberösterreich

Donausteig Stage 3_N07 Linz - Steyregg: „Summit assault in the Linzer Basin“