Driving on the Grossglockner road

The Grossglockner road officially starts in the town of Bruck (760 m above sea level) in the valley of the river Salzach. It is quite a conveniently located place for excursions. From here you can also head to Lake Zeller, the Kaprun dams, the Kitzlochklamm gorge or the Krimml waterfalls. However, our path leads directly south through the valley of the Fuscher tal. Along the way is the gastronomic town of Fusch (820 m above sea level).

After about 14 kilometers from Bruck, he arrives at the toll booth in Ferleiten (1,155 m above sea level). Currently, 35.5E is charged for all-day entry. There is a nice view of the Walcher waterfall from the toll booth. You can take a beautiful all-day walk around it: „Ascent around the Walcher waterfalls“: https: //www.gigapla­ces.com/clanek-vystup-k-walcher-hochalm/

Then you will find a number of beautiful views of the amazing peaks of the Hohe Tauern. Even a walk along the bottom of the valley must be worth it.

In nice places there are small parking lots from where you can enjoy. As everywhere else, going out in the morning is a good idea. In the afternoon, you may not even park some of the views.

The dominant feature of the first part of the road is the mighty Groses Wiesbachhorn (3,564 m above sea level), which is one of the highest in Austria.

From the last view of the valley, the serpentine section (13) begins to the Fuschertorl pass (2,428 m above sea level)

From the Fuschertorl pass, be sure to either walk or drive to the adjacent Edelweisspitze mountain (2,572 m above sea level), the highest point of the Grossglockenr road, which you can drive to. It is also, of course, a great view of the surrounding higher hills.

The most beautiful view from the Edelweisspitze is down to the winding road and the walls of the Hohe Tauern. Just for that view, it was worth coming out here.

From the mountain you can see the continuation of the road to the Hochtor tunnel (2,504 m above sea level) intersecting the main alpine ridge.

Another pleasant stop are the lakes Fuscher lacke. An ideal place for a short picnic.

The road culminates at the Hochtor tunnel (2,504 m above sea level). Here you can climb at least to the ridge with nice views. Otherwise, it is a starting point for several mountain tours, such as Mount Spielmann (3,027 m above sea level) or several peaks to the east.

From the tunnel you will find a long descent to the other side of the mountains with beautiful views. However, the road itself has less serpentine on this side, so it is no longer so interesting. At the Golmitzerkasar crossroads (1,880 m above sea level), be sure to turn onto the dead end road leading to Franz Josephs Hohe (2,369 m above sea level). From here there are beautiful views of the Grossglockner and the Pasterze Glacier.

The road to Franz Josephs Hohe traverses the slope of the mountain for a long time to make a huge bend at the end. Right next to it is a nice dam Großglockner Stausee. At the same time, it is a great starting point for an even higher lake and Mount Spielmann

It is only a short walk from the dam to Austria's most famous Pasterze glacier.

From the viewpoint there is a wonderful view not only of the Pasterze Glacier, but also of the highest mountain in Austria – the Grossglockner. The height is also a crossroads of many mountain tours, but mostly of higher difficulty.

Looking back, you can see the entire Mölltal valley, which we will continue on

When driving in the direction of Heiligenblut, where the toll section of the road ends, you have many views of the Grossglockner.

Heiligenblut has a beautiful alpine church and of course a view of the Grossglockner.