Grossglockner High Alpine Road: Austria
🚗10 mapped stops
Austria's most famous mountain road — 30 miles of switchbacks climbing to 2,504 meters with views of the Grossglockner, Austria's highest peak at 3,798 meters. The Pasterze Glacier sprawls below the summit viewpoint.
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- 1 Bruck an der Grossglocknerstrasse The northern gateway to the Grossglockner road. The toll booth marks the beginning of Austria's greatest alpine experience — 36 hairpin turns and 2,504 meters of altitude await.
- 2 Fuscher Lacke — Alpine Lake A mountain lake at 2,262 meters reflecting the surrounding peaks. The Edelweissspitze side road climbs even higher to 2,571 meters — the highest point accessible by car.
- 3 Edelweissspitze — 2,571m The panoramic summit offers 360-degree views of over 30 peaks exceeding 3,000 meters. On clear days, visibility extends to the Dolomites in Italy and the Hohe Tauern range.
- 4 Fuscher Torl — 2,428m A mountain saddle with an exhibition about the road's construction in the 1930s. Over 4,000 workers built the road during the Great Depression — an Austrian New Deal.
- 5 Hochtor Tunnel — 2,504m The highest point on the road passes through a 311-meter tunnel. This marks the border between Salzburg and Carinthia — and the Alpine watershed divide.
- 6 Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Hohe The dramatic terminus road leads to a viewpoint directly facing the Grossglockner and the Pasterze Glacier — Austria's largest remaining glacier, though it retreats 10 meters annually.
- 7 Pasterze Glacier Viewpoint A funicular descends to the glacier's edge. Historical markers show where the ice reached in 1856, 1900, and 1950 — a sobering visual timeline of glacial retreat.
- 8 Margaritze Reservoir A turquoise hydroelectric reservoir fed by glacial meltwater. The dam harnesses the power of the retreating Pasterze Glacier for Austria's energy grid.
- 9 Heiligenblut — Church Tower A postcard-perfect village with a Gothic church whose spire rises against the Grossglockner. The name means "Holy Blood" — a relic of Christ's blood is said to be kept here.
- 10 Dollach — Southern Exit The road descends to the Molltal Valley. The transition from high alpine to pastoral Austrian countryside happens within minutes — lush meadows replace bare rock.
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