Salzkammergut lakes
78 km (49 miles), 1 hr 35 min, beginner
Photo: H. Helmlechner, CC BY-SA 4.0, resizedMotorcycle ride in Salzburgerland
Grossglockner High Alpine Road
49 km (30 miles), 1 hr 15 min, intermediate
The Großglockner-Hochalpenstraße, a toll road opened in 1935, crosses the Hohe Tauern National Park at the foot of Austria’s highest peak. From Bruck, it climbs the Fusch valley, passes the Fuscher Törl and crosses the Hochtor at over 2,500 m before dropping down to Heiligenblut. Usually open from May to October.
Stops along the way
- SStart: Bruck an der Großglocknerstraße
- 1Ferleiten, after 14 km (9 miles)
- 2Fuscher Törl, after 28 km (17 miles)
- 3Hochtor, after 34 km (21 miles)
- FFinish: Heiligenblut am Großglockner, after 49 km (30 miles)
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