Read exciting stories and experience real insider tips What actually is there to do along the Grossglockner High Alpine Road? What exhibits are open? Where are the nicest hiking paths to our employees’ secret favourite spots? When and where do the marmots whistle loudest? Find out about all this – and so much more – in our Blog. Get reading! Be tempted and get some inspiration for your next excursion to the Grossglockner High Alpine Road.

In autumn 2025, the Grossglockner High Alpine Road will remain open during the autumn holidays, even beyond the national holiday. Guests and locals alike can enjoy the golden late autumn in the high mountains of the Hohe Tauern National Park at reduced rates.

Success of an eco-partnership between the Grossglockner High Alpine Road and the House of Nature

Autumn is the perfect season to discover the Grossglockner High Alpine Road. With less traffic, crisp mountain air, and crystal-clear views, this is the ideal time for day trips and family adventures. Along the road, you’ll find a wide range of walking and hiking trails that combine nature, relaxation, and unforgettable moments.

On 3 August 2025, we will be celebrating a very special anniversary: the Grossglockner High Alpine Road will be 90 years old! It is an occasion that puts the impressive history of this world-famous road and its significance for the region, nature and people centre stage. 

The Grossglockner High Alpine Road will be open again from 19th April. 2025 is a very special year - the legendary panoramic road is celebrating its 90th anniversary, has been inspiring visitors with a unique combination of nature experience, engineering skill and tourist attraction since its opening in 1935 and has also been Austria's largest monument for exactly ten years. The legendary ‘rotary ploughs - Wallack system’ have been in use for 70 years.

When winter slowly recedes and spring arrives in the valleys, a spectacular spectacle begins high up in the Alps: the clearing of snow from the Grossglockner High Alpine Road. Every year, the challenge of clearing the huge masses of snow from the famous panoramic road is taken up again to enable an unforgettable experience of nature from the beginning of May.

The Grossglockner High Alpine Road offers a relaxing drive where you can enjoy the breathtaking scenery to the maximum. Please adhere strictly to the speed limit of 70 km/h and help to ensure greater safety and the protection of animals and nature. (article in German only)

It's in the nature of things that dog owners and their furry friends spend a lot of time travelling in the great outdoors. But the Grossglockner High Alpine Road is an ideal excursion destination for anyone who wants to get a taste of the mountain air with their four-legged friend. Because of course, man's best friends are also welcome guests up here!