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Mountain hikes in Austria

In total there are about 9,621 mountain hikes for you to discover within the region of Austria. To get a first glimpse of what’s awaiting outdoor enthusiasts like you in Austria, we created a short highlight list:
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Mountain Hike · Kleinwalsertal
From Walmendingerhorn to Schwarzwassertal
Top moderate
10.5 km
4:30 h
232 m
895 m

Walser Omgang hike - Discover the diversity of life. A balancing day hike passing beautiful huts.

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from Kleinwalsertal Tourismus eGen,   Kleinwalsertal Tourismus eGen
Mountain Hike · Schladming-Dachstein
Alpine loop to the idyllic Moaralmsee
Top moderate
7.9 km
3:30 h
403 m
403 m

Especially when the rhododendron are in bloom, this alpine hike is a real hit.  The views from Kaibling summit, and of the rhododendron in their ...

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from Schladming Dachstein - TVB Haus,   Schladming-Dachstein Tourismusmarketing GmbH
Mountain Hike · Hochkoenig
Summit tour Schwalbenwand
Top difficult
16.6 km
8:00 h
1,200 m
1,200 m

Beautiful panoramic summit hike from Maria Alm to the Schwalbenwand.

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from Stephanie Schuster,   Hochkönig Tourismus GmbH
Mountain Hike · Schladming-Dachstein
Via Rotmandlspitze to Keinprechthütte (Stage 2 of 5-days-tour)
Top difficult
5.9 km
4:00 h
584 m
638 m

An alpine hike in the footsteps of miners from the Giglachseen Lakes to Keinprechthütte.

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from Gerhard Pilz,   Tourismusverband Schladming
Mountain Hike · Hochkoenig
Summit tour over the Teufelslöcher to the Hochkönig
Top difficult
9.1 km
6:15 h
2,013 m
135 m

Mountain tour with alpine path, freedom from giddiness and surefootedness is required.

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from Hochkönig Tourismus GmbH,   Hochkönig Tourismus GmbH
Mountain Hike · Arlberg
Karhorn fixed rope route
Top difficult
5.7 km
4:30 h
824 m
188 m

Due to its moderate length and difficulty, this fixed rope route is also suitable for beginners. The ascent and descent do require a good fitness ...

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from Lech Zuers Tourismus GmbH,   Lech Zürs Tourismus GmbH
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Mountain Hike · Kleinwalsertal
From Walmendingerhorn to Schwarzwassertal
Top moderate
10.5 km
4:30 h
232 m
895 m

Walser Omgang hike - Discover the diversity of life. A balancing day hike passing beautiful huts.

1
from Kleinwalsertal Tourismus eGen,   Kleinwalsertal Tourismus eGen
Mountain Hike · Schladming-Dachstein
Alpine loop to the idyllic Moaralmsee
Top moderate
7.9 km
3:30 h
403 m
403 m

Especially when the rhododendron are in bloom, this alpine hike is a real hit.  The views from Kaibling summit, and of the rhododendron in their ...

1
from Schladming Dachstein - TVB Haus,   Schladming-Dachstein Tourismusmarketing GmbH
Mountain Hike · Hochkoenig
Summit tour Schwalbenwand
Top difficult
16.6 km
8:00 h
1,200 m
1,200 m

Beautiful panoramic summit hike from Maria Alm to the Schwalbenwand.

1
from Stephanie Schuster,   Hochkönig Tourismus GmbH
Mountain Hike · Schladming-Dachstein
Via Rotmandlspitze to Keinprechthütte (Stage 2 of 5-days-tour)
Top difficult
5.9 km
4:00 h
584 m
638 m

An alpine hike in the footsteps of miners from the Giglachseen Lakes to Keinprechthütte.

1
from Gerhard Pilz,   Tourismusverband Schladming
Mountain Hike · Hochkoenig
Summit tour over the Teufelslöcher to the Hochkönig
Top difficult
9.1 km
6:15 h
2,013 m
135 m

Mountain tour with alpine path, freedom from giddiness and surefootedness is required.

2
from Hochkönig Tourismus GmbH,   Hochkönig Tourismus GmbH
Mountain Hike · Arlberg
Karhorn fixed rope route
Top difficult
5.7 km
4:30 h
824 m
188 m

Due to its moderate length and difficulty, this fixed rope route is also suitable for beginners. The ascent and descent do require a good fitness ...

1
from Lech Zuers Tourismus GmbH,   Lech Zürs Tourismus GmbH
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Round the Widderstein

Walser Omgang hike - Recognize yourself - summer. An activating day tour

Summit tour Riemannhaus-Schönegg

Very demanding but breathtaking tour from Sandten parking lot to Schönegg 2.390m

Wetterkreuz peak via Hochoetz

PANORAMARESTAURANT HOCHOETZ -> Bielefelder Hütte -> WETTERKREUZ

Peiljoch - glacier world in Antlitz

A hike offering the best views in the Stubai Valley!

4 days hut-to-hut-tour through Kleinwalsertal

Four days circular hike for trained and persistent hikers across and around the most stunning peaks of Kleinwalsertal.

Roundtour Elfer

Moderately difficult alpine tour round the highest peak between Wildental and Gemsteltal

Hoher Ifen – descent via Schwarzwasserhütte

Rewarding alpine tour for experienced hikers with a panorama on the Ifen peak without comparison.

Hildesheimer Hütte 2899 Steieler Gaisakarweg - Sölden

WINDACHALM --> Gaisstabel -->steiler Gaiskarweg --> HILDESHEIMER HÜTTE 

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Via Planai high trail to Schladming (Stage 5 of 5-days-tour)

The Planai high trail from Preintalerhütte to Planai offers impressive views to the highest summits of the Schladminger Tauern range, Lake Riesachsee and the Untertal valley.

Gottesacker plateau

Day tour for persistent hikers crossing a fascinating, though barren karst landscape.

From Jungholz to the Sorgschrofen

Promising, difficult mountain tour with a view to the surrounding Alps.

Klafferkessel - a majestic tour

The hiking tour across the lakeland of Klafferkessel on an altitude of 2,300 m with around 30 mountain lakes and tarns is one of the most spectacular, alpine passages in Austria.

3 summit tour from the Kanzelwand to the Fiderepass

High alpine ridge hike through jagged rocks – three peaks in one day. From the Kanzelwand lift via the Hammerspitzen and Hochgehrenspitze to the Fiderepasshütte and descent to the valley. 

Over Ochsenhofer Köpfe ridge to Grünhorn summit

Promising ridge hike from the Walmendingerhorn over the Starzeljoch for sure-footed.

Summit tour Hochkönig main route

The tour up the Hochkönig is known as a proper "Wadlbeißer". A panoramic adventure for mountaineers with a lot of stamina and physical condition.

Fellhorngrat

Popular hiking tour on top of the german-austrian border region. Spectacular sights into Kleinwalsertal and Stillachtal and as far as Kempten.

The Hochwildstelle (2,747 m) - via the Hans Wödl Hütte

Demanding mountain tour to the high game site, the second highest mountain of the Schladminger Tauern as well as the highest mountain which is entirely on Styrian territory.

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