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Grossglockner
Road 39

Austria’s most exhilarating trip takes you on a wild roller-coaster
drive over three legendary Alpine passes and packs in outdoor
activities from year-round skiing to windsurfing and white-water
rafting.
TRIP HIGHLIGHTS
5–7 DAYS
335 km 644 KM / 401 MILES
Gerlos Alpine Road
Sing along the yodel GREAT FOR…
hiking trail
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l L BEST TIME TO GO
# Salzburg The peak time to
tackle this trip is
m K midsummer.

# Bregenz ESSENTIAL
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Innsbruck
Europe’s highest
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Lienz waterfalls, the three-
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10
tiered Krimmler
Wasserfälle.
Silvretta High Alpine K BEST FOR
DRIVERS
Road Grossglockner High
Mountains reflect in Alpine Road The Grossglockner’s
the aquamarine Traverse Austria's 36 heart-in-your-mouth
reservoir highest mountain hairpin bends.
526 km 225 km
Grossglockner High Alpine Road Alpine meadow 559