Alpine road Grosglockner. Panoramic road Grossglockner Grosglockner Road in Austria

It was the day for which I started all the trip. I do not remember how, but I learned about such a place as the alpine panoramic road Grosglockner. She really struck me, there is not so easy to get as an ordinary tourist. For good, for this you need to rent a car, although the tourist buses came across there. But if it were not for Grosglockner on my way, I could have flew to Italy by plane.

High mountain road Grosglockner (it. Großglockner-Hocalpenstraße) Panoramic road in Austria. She connects the lands of Salzburg and Carinthia. It takes place at the National Park High Tauern (HOHE TAUERN). Named in honor of the highest mountain of Austria Grosglockner - 3798 m. The road length is about 48 km. It is a serpentine of 36 turns. In the commune of Fush-An der Grosglocknerstrasse (it. Fusch An der Großglocknerstraße) at an altitude of 805 m. Ends in the Commune Hiligentblut (it. HeiligenBlut) at an altitude of 1301 m. Maximum height - Crested Hoker ( It. Hochtor) - 2504 m above sea level. Maximum road slope - 10.2%. The average slope of the northern slope is 7.1%, southern - 8.6%. In the center of Kaiser Franz Joseph, with a panoramic view of the Pastec glacier and the Mountain of Grosglockner. Travel on the road is paid.

In Austria, quite a lot of panoramic roads, and there are opinions that Groglokner is not a pearl of everyone. But I just wanted to see the Alps, Mountain Roads, Serpentines, enjoy all this beauty. Motorcycle is there, cash spending figured out that it prevents from going, especially as a student and is not tied to the work or a family?

The beginning of this day was this moment in the life that you expect with trepidation, like some kind of magic. But what can overshadow the situation? Of course the weather. In the morning it rains again.

As I wrote, my hotel was 40km from Salzburg. Go to watch the city - it means to lose almost all day, and I wanted to devote entirely to Alps and Grosglockneru. At 50 kilometers of the road I planned to take about 6 hours. After watching the maps, I saw two large lakes not far from the hotel, about which was still mentioned on Bucking. I decided to first drive along each of the lakes, they were called Atters and Mondze. Then go to Grosglockner.

Before departure, the standard chain lubrication procedure. Again, for the sake of this day a cigarette lighter was made, for charging the usual car video recorder. I was still in Poland sticking to the steering wheel in Poland. It does not have a moisture guard, but the rain is not a hindrance for such a video record, so he wrapped it into a package from under Auchan.

Let's leave the hotel that is positioned as a place for an active family holiday with horseback rivers, etc.

The weather did not impressively: the low sky, drizzling rain, bad visibility, relative coolness.

Near the church. They seem unusual to us, but they have such in every city as typical.

If you look close, then at the top on the right and there is the first of the lakes - Attersze.

Descended to the lake. In good weather, a small children's water park works here:

Prices for gasoline. As in the rest of Europe - 92 there is no gasoline, there are 95 and 95 super. Diesel is also ordinary and super. At the same time, people at least with logic in order: gasoline is more expensive than diesel, and not as we have ...

What should be sold at refueling from such a lake? Fishing gear!

So far refuel, twisted the man on the old Porsche. Just in case, he asked permission to photograph - on health! Machines such a plan in these places are not uncommon.

Wikipedia writes that: "Water in Attersz is crystal clear, transparency up to 30 meters, a large number of fish are found in the lake."

Sorry, for the excess number of pictures of my motorcycle. There are almost no people around, I'm going alone, and except for native styd on the background of mountains, lakes, etc. There is nothing more to photograph :)

Behind these trees there is an inconspicuous change of Atters on Lake Mondze.

Somewhere in an hour, the rain ended.

Closer to the city, near the park, people began to come across, was able to do at least one photo with them. Women do not know how to photograph without flowers in the frame :)

I wanted to get as quickly as possible. I drove on the autobahn and since the navigator in the phone, which all the time lies in his pocket - managed to drive his congress, and noticed it only when I realized that I went to Germany. Machines with German numbers, signs of high-speed modes in the country. I found a turn and again entry into Austria, remind you of vignette:

Again, I did not come up with nothing better than lunch in McDake. Another error of the whole trip - to eat in this institution. I always had an excuse, why I stop here - almost 100% confidence in the presence of the Internet, price adequacy and a minimum of time spent. Now I understand how it was stupid. By the way, only in this place in Voscattkte was blocked as a malicious site :)

Everything, large roads ended, now to Grosglockner there is almost empty two-brain. People of anyone. I drove a couple of towns, I wanted to rent money, but everything is closed, banks do not work. The ATM managed not to understand the question "Card Code". And he just wanted me to introduce a pin-code, which I did not remember the existence ...

As my sister put it, after watching photos she understood about Europe the following: "No people, there is no garbage, the weather is bad" :)

Here he is entry into Grosglockner! The road is paid, a plot of 48 km stands for a motorcycle 23 euros, and the car 33. There are still different combinations for a different number of days, etc.

Of course, sitting at home all this seemed to me a little fun. I didn't even really imagine what mountain serpentine is. It seemed to me that by driving on the way I would simply open beautiful views. But HIGHmountain road and implies rise to height.

The most favorite photo :)

Turn around the turn is higher and higher. It is not easy to use an old stand, the engine load is large, it began to periodically turn on the radiator fan (steed water cooling).

Not always along the road there is a bump, sometimes it is replaced by stone columns, and sometimes the fishing line along the cliff just stretched. I suspect that this is such an alarm system if someone falls from the road ...

Here I began to torment vague doubts. Will it end all the fact that I am going to the clouds?

The people were so small that I sometimes stood alone for a few minutes and listened to how the waterfalls were noisy, and the bell tips from the cows.

Landscapes are almost no visible:

Alpine burenks, there are quite a lot of them:

Another rise:

Here all my experiences were justified. I entered the cloud ... the visibility of the meters of 50 maximum. Moreover, it went raining. It is good that there is almost no one. For all the pastime on Grosglockner, there was a dozen motorcyclists, and a maximum of a hundred cars.

If you listen, hear how the bells rumble at grazing cows:

I didn't do the pictures in the fog / clouds, because there is still nothing can be seen, why do you need to photo?) If at least something looked away in the distance - I did a picture, so you can not pass the whole atmosphere.

Frankly was terribly, and scary, what is there. Motorcycle - means not stable. Rain, the risk fall rises, legs and hands wet. Only the edges of the road can be seen, the bumpman is far from everywhere and realize that a multi-meter abyss lies behind this fog and if you fall there, then you will not immediately.

Photos do not give this feeling like a video. You can see and feel what the transition from ordinary weather in the clouds looked like:

The rise ran out and started the descent. Behind passed the maximum height - Poted Hochor (HOCHTOR) - 2504 m:

Even when the Internet admired this place, knew that this lapse from the main road leads to the observation platform. But there I had no desire to go there. First, you still will not see anything around. Secondly, it was a sorry for a motorcycle again driving somewhere highly up.

And in general, then I did not feel any pleasure. I had one thought - you will quickly drive this Grosglockner. I looked at the odometer and counted kilometers when this nightmare would end. Increased speed and began to stop less.

Of course, now I regret that I did not see my own, special beauty. Just to hide, only by photographs at home I began to understand what I ran from. Perfect!

In excellent weather, there is a sea of \u200b\u200bthe people, the abundance of motorcycles is simply amazing. I was there quite alone.

In one place, I liked the tunnel in which the light was turned on from the motion sensor. Very cool: you are going, and in front of the dark lights are gradually lighting up.

On the descent, you can not forget about the engine braking. Nobody canceled ordinary brakes either, but a very high chance of stealing them, which should be avoided.

Hailigenblut - the Finishpoint of the Groglcliner.

Stopped translating the spirit and here in

Today is the photo report about one of the most beautiful mountain roads in Europe. To be honest, then more picturesque serpentines I met only China in Zhangjiajie (Zhangjiajie) - already well-known serpentine serpents with 99 turns.
And in Europe, the most beautiful and most high mountain road - - is located on the territory of Austria, the Austrian Alps.

This serpentine looks like this:

This is a paid road, something like the National Park. You can enter by car, motorcycle, electrocare, paying for entry.

In the distance 2012 entrance to the car cost 32 euros, today the price of up to 35 euros a little a day. If you want to purchase a month ticket, then the cost of 54 euros (by car).

Yes, my photos are made in 2012, and here for 4 years I did not know how to put a thousand beautiful photos in one post. It was so difficult to choose pieces 40.
Today, this panoramic road has a separate website where you can familiarize yourself with the possible walking routes, enjoy hotels and restaurants (there are several on site).
And 4 years ago, I simply built a route from Vienna to Munich and an intricate serpentine found on the map - I really wanted to call there. Well, and went actually. Just so, seeing the point on the Google map. (By link Place on the map itself). In the Russian-speaking Internet about this road there was not a word.

Beautiful Austrian landscapes on the way:

We fold in the Zell-am-See area to the left (we are going from the part of the vein), drive up to the entrance, where the passage of travel is:

And the beauty immediately begins. We admire the sky, clouds that are not able to hold the rays of the August Sun.

Cows, which we immediately called Milka, too, enjoy nature.

Looking around, you meet a lot of mountain noisy waterfalls. Although it was at the end of August, they still did not dry. We believe that there will be more snow ahead. August mountain snow:

Great, truth:

Serpentines and shelter with hotel in the middle:

Alpine Panoramic Road Grosglockner (Großglockner-Hocalpenstraße)the high Tower is rotated along the National Park and is named after the highest mountain of Austria Grosglockner, the height of which is 3798 m.

Length Großglockner High Alpine Road About 48 km. This is a serpentine of 36 turns. The road begins at an altitude of 805 meters, and ends at 1301 meters. Maximum height - Hochedor Pass (Hochtor) - 2504 m above sea level. Maximum road slope - 10.2%.
From January 12, 2016, the Großglockner's highland road is a candidate for the inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

To be honest, when I got on this road, I was sure that she was modern. That was just opened, in the year of the year 2010. But, by gaining these paragraphs, I decided to look for a story. Surprised, the road was built back in the 1930s and was considered the national ownership of Austria.
In 1924, a group of Austrian experts presented a plan for the construction of a road to a laughter (high pass), but everyone reacted to this proposal with skepticism. At that time, Austria, Germany and Italy had only 154 thousand private cars, 92 thousand motorcycles, and 2,000 km of asphalt roads. Austria suffered from the catastrophic economic results of losses in the First World War, reduced his sizes seven times, lost its international markets and suffered from devastating inflation. Even a simple gravel road project 3 meter wide with the roads was too expensive.
The impulse for the construction of the road, which was supposed to open a fruitless Alpine Valley for motorized tourism, gave a decline in the stock market in New York in 1929. Then the government revived the Grosglockner project in order to give a job 3200 (out of 520 thousand) unemployed. In the new project, the road was expanded to 6 m, counting on 120 thousand visitors per year. The state decided to fill the cost of construction by introducing fees for the use of expensive.
On August 3, 1935, the Großglockner's alpine road was opened and commissioned. And day after it was held on it international automobile and motorcycle races GROSSGLOCKNER RACES.
Instead of planned 120 thousand visitors in 1930, the road attracted 375 thousand visitors and 98 thousand cars. After World War II, the number of visitors has increased and by 1952 reached 412 thousand visitors and 91 thousand cars. In 1962, 360 thousand cars and 1.3 million visitors passed through the pass. In general, this road is a real historical pride of Austria.

The opening of the Felbertauern highways in 1967 and Tauern in 1975 not only reduced the movement by almost 15%, but also forever changed the nature of the high mountain road: from the utilitarian transalpian path to the excursion panoramic road with beautiful natural views.

Today the road is open to the pass from May to October. The exact time of the opening and closing of the road depends on weather conditions. More accurate information is worth viewing on the road site. It is also closed at night. In the summer it works for about 21:30. In the dark, it is very scary to walk in the mountains in the circle of wild animals.

Annual road attendance consists of about 900 thousand people. They say it is one of the most visited places of Austria today.

On the way there are several points to stop, all of them are highlighted by parking sites, tables for picnic or observation of species. Also in the main points there are restaurants or cafes with souvenir shops. Be sure to stand stands with types of mountains, signed names and altitudes. There is also visual information about local vegetation and local literality. There are places overlooking the most significant points.

On this pass, we found snow and widow played in snowballs:

Serpentines with farms:

This is how the highest hand in the Hochtor (Hochtor) 2504 meters high:

Evening, good, no rain:

Fensterbach waterfall, starts at an altitude of 2058 meters:

The same waterfall passes under the road and rushing down:

It is Lake Margitzhstau (Margaritzenstausee), and above - Lake Zadder (Sandersee). They are connected with a small stream. But the height difference only in this picture is at least 250 meters.

This stop is Alpencenter Glocknerhaus. There is parking, a hotel with a restaurant. And several pedestrian routes in the mountains.

This place is passing when you go to the Pastemnz glacier. And for this you need to turn right, unwild-looking to the town of Heiligenblut. That is, if you are traveling from the northern entrance to the panoramic road and reached the town of Heiligenblut, then you need to return to the ring, which was driving a couple of km back.
If you do not complete, then you get to Italy just in the Dolomites, or in Slovenia.

Waterfalls, again waterfalls:

Pointers of pedestrian routes. The red dot is a high level of complexity, target - light. The time is indicated how much to turn to the point:

So we drive up to the center of Kaiser Franz Joseph. It is located at an altitude of 2369 meters, and it overlooks the mountain of Grossglockner (Großglockner, the highest in Austria) and the longest glacier in the east Alps - Pasterner (Pasterze).

The center is a 4-storey building in which visitors are shown all that there is the most interesting about the highest mountain in Austria - Großglockner. Near the center there is a large number of parking spaces, as well as a multi-storey garage. But apparently we arrived later, the parking was empty, literally a pair of car. And neither soul.

Here is the glacier himself. Its length is about 9 km, is at a height of 3463 to 2100 m above sea level.

The process of melting of the glacier Pastezen began in 1856 due to the combination of high summer temperatures and a small number of winter precipitation. According to the pictures, since 1852, the glacier has already decreased by 200 meters !!!
On the glacier can be wanted, descending down. Part of the descent can be performed on a funicule from a 143-meter height (inclination of 85%), or on foot down the steps. But the ice is already broken. Photos of freshers:

We looked at the mountain along the glacier, saw the path and decided to walk on it:

This is how the road looks like: you go along a huge cliff, pass through the wet cold tunnels. In total, they seemed to be 6 from 250 to 800 meters:

On the way we met posters with the names of the mountains, the description of vegetation and animals. In the photo on the right below - Suslik. See? It is masked under dry landscape:


Straight the glacier has a shelter. It seems to me that it is for winter walks:

Suddenly, we quickly came out the mountain goats. Photo without increasing. They really walked like this side. It was possible to calmly take one of the horns. So, walking in the mountains, you get into the real safari park. From this meeting, it becomes a little in itself and want to return to the car to the dark. Here we understood why the road is closed at night:

Similar meeting with hoofs, we later took place in Israel. There is a very soulful town of Mitspe-Ramon, in which mountain goats live among people, walk in the courtyards.

And we return to the Alps. This is the highest peak of Austria - shy, hidden for the fogs Grosglockner:

And this is our trail. We returned on it.

Where did we go? I do not know just wanted to get around the glacier and look after him. They reached the remnants of gentle waterfalls and pointers, which can be descended in Italy, and there - to Germany. We decided to return.

Some mountain sunset:

Total overlooking the highest peak of Austria:

It is at this moment that you understand the insignificance of human being. And the insignificance of all our huge and most serious problems. Here you get to the mountains, and everything becomes absolutely not careful. Such a place to get a small portion of pofigism. Very helps in the alignment of life priorities)))

Additionally about the Alps and beautiful pictures:

1. Our journey through Dolomite Alps:

Travel on the Großglockner High Alpine Road Road is closed for the winter from November 4, 2019.

The high mountain road Grosglockner (Großglockner) is not an ordinary dear utilitarian destination connecting two neighboring areas in Austria. For faster movement there is a high-speed A10 motorway.

Großglockner High Alpine Road panoramic road is one of the most famous mountain roads in the world. It attracts tourists from many countries with the annual attendance of about 900,000 people, which makes it one of the most visited places in Austria.

Großglockner High Alpine Road is part of the history of the culture of Austria, one of its main tourist attractions and the world famous feat.

a brief description of

The passage on the road is closed at night -.

Location

Grosglockner's high mountain road is part of 107 regional Austrian road and is located in the center of the Austrian Alps (Google Maps, Google Earth).

The distance from Salzburg is about 100 km, from Innsbruck - 120 km, from Munich - 200 km. Given the excellent quality of the Austrian highways, it will take about 1.5 - 2.5 hours to get to it from these cities.

Grosglockner road connects Salzburg and Carinthia. High Tauern National Park (Hohe Tauern). In addition, it leads to the center of Kaiser Franz Joseph, with a panoramic view of the glacier Pastec and Mount Grosglockner.

How to get to Großglockner High Alpine Road

From Salzburg:

We leave for the A10 / E55 motorway on the GRAZ / VILLACH pointer and follow it towards Italy to Bischofshofen (38 km).

Then we turn on the Bischofshofen / Pongau pointer to the regional road 311 and move it to the congress on Bruck / Fusch (44 km).

After that, drive 107 on the road and drive up to the Northern entrance to the Großglockner High Alpine Road.

The total distance is 105 km, travel time is 1.5 hours.

From Bolzano (Italy):

Going to the A22 / E45 motorway and follow the side of Austria to Bressanone (45 km).

Drive from the highway to the SS49 / E66 regional road and follow the Austrian city of Lienz (100 km).

After Lienz enter the regional road 107 and after 43 km drive up to South entrance to the Großglockner High Alpine Road.

The overall distance is 190 km, travel time is 3 hours.

Road

A bit of history

The first mention of it refers to the fall of 1924, when a draft gravel road was developed three meters wide, with the possibility of expanding up to five meters.

August 30, 1930 at 9:30 am, the first burst of rock was produced. In the first year they were produced mainly, survey work.

Thirteen months later, on September 22, 1934, the first driver crossed the high tower on the car Steyr 100 (1.2 l, 32 hp, 100 km / h Maximum speed, flow of about 10 liters of gasoline per 100 km).

Großglockner High Alpine Road was officially opened on August 3, 1935 and in the first year she attracted 375,000 visitors and 98,000 cars.

Fare

The price includes not only the passage for the passage, but also access to all Großglockner information resources, as well as the use of all parking, including a garage in the center of Caiser Franz Joseph.

Tariffs for 2019:

1 In case of entry after 18:00, the ticket price is reduced to € 26.50 for cars and up to € 20.00 for motorcycles.

2 excursion tickets are valid for one month for the passage of Großglockner High Alpine Road and Felbertauern Road.

3 Return fare on the road on the same day - free.

Re-visiting in the same calendar year on the same car or motorcycle (with the same numbers) will cost € 12.00 (you must present an old ticket).

Working hours

The road is open to the pass from May to October or November during the daytime. The exact data of the opening and closing of the road are determined on the basis of weather conditions.

• From early May until May 31: 6:00 - 20:00
• From June 1 to August 31: 5:00 - 21:30
• From September 1 to October 26: 6:00 - 19:30
• From October 27 to November: 8:00 - 17:00

Last visitors are skipped in 45 minutes before closing.

Web-camera

Image from a webcam installed next to Fuscher Lacke:

Description of the road

The alpine road Großglockner passes through the heart of the National Park High Tauern. It has a length of 48 km, including 36 steep turns ( "A la hairpin") And rises to a height of 2.504 meters.

1. Northern entrance

2. Fuscher Törl Gate (2.428 m) - a monument was developed by the world-famous architect Clemens Holzmeister. It is dedicated to the workers who die during the construction of the road. This place is one of the best points for photographing.

3. Fuscher Lacke. (2,262 m) - The exhibition "Building of The Road" is impressive represents an interesting history of the construction of the Großglockner High Alpine road.

4. Hochtor (2.504 m) - the highest point of the road and the border between the Lands of Salzburg and Carinthia. On the north side of the snow usually lies until the end of August.

5. Turn to the Pastez glacier And the tourist center of Kaiser Franz Joseph.

6. Center Kaiser Franz Joseph (2.369 m) - view of the mountain Grossglockner and the Pastec glacier.

7. Southern entrance On the road Großglockner High Alpine Road.

On the video below you can see a small großglockner High Alpine Roadto get an idea of \u200b\u200bwhat awaits you (you can watch other videos on our channel on YouTube.).

Along the entire road there is a large number of special panoramic sites for recreation. You will fully enjoy the surrounding species, relax and make wonderful photos for memory.

sights

In fact, the main attraction is the road itself and species that are opened with it. Along the way, the flowering meadows are expected, fragrant forests, mighty rocks and eternal ice at the foot of the Mount Großglockner.

Center Kaiser Franz Joseph

The center is located at the foot of the Großglockner Mountain and it overlooks the longest glacier in the east Alps. Pasterze.

The center is a 4-storey building in which visitors are shown all that there is the most interesting about the highest mountain in Austria - Großglockner.

Near the center there is a large number of parking spaces. But it is better to drive to the end of the road and park in a high-rise garage. And, the best way to drive to the roof of the garage.

Thus, you will find yourself closer to the center of Caiser Franz Joseph. And after inspect everything you wanted to get to the car and go further. In addition, on top there is a wonderful view of the glacier himself.

Additional information about the alpine road Großglockner High Alpine Road on the official website - www.grossglockner.at

Impressions from expensive

Despite the fact that information is published on the site, it is difficult to keep it difficult to tell about your impressions.

Did you like the trip along this road? Definitely yes. The road fully deserves to visit her, despite the fairly high price for travel. Moreover, attention deserves attention, both the surrounding species and the process of movement on the road with its steep turns, descent and lifting.

And in the center of Kaiser Franz Joseph, it is very pleasant to walk in the mountains and recharge yourself with positive emotions, enjoying the surrounding atmosphere.

On the road a lot of motorcyclists who constantly rush past you. And even come across such copies.

And the number of cyclists climbing on this mountain is simply amazing. Only here you start to realize how really bicycle sports is popular in Europe.

It so happened that in a short period of time we managed to visit the two mountain roads - Großglockner and Timmelsjoch. And the comparisons between them could not be avoided. Here you can see the description of the alpine road Timmelsjoch.

In conclusion, several photos with species that opens right from the road.

The evening was approaching and it was time to leave KoeniGsee and go to the hotel. She, by the way, was already in Austria.
As I said, Austria is a very expensive country and I could not find a hotel or hostel for a long time, which would come under the condition "no more than 2000 p / day for two." But long searches were crowned with success and the Haus Dachstein Schnitzer guest house was chosen for the night. It was selected also on the basis of a convenient location - not far and KoeniGsee and the high mountain road and Dakhstein.
The hotel turned out to be a typical cozy alpine cottage, re-equipped to the hotel. And what I want to note separately - very very welcoming and smiling mistress named Katie.
We were also shrined to the territory at the house, and she was already standing at the door and happily mashed our hand! :)
I showed where to put the car, I gave the keys and spent in the room. And she also prepared very diet breakfasts :)

Despite the low cost for Austria, it was, no doubt, the best hotel for the entire trip!

View from the window of the room - above all silence!

Small, but cozy room with a balcony ...

And the shower cabin put on the carpet, right in the corner :)

View from the window. Machine on green parking.

23.07.2014
Gradually, our autocruise approached the end, but still 2 points of destination waited for us ahead. One of them is a high-mountainous road with a hard-acting name Grossglockner Hochalpenstrasse (Grossglockner Hocalpenstrasse),
The path to it is quite picturesque. The highway constantly loops and from one tunnel almost immediately dives into another. After all, we are already in the mountains :)

Another tunnel. The railway passes on the left.

Small smoke river near the mountain river, which accompanied us good halfway.
Someone to us built a turret from stones on her shore. We also contributed to your post:

Another stop in a colorful water source from a woven log + beautiful view of the waterfall:

And here is the entrance to the panoramic road Grossglockner! How long have you dreamed ride through the serpentine! A few more meters and the dream will come true :)

Entry, by the way, paid and never cheap - 34 euros.
I'll tell you a little about the road itself. It is named in honor of the highest mountain of Austria - Grossglockner (3798 m.). Length 48 km, on which there are 36 cool turns. Starts at an altitude of 805 m. Over the sea level.

Under this panoramic serpentine, you can go towards Italy, but the road is built exactly like a landmark.
The history of the road leads from the late 20s. The XX century, when it became necessary on the way through the Alps, in order to connect the Earth of Salzburg and Carinthia, well, to raise the development of motorized tourism. In 1924, a highway project was presented, in 1930 the first explosion of rock was produced, and already in 1935 the road was commissioned. When in 1967 and 1975 High-speed highways were opened through the Alps, the road finally turned into an excursion panoramic road with beautiful natural species, losing its utilitarian significance.
Now, this alpine highway is open to move from May to October because in winter the height of snow sometimes reaches 10 meters. At night, the road closes for security purposes.

So, enter. Payment by card 34 euros, do not even have to get out of the car. Give a ticket with an indication of the state number and the date of entry and an advertising leaflet with a commemorative sticker on a car

The road immediately takes up and the first look just captures the Spirit! Here they are, His Majesty Austrian Alps!

We stand, open mouth, for a while. Mountains with snow caps, which before that I saw only in pictures in magazines or on TV, here! Vorious! The storage of impressions in the head of the IMG is overflowed with emotions to failure. I want to jump and ride - we are in the Alps, in Aaaalpaaah !!! :)
We make some photos, and some Austrian uncle helps us on a bike. What are responsive people here :)

The road as I said, immediately after the entrance began to cool up and almost immediately the first turn by 180 degrees, and the rise does not stop! Going further, I try to warm up stronger, unscrew the steering wheel, fit into the turn curve ... and what the hell! Without driving 150 m. From the place of the stop, the car suddenly begins to chop out and stalls. Straight on the rise! Hold the brake to not slip, I start - hell! Does not start. Mystic, what happened something ... need to go down, but I can not, the rise is very cool!
Most likely, due to the sharp rise and the same sharp turn, the carburetor in the car simply swallowed air instead of gasoline. You need to deploy a car, nose down. Yes, it was not here! The road is not enough that narrow, so also traffic on it is intense! Then we will roll back to the observation deck. And then we again helped that the elderly biker! He got up on a turn and gestures showed us, you can go or not!
Thank you, good Austrian uncle!

Is it really not destiny? Is it really like that and not even started? Do not have to turn around and go back? No, no, no and no longer! Drive 3000 km and shamefully escape from Alpine serpentine? Right now! Do not wait! We will try to stop! Moskvich should drive the entire track, hear all!
And he, as if he heard me :) In a few minutes, the car started the car, as nothing had happened, and then I tried to pass such steep racs more smoothly.
The power of the engine is certainly not enough - the second one, or even the first transmission.
On the descents, as usual, braking the engine, but even on the first gear, the machine dial the speed. We had to hold the brakes that quickly overheated. Therefore, they did several, so to speak, technical parking in order to cool the brake mechanisms. But I boiled them thoroughly :)

Another holiday area combined with a souvenir shop.

In general, viewing sites with stunning views here are a lot. We stopped almost every 100-200 m. :)
Actually, therefore, they drove 48 km there and 48 km back - almost 8 hours. But it was worth it! Unmatched views!

Periodically met cars in an unusual camouflage coloring. These automakers are experiencing prototypes of promising models. In the photo the newest Opel Astra 2015:

Another observation deck and .... what a meeting! Guys with Driver Yura at Nissan Almera from Moscow! Russia lets!

How pleasant these meetings in the distance from the Russian Federation! Greetings, smiles, Exchange Impressions, full and mutual friendliness!
The guys go to the Czech Republic, and we are from there :) They only have the very beginning of vacation, and we already spout!
Of course, they are also slightly offended from the fact that we are in Muscovite here. Of course, they are also under a huge impression of Grossglockner!
Yura, if you suddenly read these lines, know - I give you hello from Nizhny Novgorod!

Well, here just views, what words can be described? :)

An old Saab 900 of Holland.

In Grossglockner, by the way, there are a lot of reta size, a lot of motorcyclists. There are even those who conquer the road by bike (remember the elderly Austrian who helped us?) And even on foot! Travel buses, despite the slopes.
See on the right uncle with great! This is the oldest Austrian! When we drove past him, he watched the hand every time :)

Such aggregates used to drag the road from snow:

Another observation deck:

Shop with souvenirs + restaurant. So let's say the enlarged place of rest:

Another retro car Morgan at the highest point where you can only call by car:

Of course, we also drove here and from here even had to open gorgeous species, but! In sunny weather. And then, as it was called, I froze the rain, everything plunged into the fog.
The temperature is +4.6 degrees, then several hundreds of meters below - +25 :)

Parking and high hotel staff with shop:

The highest point is 2571 m. Over the sea level :)

By the way, the road is here, on the upper skipper - then even entertainment! The buses are prohibited here for even the passenger cars with difficulty traveling.
As we rose to shoot was not with your hands, but there is a video of the reverse path from this peak:

I went to the store to warm up and buy souvenirs.
Alpine shooter!

Rich Residents of Switzerland Rolled on very expensive Porsche Carrera GT

Dangerous descent of 17 km long! Warning to include reduced transmission in the checkpoint:

Some interesting plant, but I do not know which one:

"The fog descends from the high mountains ...". Holder saw how it happens! So he begins to envelop everything ...

And just a few minutes later, nothing can be seen:

The weather in the mountains changes simultaneously. The sun shines, but in a couple of minutes it can easily hang clouds and rain will go. Then everything quickly passes and again sunny.

"Sight" to review the peak Grossglockner is the highest mountain of Austria.

Technique, once built this serpentine:

And this is a technique that conquers this serpentine :) 2262 m. Above the sea level!

Rare NSU RO 80 is the first serial car with a rotary piston engine.

Natural contrast - snow and greens in the background

We return - just nowhere to go!

And go down to the conquered vertices,

Leaving in the mountains, leaving his heart in the mountains.

In Austria there are several panoramic mountain roads, but the most spectacular and dangerous of course is Grosglockner. I can not remember where I first saw the photo and video of this mountain, but it was then that I caught fire a dream to see one of the most beautiful places in all the Alps. But it's not enough. I have no right and I can not drive. I found excursions from the target-am zee in the summer, but it is not for me. I don't want to be part of a big flock and I will not. Either full, or in any way. Glossiner was abandoned in a long box with a chance of 0.0001% or, like Patagonia, with a diagnosis of "not in this life."

But a miracle named Alexey or just Lech. My longtime programmer's colleague and an avid traveler with a rich experience. Especially hiking and tent. Lech, I know that you will read this report about our crazy trip. Thank you for the gloklockner and those emotions (enthusiasm and fears of fears), which was survived together in our loved car Skoda Fabia or just "Zina". But about this and not only below. Go!….

What is the most important thing before traveling along the mountain road? Powerful machine? Nea. Those who wish and are ready to come on. There are crazy and in the Austrian Earth. The main thing is the weather and not only a clear sky above your head. For a trip to Grosglockner, a plan was made in advance. If not the first time to see all the beauty, then on the way back from the second. And if it is necessary, it will be accepted back specifically straight from the southern Tyrol. Good luck was on our side and on October 23 there was a clear day. And so on the road. In the morning it was too early decided not to give all day to Grosglockner and at least a couple of hours to take a walk around the fabulous lake Goal-AM-Zee and a little on the village of Kaprun. About this in more detail later, and now I will note that the plan we exceeded and moved to Grosglockneru only to dinner. I do not know what I was waiting for Lech (he was certainly preparing in advance towards the trip), but I anticipated the feast of mountain species. Favorite snowy caps will see enough, but believe me no video on YouTube, no report on different sites handed over and did not even prepare for what will happen next. And so all the trip. It is necessary to see with your own eyes and nothing else !!!

What is Grosglockner? What awaits us? Glossomy is a high-mountain range of 48 kilometers and passing through the three-tailed valley to the peak of Austria of the same world with a height of almost 3,800 meters. It works from May to early November for sure. On machines, the cost of entry through our dates is 25 euros per day. Details as always on the official website. Be sure to look there VEBKamers. Better all sorts of weather forecasts. Do not forget that you will be at an altitude of about 2500 meters. And so we had to drive 48 km on serpents with numerous stops. On the Internet, I found a good road scheme with vertices, hotels, restaurants. I hope it will be useful.