Long-distance hikes in Styria

The three sections of this hiking tour in the Pöllauer Tal Nature Park are as varied as the landscape: First, the ascent to the Pöllauberg pilgrimage church, then there is a leisurely up and down between 700 and 1,000 m above sea level, and finally the descent from the Ringkogel, Hartberg's local mountain.

This stage of the hiking route "From glacier to wine" in the Zirbitzkogel-Grebenzen Nature Park leads us to the Tonnerhütte at the foot of the Zirbitzkogel. As in the 12th stage, we also hike here in sections along the Via Natura, a 130 km long-distance hiking trail through the entire Zirbitzkogel-Grebenzen Nature Park.

The purple trail of the Via Alpina leads through the eastern regions of the Alps, from the Karawanken through the mountains of Slovenia, the provinces of Carinthia, Styria, Upper Austria, Salzburg and Tyrol to Bavaria and the Allgäu. The section of the trail through Styria takes us from the gentle mountains of Schilcherland on the Slovenian-Styrian border to the rugged peaks of the north in the Gesäuse national park. It is a hike through a diverse landscape with equally diverse stories.

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.