Salzburg · Austria
Grossglockner High Alpine Road
B107Bruck an der Großglocknerstraße to Heiligenblut am Großglockner
Austria’s grand toll road, sweeping past glaciers to 2,500 m.
The Grossglockner Hochalpenstraße is a purpose-built drivers' road, curling up through 36 numbered bends to the foot of Austria’s highest peak and the Pasterze glacier. Immaculately surfaced and gloriously scenic, it is a toll road that earns every euro, watch for marmots, tour coaches and weather that changes in minutes.
Austria’s grand alpine road, built to show off the mountains. And show off it does.
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Where it runs30.0 mi · point to point
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Character
More hairpins than 9 in 10 roads in the catalogue.
Corners
busiest around mile 16Elevation
under 4%4–8%over 8%752.8 – 2,507 mFrom the road
Points of interest3 stops
- HochmaisViewpoint14 mi in
- HochtorViewpoint21 mi in
- Kirche und GroßglocknerViewpoint30 mi in
Hazards
- Exposed high-altitude weather
- Tour coaches on the bends
- Toll road; closes overnight and in winter
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“one of the most famous stretches of tarmac”
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