«Silvretta-Hochalpenstrasse» Sportscar Tour
One of the most beautiful panoramic road car tours in the Austrian Alps can be experienced on the "Silvretta-Hochalpenstrasse" car tour. However, this road trip is only possible in the warmer months - usually from May to autumn - because the road is closed in the colder months. For motor vehicles, you have to pay a small fee (toll) to drive on the Silvretta-Hochalpenstrasse, as it is a toll road. But the investment is worth it: the "Silvretta-Hochalpenstrasse" is also known as the "dream road of the Alps for connoisseurs".
The pure driving time on the road trip "Silvretta-Hochalpenstrasse" is about 30 minutes. However, there are several stops that you should make for their spectacular views. We recommend driving the "Silvretta-Hochalpenstrasse" in the following stages, for example in a sports car such as a Ferrari or Porsche, a convertible from Mercedes or BMW, or a classic car.
Route
In the following summary you will find the most important route information for the "Silvretta-Hochalpenstrasse" sportscar tour:
- Start: Toll Station Partenen
- End: Toll Station Galtür
- Route: approx. 22 kilometres
- Duration: approx. 30 minutes pure driving pleasure
«Grossglockner-Hochalpenstrasse» Roadtrip
Another dream road for a road trip in Austria is the "Grossglockner-Hochalpenstrasse". The road connects the Austrian states of Carinthia and Salzburg and is subject to tolls. The "Grossglockner-Hochalpenstrasse" is the highest mountain pass road in Austria which is paved. The route is usually open only from the beginning of May to the end of October. The pure driving time on the "Grossglockner-Hochalpenstrasse" is relatively short with about 1.5 hours. But in view of the many sights, you should make a few stops and thus allow more time.
3. Part: Hochtor - Heiligenblut at Grossglockner
The last stage goes from the Hochtor to Heiligenblut at Grossglockner, unless you want to make a detour to the Emperor-Franz-Josefs-Höhe, which can be reached on the way to Heiligenblut by turning into a side road. From the Empreor-Franz-Josefs-Höhe at an altitude of 2369 meters you have a great view of the largest glacier in Austria, the Pasterze.
- Start: Bruck at the Grossglocknerstrasse
- End: Heiligenblut at Grossglockner
- Route: approx. 50 kilomretres
- Duration: approx. 1.5 hours pure driving pleasure
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