Messnerin, Alpine summit in Styria, Austria

Messnerin is a mountain summit in Styria that reaches 1835 meters in elevation and offers multiple hiking paths across the landscape. The terrain changes as you ascend, moving from forested areas to more open alpine sections with exposed rock faces.

These mountain routes have been used since medieval times by shepherds and merchants moving between valleys across the region. The paths became essential links connecting different communities over many centuries.

The name likely comes from a farm or owner called Meßner: it first designated an alm and then the whole mountain, which explains the feminine ending (die Meßner-Alm becoming die Meßnerin), as with the Riegerin and Kräuterin nearby. The Schaftrempel, a 1709 m rock tower on the ridge, takes its name from a pasture word meaning cattle shelter.

Several marked trails start from different points and reach the summit, with the main route taking about four hours. Proper footwear and layered clothing are important due to changing weather conditions at higher elevations.

A rock window called the Meßnerinloch, about 10 by 15 metres, pierces the southwest flank at 1455 metres and is visible from Tragöß. On 29 May 2026 Lukas Loibl flew through it in a wingsuit, his tenth such rock window in Europe and a Guinness world record.