How long does it take to drive the Grossglockner?
As others and myself have pointed out, allow about 2 hours just for the Grossglockner Hochalpenstrasse. This time is a variable of course, as you could spend either an hour or so or the better part of a day along this drive alone.
Where is the Grossglockner pass?
Salzburg
The Grossglockner High Alpine Road (in German Großglockner-Hochalpenstraße) is the highest surfaced mountain pass road in Austria. It connects Bruck in the state of Salzburg with Heiligenblut in Carinthia via Fuscher Törl and Hochtor Pass at 2,504 m (8,215 ft).
How high is Grossglockner High Alpine Road?
8,215′
Grossglockner High Alpine Road/Elevation
How long is the Grossglockner High Alpine Road?
29.7 mi
Grossglockner High Alpine Road/Length
The Grossglockner High Alpine Road at the heart of High Tauern National Park. The mountain pass road with a total of 48 km and 36 turns leads deep into the centre of Austria’s largest national park with an area of 1,800 km² that extends across the provinces of Salzburg, Tyrol and Carinthia.
How tall is the Grossglockner?
12,461′
Grossglockner/Elevation
Is Grossglockner hard to climb?
It has a climbing grade of Class II, which makes it accessible for most mountaineers. It begins from either Kals or Heiligenblut before joining at the Erzherzog Johann Hut and becoming a dedicated climb to the summit.
How tall is Großglockner?
Can you drive up Grossglockner?
The Grossglockner High Alpine Road connects Fusch an der Großglocknerstraße in Salzburg with Heiligenblut am Großglockner in Carinthia. You can drive in either direction, as no particular direction is more beautiful.
What is the highest point in Switzerland?
Monte Rosa
Monte Rosa The 10th, Dufourspitze (15,203 ft [4,634 m]), is the highest peak of the mass, the highest peak in Switzerland, and the second highest peak in the Alps.
Who first climbed Grossglockner?
Matthias Hautzendorfer
Martin KlotzSepp KlotzMartin Reicher
Grossglockner/First ascenders