| Großglockner Hochalpenstraße (Fusch bis Heiligenblut) |
48
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100 % Paved
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Fully paved, 36 switchbacks, well built but very winding |
Fog and sudden loss of grip at altitude, even in summer |
A full day with stops, pure riding time about 2 hours |
Fusch and Heiligenblut at both ends, none in between |
Hochtor 2504 m, spur road to the Edelweissspitze 2571 m (the highest road reachable by motorcycle in Austria) |
Toll required, 2026 motorcycle day toll 36.50 euros |
| Timmelsjochstraße (Ötztal bis Südtirol) |
30
|
100 % Paved
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Paved, narrow and steep, many tight switchbacks near the summit |
Wet roads and fog make the tight switchbacks along the ridge line noticeably more demanding |
Half to a full day, including the border crossing into South Tyrol |
Sölden on the Austrian side, Moos/South Tyrol after that |
Timmelsjoch, around 2500 m, the border with South Tyrol |
Toll required on the Tyrolean side, motorcycle about 18 euros one way, 25 euros return |
| Felbertauerntunnel (Mittersill bis Matrei in Osttirol) |
–
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100 % Paved
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Rideable year-round, a tunnel at the pass summit, well built |
Barely affected, the tunnel bypasses the actual pass summit |
A half-day leg, also a winter-safe alternative to the Grossglockner and Timmelsjoch |
Mittersill and Matrei in East Tyrol |
Tunnel summit 1650 m |
Toll required, price at the southern toll booth |
| Autobahnen und Schnellstraßen (bundesweit) |
–
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100 % Paved
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Consistently well built, speed limit 130 km/h on motorways, 100 km/h on expressways |
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Closely spaced, every 30 to 50 km |
none |
Toll sticker required, see the Entry section |
