I will be travelling by car with my family on 29 June from Innsbruck to Priem Am Chiemsee. We would like to do a detour via the Grossglocknerstrasse to see the view. We thought of travelling towards Wiesing , then turning down to Zell Am Ziller, on to Gerlos and the Krimml waterfalls and on to Mettersil and Bruck and the start of the Grossglockner High Alpine road. How far is this from Innsbruck and approximately how long would this route take by car?
How far is the road from Bruck to Heilingeblut? Is the highest point of the road between these 2 towns?
We then thought of travelling from there to Prien Am Chiemsee via Mettersil, Kitsbuhl, St Johann, Kufstein, Raubing, Rosenheim and on to Prien Am Chiemsee. Would this be the quickest route to Chiemsee, how many kilometres is it from Bruck to Prien Am Chiemsee and approximately how long would it take by car?
I look forward to your reply
Kind regards
Evelyn Vicatos
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You can go to viamichelin.com and get information for traveling routes. From Innsbruck to Bruck an der Grossglocknerstrasse via the towns you mentioned try:
http://www.viamichelin.com/viamichelin/int/dyn/controller/Itineraires?strStartCityCountry=106%26amp;strStartAddress=%26amp;strStartMerged=Innsbruck%26amp;strDestCityCountry=106%26amp;strDestAddress=%26amp;strDestMerged=bruck+an+der+Grossglocknerstrasse%26amp;ie=UTF-8%26amp;options=1
From Bruck an der Grossglocknerstrasse to Heiligenblut try:
http://www.viamichelin.com/viamichelin/int/dyn/controller/Itineraires?strStartAddress=%26amp;strDestAddress=%26amp;strStartMerged=bruck%26amp;strDestMerged=heiligenblut%26amp;strStartCityCountry=106%26amp;strDestCityCountry=106%26amp;empriseW=600%26amp;empriseH=310%26amp;intItineraryType=0%26amp;caravaneHidden=false%26amp;vh=CAR%26amp;distance=km%26amp;strVehicle=0%26amp;devise=1.0|EUR%26amp;carbCost=1.3%26amp;isAvoidFrontiers=false%26amp;isFavoriseAutoroute=false%26amp;isAvoidPeage=false%26amp;isAvoidVignette=false%26amp;isAvoidLNR=false%26amp;autoConso=6.8%26amp;villeConso=6%26amp;routeConso=5.6%26amp;dtmDeparture=23%2F2%2F2009%26amp;indemnite=0
Heiligenblut would be a nice place for a night
layover. Beautiful setting. You will pass the highest point of the road between these two towns. Stop at the Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Hohe and eat lunch at the Panorama Restaurant while taking in the views of the Grossglockner and the Pasterze Glacier. From Bruck to Heiligenblut is 49 km according to viamichelin. You can plug in the towns on viamichelin.com to determine the km on up to Prien.
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I don%26#39;t think the links I provided worked as I had hoped. Just go to viamichelin.com and plug in your touwns and you can get the information for routing.
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That%26#39;s a pretty detour! You need to wake up very early to do this.
On your way back I would take road #108 (Felbertauern Road) via Matrei instead of taking the Grossglockner High Alpine Road again. Bear in mind that a toll is levied for the usage of the High Alpine Road and the Felbertauern Road.
http://www.grossglockner.at/
http://www.felbertauernstrasse.at/
For distance calculation and determination of travel time you can rely on one of the various route planners in the web.
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Here is a slightly different routing, about 340km in total. Stay as planned via Gerlos Pass to Mittersill(note spelling!)A stretch of this road is a toll road.
From Mittersill take the Route 108 to Lienz. It is a well maintained and easy pass road. From Lienz drive to Winklern and Nussdorf, and then Route 107 (the Grossglockner Strasse) to Bruck. It%26#39;s 67km from Nussdorf to Bruck. This can be slow going, if you get stuck behind a bus or busses on this hairpin road. So allow 2 hours. You should be used to curvy roads from your home, Cape Town. From Bruck, drive through Zell am See. There is a by-pass tunnel, which I hate because the air is terrible in that tunnel. From Zell take Routes 311 and 312 through Saalfelden and Lofer, to the intersection with the German B-305 (Deutsche Alpenstrasse) at Schneizlreut. Take the B-305 and B-306 through Inzell to Siegsdorf. Pick up the Autobahn A-8 toward Munich. Get off the Autobahn at Bernau, 22km from Siegsdorf, and on to Prien (10km)
There is a shorter route from Lofer to Prien, a nice and good road, but a bit %26quot;off the beaten path%26quot;. In Lofer turn left (west) on the Route 312, and continue 18km to Erpfendorf. Turn right at E. and follow the road to Koessen. Just before K. the road intersects with Route 172, turn right and follow the signs to Reit im Winkl. In Reit pick up the B-305, following the signs to Unterwoesen, Grassau, Prien.
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Hi Fanotravel
I%26#39;ve only just been able to check my replies now -thanks so much for your quick reply and for the tip about viamichelin.com - I%26#39;ve had a look at a few routes and it%26#39;s such a wonderful source of info. Do their estimated driving times take traffic into account or should one add on extra time for delays? I don%26#39;t know how busy the roads will be at the end of June. A stopover in Heiligenblut might be a good idea , but then the 3 hr trip to Prien the next morning will cut our time on the Chiemsee lake. We were planning to go straight to Chiemsee from Innsbruck, but this detour via the grossglocknerstrasse is so tempting - sounds like a view not to be missed.
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Hi Mikey
Thanks for your suggestion of an alternative return route - it it approximately the same distance as the grossglocknerstrasse? and I presume as spectacular?
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Hi Treplow
Thanks for all your route suggestions - it sounds as though the 108 road might be a good alternative to doing the grossglockner twice. Is it any quicker than the 107? ie. not so many hairpin bends? But I should imagine just as scenic - I%26#39;m sure all those roads through the mountains are breathtaking.
The route to Prien via Lofer also sounds quicker than the route via Kitsbuhl that I had originally thought of and at that stage we will just want to take the shortest and quickest route.
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Hi Treplow
Thanks for all your route suggestions - it sounds as though the 108 road might be a good alternative to doing the grossglockner twice. Is it any quicker than the 107? ie. not so many hairpin bends? But I should imagine just as scenic - I%26#39;m sure all those roads through the mountains are breathtaking.
The route to Prien via Lofer also sounds quicker than the route via Kitsbuhl that I had originally thought of and at that stage we will just want to take the shortest and quickest route.
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Hi Treplow
Thanks for all your route suggestions - it sounds as though the 108 road might be a good alternative to doing the grossglockner twice. Is it any quicker than the 107? ie. not so many hairpin bends? But I should imagine just as scenic - I%26#39;m sure all those roads through the mountains are breathtaking.
The route to Prien via Lofer also sounds quicker than the route via Kitsbuhl that I had originally thought of and at that stage we will just want to take the shortest and quickest route.
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The route Mittersill - Lienz has fewer and more gentler curves. It is more set up for commercial traffic than the Grossglockner. But traffic is not heavy. The scenery is nice, but not as breathtaking as the Grossglockner. But, afterall, you don%26#39;t need to see the G. more than once.
Either route via Lofer is shorter than via Kitzbuehel. The Lofer- Schneizlreuth section is wider than the route via Erpfenndorf. However, I probably would take the latter, unless someone corrects my concern: From Lofer to the border near Schneizlreuth the Austrian road is a Schnellstrasse. It is just a short section. When I last drove it a couple of years ago, it did not require a Toll Vignette. Schnellstrassen (similar to, but not quite up to the standards of autobahns) normally need the autobahn user%26#39;s vignette. Im%26#39; not sure, if by now that stretch requires it,too. Of course if you plan to drive the Austrian autobahn anyhow, then you MUST have a vignette anyhow; the penalty is the EUR equivalent of over $US 120, payable right on the spot.
Perhaps someone can enlighten you. Otherwise, ask either anyone in Lofer for advise or take the Erpfendorf route. It%26#39;s quite scenic. When you drive through Unterwoesen, tip your hat to my old stamping ground.
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