{
  "name": "Grossglockner High Alpine Road",
  "slug": "grossglockner",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/grossglockner/",
  "summary": "Austria's grand toll road, sweeping past glaciers to 2,500 m.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "B107"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Austria",
    "region": "Salzburg",
    "start": {
      "name": "Bruck an der Großglocknerstraße",
      "lat": 47.286442,
      "lon": 12.827068
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Heiligenblut am Großglockner",
      "lat": 47.039904,
      "lon": 12.843286
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 30,
    "lengthKm": 48.3,
    "driveMinutes": 63,
    "corners": 40,
    "hairpins": 28,
    "maxGradientPercent": 12,
    "summitMetres": 2507,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 6
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ],
    "closesInWinter": true
  },
  "conditions": {
    "toll": true
  },
  "hazards": [
    "Exposed high-altitude weather",
    "Tour coaches on the bends",
    "Toll road; closes overnight and in winter"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Hochmais",
    "Hochtor",
    "Kirche und Großglockner"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 471
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "Routes - bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line, not copied from other lists; where elevationConfidence is \"approximate\" the 30 m DEM cannot resolve that line and the elevation figures are indicative.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-07-25"
}