Around the Großglockner

Lienz / Schober Group
Route length: 180.0 km

Tour information

  • Length: 180.0 km
  • Elevation uphill:265 hm
  • Elevation downhill:1,414 hm
Highest point2,505 m

Starting point

Lienz

Finishing point

Lienz

Equipment

Basic cyclingequipmentincludes a well-fitting helmet and functionalclothingadaptedtotheweather and temperature. Essential itemsare rain, sun, and wind protection, a repair kit, a first-aid kit, a charged mobile phone, aswellassufficientfluids and provisions. Gloves and eyewearprotecthands and eyes, while lightsimprovevisibility.  A mapor a GPS deviceassistwithorientation. 
 
This informationservesas a guide and does not claimtobe exhaustive. Equipment mustalwaysbeadaptedtothe tour destination, weatherconditions, season, naturalhazards, environmental influences, and personal needs. 
Source: TVB Osttirol

Description

You can head for the Großglockner from East Tyrol via the Großglockner road in Kals, and also via Carinthia on the Großglockner road. It is still one of the most scenically inspiring altitude roads in the entire alpine area. The roads mentioned, including the Felbertauernstraße, are all private roads for which a toll is payable. The Großglockner high Alpine road – from Lienz initially for around 5 km to Carinthia and via the Iselsberg to Winklern. Heading in to the Mölltal valley until you reach Heiligenblut. From here, via numerous serpentines, you get to the visitors’ centre at Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe, where there are views to the Pasterze. The route continues via Hochtor and Fuschertörl to Bruck via Zell am See to Mittersill. You get back to East Tyrol again via the Felbertauernstraße. From Huben there is the option to bear left and approach the Großglockner from the East Tyrol side via the Großglocknerstraße in Kals. At Lucknerhaus there is a dreamy view to Austria’s highest mountain. The roads are open during the day, depending on the snow conditions, from the start of May through to mid-November.
 

Weather

Today

clear sky
12°C/-1°C
55%0.2l5 km/h

Sun

light rain showers
8°C/0°C
60%1.3l5 km/h

Mon

clear sky
8°C/-1°C
5%0l5 km/h
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