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3.798 m

GROSSES WIESBACHHORN 3.564 m

JOHANNISBERG 3.453 m

EDELWEISSSPITZE 2.571 m

PASSHÖHE 2.504 m

FUSCHER TÖRL 2.428 m KAISER-FRANZ-JOSEFS-HÖHE 2.369 m

PIFFKAR 1.620 m

HEILIGENBLUT AM GROSSGLOCKNER 1.301 m

GROSSGLOCKNER 3.798 m

GROSSES WIESBACHHORN 3.564 m

JOHANNISBERG 3.453 m

FUSCH AN DER GROSSGLOCKNERSTRASSE 815 m EDELWEISSSPITZE 2.571 m

PASSHÖHE HOCHTOR 2.504 m

FUSCHER TÖRL 2.428 m KAISER-FRANZ-JOSEFS-HÖHE 2.369 m

PIFFKAR GROSSGLOCKNER 1.620 m HOCHALPENSTRASSE HEILIGENBLUT AM GROSSGLOCKNER 1.301 m INFORMATION FOR COACH OPERATORS TOUR OPERATORS HOSTS Discount for regular FUSCH AN DER GROSSGLOCKNERSTRASSE customers! 815 m grossglockner.at ’S HIGHEST vista!

GROSSGLOCKNER 3.798 m

GROSSES WIESBACHHORN 3.564 m

JOHANNISBERG 3.453 m

EDELWEISSSPITZE 2.571 m

PASSHÖHE HOCHTOR 2.504 m

FUSCHER TÖRL 2.428 m KAISER-FRANZ-JOSEFS-HÖHE 2.369 m

PIFFKAR 1.620 m

HEILIGENBLUT AM GROSSGLOCKNER 1.301 m

FUSCH AN DER GROSSGLOCKNERSTRASSE 815 m

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GROSSGLOCKNER.AT 1 grossglockner.at Join us GROSSGLOCKNER 3.798 m

GROSSES WIESBACHHORN 3.564 m

JOHANNISBERG 3.453 m

EDELWEISSSPITZE 2.571 m

PASSHÖHE HOCHTOR 2.504 m

FUSCHER TÖRL 2.428 m KAISER-FRANZ-JOSEFS-HÖHE 2.369 m

PIFFKAR 1.620 m The Grossglockner High Alpine Road is one of the most fascinating panoramic roads in the world and has been a

HEILIGENBLUT AM protected monument since 2015. The road leads you 48 GROSSGLOCKNER WHERE THE 1.301 m kilometres to the heart of the Hohe Tauern National Park up to 2,571 meters above sea level, to the foot of the hig- hest in Austria and ends at the longest FREE ADMISSION JOURNEY BECOMES in the Eastern , the Pasterze. On the 2,369-meter TO ALL

high Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Hoehe, there is a unique view EXHIBITIONS of the flanks and snow fields of the Grossglockner (3,798 m) and the surrounding three-thousand meter peaks. On Unique exhibition on THE DESTINATION. small hikes, marmots and even ibex, chamois or eagles ALPINE ECOLOGY Alpine Nature Show Museum FUSCH AN DER GROSSGLOCKNERSTRASSE can be observed. Numerous themed educational trails and 815 m exciting exhibitions invite you to enjoy an unforgettable Exhibition GLACIER.LIFE the world‘s highest & nature experience. AUTOMOBILE EXHIBITION HIGH UP TO A Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe HISTORY OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ROAD ‣ Top 3 excursion destination in Austria Gatehouse at Fuscher Lake CULTURAL HERITAGE ‣ Nearly 1 million visitors from around the world Exhibition PASS AND SACRED SITE

‣ Austria’s highest mountain, the Grossglockner (3,798 m) Hochtor ‣ Pasterze, longest glacier in the NATURAL WONDERS Gasthaus Schöneck AND NATURAL JEWEL ‣ A world of adventure to explore exhibitions, museums, guided tours, restaurants, shops and much more .... ‣ Maximum comfort – service – safety

GROSSGLOCKNER 3.798 m

GROSSES WIESBACHHORN 3.564 m

JOHANNISBERG 3.453 m

EDELWEISSSPITZE 2.571 m

PASSHÖHE HOCHTOR 2.504 m

FUSCHER TÖRL 2.428 m KAISER-FRANZ-JOSEFS-HÖHE 2.369 m

PIFFKAR 1.620 m

HEILIGENBLUT AM GROSSGLOCKNER 1.301 m

FUSCH AN DER GROSSGLOCKNERSTRASSE 815 m

2 GROSSGLOCKNER.AT Snow removal with “Wallack System” rotary ploughs

GREAT HISTORY

For the construction of the Grossglockner , High Alpine Road from 1930-1935 two builder of the road aspects were kept in mind: The develop- ment of this part of the Alps and thus the creation of an important north-south link, and the ability to create jobs in an eco- ­nomically difficult time. Around 4,000 men were engaged in the construction of the Hard work in the high six-meter-wide gravel road.

The road is one of the most important representative THE GROSSGLOCKNER constructions of the First Republic and was a symbol HIGH ALPINE ROAD TODAY of the economic will of the country to survive. On With nearly 1 million visitors during the summer August 3, 1935, we celebrated the opening of the months, the Grossglockner High Alpine Road has then most modern high alpine road. Even today, the remained for years among the Top 3 of the most historic stone walls and road boundaries are largely visited tourist attractions in Austria. Founded in 1931, intact. With the establishment of the Hohe Tauern the Grossglockner High Alpine Road PLC (GROHAG) National Park in 1981, the Grossglockner High Alpine is the road operator of five panorama roads and a Road was given another important function: it allows modern tourist business. In addition to the Gross- access to the heart of the nature reserve. glockner High Alpine Road, the Gerlos Alpine Road is operated with the Krimml Worlds of Water, the Nockalm Road, the Alpine Road and the Gol- THE BUILDER – FRANZ WALLACK deck Panoramic Road. The construction of the Grossglockner High Alpine Road is inseparably linked with the name of Franz Wallack. The young civil engineer from took THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY over the contract with great vigour and prudence AND SUSTAINABILITY to build a scenic road from the then newly founded The Grossglockner High Alpine Road PLC focuses on Grossglockner High Alpine Road PLC. At his own environmental protection and sustainable develop- expense he undertook a study trip to about 43 alpine ment for many years. Along the Grossglockner High roads before he started the impressive project. It Alpine Road several state-of-the-art EV-charging was to be the “most beautiful road in the Alps”, that stations have already been built. placed nature into focus. Electric charging stations from north to south: • Km 0 of the Grossglockner High Alpine Road, Bruck SNOW REMOVAL • Landgasthof Wasserfall, Fusch In order to ensure the use of the road from the be- • Haus Alpine Naturschau, Km 25.4 ginning of May, snow clearance work is performed • Hochtor, south portal year round. With the help of four rotary ploughs - a • Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe, Km 8.7 on the Glacier combination of snow blower and plough, which was Road designed by Franz Wallack – the snow removal takes • Hotel Rupertihaus, Heiligenblut around three weeks. The “break through” at the top of the Hochtor is a big event every year. After an average winter the walls of snow in certain route areas can be between eight and ten meters high in early May. They form the backdrop for an impressive journey into the high mountains.

GROSSGLOCKNER.AT 5 Glacier Road overlooking the Grossglockner (3,798 m)

PRICES AND INFORMATION FOR REGULAR CUSTOMERS

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Day ticket Pre-booked day ticket discount Car / Motorcycle Car / Motorcycle grossglockner.at Reduction from a purchase of 10 or 20 tickets. Bus per person Also available at Austrian and German motoring TICKETS ONLINE Adults / Children associations ÖAMTC, ARBÖ and ADAC. AVAILABLE

48 km of panorama road 30 three-thousand-meter mountains FREE TRAVEL WITH BONUS-DISCOUNT 15 free exhibitions, 7 theme trails 14 restaurants & alpine pastures SalzburgLand Card, Nationalpark 4 playgrounds free guided tours SommerCard Mobil KärntenCard, - (Everyone in the car needs to Card, etc. bring a card along) Marmots - cute furry animals of the Alps Also check out discounted guest card offers in your accommodation region.

AS A PREFERRED CUSTOMER YOU GET DISCOUNTS UP TO 30%! ANNUAL SALES Bus operators, taxi operators and tour opera- 300 € or more: 15 % reimbursement tors with regular customer contracts receive 500 € or more: 18 % reimbursement attractive discounts and can travel cashless on 1,000 € or more: 21 % reimbursement the Grossglockner High Alpine Road and the 3,000 € or more: 24 % reimbursement Gerlos Alpine Road and visit the Krimml Worlds 6,000 € or more: 27 % reimbursement of Water. 10,000 € or more: 30 % reimbursement

1. Receive the regular customer contract by email ADVANTAGE or download it directly · Fill in the contract Very easy: Sign the Regular · Return it with the sample voucher to Customer Contract [email protected] 4 Edelweiss-Spitze (2,571 m), view of 30 three- thousand-meter mountains Highest automobile exhibition in the world No payment directly at the point of sale 2. Hand in the voucher for guests or groups at the toll gate Additional services included: No payment required on site! · Admission to all exhibitions · Guided tour of the Gamsgruben trail with 3. Monthly invoicing national park rangers, daily at 11:00 am 4. Reimbursement at the end of the year at the visitor center on the Kaiser-Franz-­ according to the contract. All sales made on Josefs-Höhe the Grossglockner High Alpine Road, the Gerlos · Multimedia guide for buses Alpine Road and the Krimml Worlds of Water · Sufficient bus parking will be added to the reimbursement at the end of the year

GROSSGLOCKNER.AT 7 GROSSGLOCKNER 3.798 m GERLOSPASS OLPERER 1.628 m JOHANNISBERG 3.476 m 3.453 m HOHE DOCK GROSSES WIESBACHHORN 3.348 m 3.564 m 3.331 m HOHER TENN SONNENWELLECK 3.368 m 3.261 m

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H I, J, K Haus Alpine Naturschau Fuscher Törl KAPRUN 3 5 D 10 G Schöneck Fuscher Lacke 2 KASSA Wild- & Erlebnispark Ferleiten € von Kärnten SÜDEN F B 4 C 1 € von /Bayern NORDEN W A from Carinthia SOUTH 8 E from Salzburg/Bavaria NORTH 9 Hochtor 7 6 Edelweiß-Spitze N Panoramabahn 12 FUSCHERTAL KASSA € €

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road keeper‘s house, a short walk around the lake (10 1 Piffkar 1,620 m min), playground and “Mankeiwirt”. Exhibition „Salzburg‘s Tallest - the Fascination of MORE OFFERS: Please inform yourself about current opening times Mountains“, playground, nature trail (30 min) th- 8 „“ geological Not associated with the Grossglockner High Alpi- at the exhibitions, meeting points and tour times, rough the special protection area with the “Larch outdoor exhibition 2,290 m ne Road PLC, therefore must be paid separately. terms and conditions and information about data Meadows”. privacy protection on www.grossglockner.at 9 Hochtor 2,504 m W Wildlife & Adventure Park (1,145 m) Information available under [email protected] 2 Hochmais 1,850 m Head of the Pass. Exhibition “Pass and Sacred Site, Discount with the Grossglockner day ticket Tel.: +43 (662) 873673-0 Info-point “Glacier, the Rotmoos and the Altitudes of Hochtor”, Educational trail: “Celtic-, Pack Train- and Ro- www.wildpark-ferleiten.at Vegetation”. man Routes” (30 min), shop and bistro with a beautiful 3 Haus Alpine Naturschau viewing terrace. Glacier train at the LEGEND 2,260 m, Modern Museum of Ecology in the High Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe (2,369 m) Themed Gastronomy Gas station 10 Schöneck 1,953 m Mountains, Marmot show and exhibitions, open-air playground WC Electric vehicle installation “Salzburg‘s Tallest – Mountain Journeys”, Natural wonders, botanical hiking trail “Wonderful World Grossglockner panorama cable car Experience nature charging station botanical hiking trail “World of Lichen in the High of Glockner” (10 min), theme playground, guest house. (Valley station 2,200 m – 2,604 m) Barrier-free Mountains”, Shop and Bistro. view of the Grossglockner. Wildlife preserve facilities Bus 11 Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe W 4 Edelweiss Spitze 2,571 m 2,369 m, a perfect view of the Grossglockner and the Cashier’s office Souvenirs Web cam VISIT THE RESPECTIVE ENTRANCE LOCATIONS: Short access road to the highest vista with panora- . Visitor centre with the special “Success Bikers-Point Defibrillator Heiligenblut am Grossglockner - the most be- mic views of more than 30 three-thousanders. Story of the Automobile”, the art exhibition “Alpenliebe” autiful mountain village of Austria - the Trail of Bikers-Point. Not suitable for coaches. and the exhibition „Glacier.Life“ as Glockner cinema, Multimedia-Guide Großglockner Hochalpenstraße Legends is well worth seeing. www.heiligenblut.at Glockner panorama room, National Park Information Multimedia-Guide 5 Fuscher Törl 2,428 m Memorial. Panoramic terrace and most beautiful Office. Wilhelm Swarovski Observatory: Mining and Fusch an der Grossglocknerstrasse - a small photo site on the north side. wildlife observation. Panorama Trails: Gamsgrube Trail community in the heart of the “National Park to the Winkel waterfall, Glacier Trail (alpine paths) and Hohe Tauern” free Locandy app 6 Birds of prey information point 2,320 m 1. Get the at Kaiserstein trail. Bruck an der Grossglocknerstrasse with the Playstore or Appstore. 2. Scan the QR code with the 7 Fuscher Lacke 2,262 m „historic Km 0” of the Grossglockner High Alpine 12 Kasereck information office 1,911 m app. Exhibition “Construction of the Road” in the original Road www.grossglockner-zellersee.info

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A Gasthaus Lukashansl with Ferleiten I Karl Volkert Haus SPECIALS Wildlife & Adventure Park Cecilia Seibald, Tel.: +43 (4824) 2518, (directly at the cashier’s office-Ferleiten) +43 (676) 5047895 FOR Family Georg Mayr-Reisch, Tel.: +43 (6546) 220 [email protected], www.grossglocknerblick.com [email protected] www.wildpark-ferleiten.at J Glocknerhaus – Alpincenter B Restaurant Fuschertörl Beatrix und Peter Reichert, Tel.: +49 (173) 5889066, COACHES CZECH REPUBLIC (Dr.-Franz-Rehrl-Haus) +43 (4824) 24666, [email protected], Family Sallaberger, Tel.: +43 (6545) 7420 or Starting point for hikes to the reservoir and to the GERMANY +43 (676) 6100411 [email protected], Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe. Over 100SLOWAKEI free coach SLOVAKIA www.grossglockner-restaurant.at K Pasterzenhaus parking spaces. Most of A8 C Edelweiss Hütte currently unmanaged (not reachable by bus), Family Kurt Lederer the parking is equipped A1 L Restaurant Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Haus & Tel.: +43 (6545) 7425 or +43 (664) 2229069 Panorama Restaurant with tables and benches [email protected] www.edelweissspitze.at UNGARN HUNGARY Alpenhotels Grossglockner Sauper GmbH for a relaxing stop! SALZBURG D Römerhütte Tel.: +43 (4824) 2512 or +43 (664) 2868936 GROSSGLOCKNER Family Wallensteiner, Tel: +43 (664) 7501191 [email protected], SWITZERLAND HIGH ALPINE ROAD KÄRNTEN www.grossglockner.co.at E Restaurant Fuscherlacke “Mankeiwirt” Herbert and Helene Haslinger M Grossglockner Gastbetriebe - Freiwandeck Tel.: +43 (6545) 6779-0 or +43 (664) 5250366 Kurt Sauper Gastronomiebetriebe Grossglockner

[email protected] www.fuscherlacke.at GmbH, A10 Tel.: +43 (4824) 2513 NORTH SIDE SALZBURG F Alpenhotel Wallackhaus [email protected] Gerwald Wallner jun. 1 Piffkar* 5 coaches www.grossglockner-restaurants.com SOUTH SIDE CARINTHIA Tel.: +43 (4824) 2223 or +43 (676) 4116877 km 20.2 2 coaches [email protected] www.wallackhaus.at N Alm Restaurant Kasereck Bend 7, km 22.3 2 coaches 9 Hochtor South* 5 coaches currently unmanaged Lower , km 22.9 2 coaches Wallackhaus* 3 coaches G Gasthaus Schöneck 3 Haus Alpine Naturschau* 7 coaches Schobereck 2 coaches Family Suntinger, Tel.: +43 (650) 2129802 O Gasthaus Tauernalm 5 Fuscher Törl 10 Schöneck* 3 coaches [email protected] www.gasthaus-schoeneck.at Cäcilia Seibald und Anton Bernhard, Car park 1* 15 coaches Karl-Volkert-Haus* 2 coaches Tel.: +43 (4824) 2059 H Dairy Glockner Knapp Kasa Car park 2* 5 coaches Glocknerhaus* 2 coaches [email protected], www.tauernalm.at Family Ebner, Tel.: +43 (664) 1122825 Car park 3 3 coaches 11 Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe* 60 coaches 7 Fuscher Lacke* 4 coaches 12 Kasereck* 3 coaches * Restaurant service or Glockner Shop with WC Free guided tours of the Gamsgrube Nature Trail: Glockner-Shops & Bistro: 9 Hochtor North 5 coaches

Beginning of July – end of September, daily at 11:00 am, 1  Piffkar FREE Meeting point: information point in the visitor centre of Tel.: +43 (6546) 600-410 Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe.­ Equipment (alpine trail): solid, 3  Haus Alpine Naturschau GUIDED TOURS JOURNEY TIMES (DISTANCES) of the Gamsgrube sturdy shoes, weatherproof clothing, daypack with water Tel.: +43 (6546) 600-415 Nature Trail! Munich – Salzburg – Fusch (Grossglockner High Alpine Road) 3h bottle, possibly hiking poles. Suitable for children age 6 or 4 Edelweiß-Spitze – Salzburg – Fusch (Grossglockner High Alpine Road) 4h 22min older. Duration: 2.5 hours (guided group tours also possible), 5 Fuscher Törl ALL CAR PARK – Salzburg – Fusch (Grossglockner High Alpine Road) 5h 43min Tel.: +43 (4825) 6161, [email protected] 9  Hochtor-Passhöhe ALONG THE ROAD Salzburg – Fusch (Grossglockner High Alpine Road) 1h 45min Tel.: +43 (6546) 600-430 ARE Further tours (not free): Glacier path to the Innsbruck – Fusch (Grossglockner High Alpine Road) 2h 20min FREE! 10 Schöneck Pasterze, Kings of the Alps: Alpine ibex watching Venice – - Heiligenblut (Grossglockner High Alpine Road) 3h 40min Info & Registration. Tel. +43 (4825) 6161, – Heiligenblut (Grossglockner High Alpine Road) 2h [email protected] [email protected] www.grossglockner.at

FURTHER Cashier’s offices, emergency & breakdown services: FACTS ABOUT THE ROAD: Altitude increase: The pass road rises to 2,504 INFORMATION: Info-point Ferleiten (Salzburg): +43 (6546) 650 Prices: For prices please visit our website meters (Hochtor), the access road to the Edelweiss Info-point Heiligenblut (Carinthia): +43 (4824) 2212 www.grossglockner.at Spitze rises to 2,571 meters (Caution: ban on vehicles Important information for coaches: Automatic With a passenger car or motorbike day ticket you can Accessible exhibitions and over 3.5 tonnes) sanitary facilities: number plate recognition at the ticket offices: It is re- drive on the road on the date of issue as many times Number of curves: 27 bends on the north-south Cashier’s office - Ferleiten quired to drive up to the lighted barriers at the ticket as you wish, exit and entrance is also possible. When crossing, 3 bends on the Glacier Road, 6 bends on 3 Haus Alpine Naturschau (Upper Nassfeld) booth. No dispatch possible at the car park by coach travelling by coach, the return trip on the same day is the road to the Edelweiss Spitze 9 Hochtor, south portal driver or tour guide. Ban on coaches over 3.5 tonnes free of charge (exit and entrance). 12  Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe (visitor centre) for the Edelweiss Spitze. Road Length: 48 km Minimum curve radius: 12 meters G Gasthaus Schöneck Important Information for bikers: Bikers Point with Valley communities: Ferleiten, Fusch an der Gross- Average curve radius: 15 meters J Glocknerhaus lockable safes at Edelweiss Spitze and at glocknerstrasse (Salzburg), Heiligenblut am Gross- Tunnel height: Mittertörl- and Hochtor tunnels: up to Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe. glockner (Carinthia) 4 meters (single passage max. 4.2 meters.)

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München Rosenheim CONTACT INFO: GROSSGLOCKNER Traunstein/Siegsdorf HOCHALPENSTRASSEN AG (GROHAG) A93 Kufstein A8 Rainer Strasse 2, 5020 Salzburg, Austria A8 Wien Lofer Telephone of the cashier’s office in Ferleiten (Salzburg): A12 Salzburg +43 (65 46) 650 • Geodata: 47°10'5.75"N 12°48'49.88"E Innsbruck Telephone of the cashier’s office in Heiligenblut (Carinthia): Kitzbühel ÖSTERREICH +43 (48 24) 2212 • Geodata: 47° 2'42.38"N 12°51'17.51"E Zillertal GERLOS Bischofshofen Phone Directorate Salzburg City: +43 (662) 873673-0 ALPENSTRASSE Krimml A10 [email protected] • grossglockner.at Mittersill Bruck Gerlos WASSERWELTEN General Terms and Conditions at grossglockner.at KRIMML Zell am See Gastein St. Michael Fusch Rennweg/Kremsbrücke OPENING HOURS: GROSSGLOCKNER HIGH ALPINE ROAD GROSSGLOCKNER Innerkrems Early May to 31 May: 6:00 am to 8:00 pm HOCHALPENSTRASSE June 1 to August 31: 5:00 am until 9:30 pm NOCKALMSTRASSE Felbertauernstrasse September 1 to early November: 6:00 am until 7:30 pm GROSSGLOCKNER Information about last-minute road closings due to bad weather Spittal/Drau Gmünd Ebene Reichenau Kals GOLDECK BAHN is only possible by calling the cashier’s office in Ferleiten. Heiligenblut Zlan All exhibitions are open daily from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm GOLDECK Lienz PANORAMASTRASSE Klagenfurt “Alpine Nature Show” daily from 9:00 am until 5:00 pm

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