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Part 1: Grossglockner High Alpine Road / Großglockner Hochalpenstraße

Part 1: Grossglockner High Alpine Road / Großglockner Hochalpenstraße

June 2019 · 3 min read

After the typical postcard photo of the Großglockner from yesterday (The highest Mountain of Austria / Der höchste Berg Österreichs), which I photographed in Heiligenblut, at the end of the Grossglockner High Alpine Road.

Nach dem typischen Postkartenfoto vom Großglockner von gestern (The highest Mountain of Austria / Der höchste Berg Österreichs), welches ich in Heiligenblut, am Ende der Großglockner Hochalpenstraße fotografiert habe.

Grossglockner High Alpine Road
Großglockner Hochalpenstraße

Of course, this motorcycle tour started at home in Klagenfurt, and the total distance was about 500 km / 310 mi, I was driving in the provinces of Carinthia, Styria and Salzburg, and I took about 9 hours including a few breaks for photos.

Begonnen hat diese Motorradtour natürlich zu Hause in Klagenfurt, und insgesamt war die Strecke ca 500 km lang, ich bin in den Bundesländern Kärnten, Steiermark und Salzburg gefahren, und ich habe inklusive kurzer Pausen zum Fotografieren etwa 9 Stunden gebraucht.


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Today's photos show the beginning of the Grossglockner High Alpine Road in Salzburg with the tollbooth in Ferleiten and photos from there looking towards the south-west to the "Fuscher-Kar-Kopf", a mountain consisting of two peaks (main summit 3.331m / 10.928ft, northwest summit 3.252m / 10,669ft).

Die heutigen Fotos zeigen den Beginn der Großglockner Hochalpenstraße in Salzburg mit der Mautstelle Ferleiten und Fotos von dort mit Blick Richtung Süd-West zum "Fuscher-Kar-Kopf", einem aus zwei Gipfeln bestehenden Berg (Hauptgipfel 3.331m, Nordwestgipfel 3.252m).


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After the first few kilometers on the Hochalpenstraße, I took a few photos and a panorama photo (9 single photos) to the west.

Nach den ersten Kilometern auf der Hochalpenstraße habe ich ein paar Fotos sowie ein Panoramafoto (9 Einzelfotos) nach Westen aufgenommen.


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The mountain in these photos is called "Großes Wiesbachhorn", behind which are three large reservoirs. The "Große Wiesbachhorn" is the second highest massif of the Glockner group with an altitude of 3,564 m (11,692.91 ft).

Der Berg auf diesen Fotos ist das "Große Wiesbachhorn", hinter welchem sich insgesamt drei große Stauseen befinden. Das "Große Wiesbachhorn" ist mit einer Höhe von 3.564 m (11,692.91 ft) das zweithöchste Bergmassiv der Glocknergruppe.


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On the panoramic photo you can see the "Großes Wiesbachhorn" on the right, and the "Fuscher-Kar-Kopf" on the far left.

Auf dem Panoramafoto kann man rechts das "Große Wiesbachhorn" und ganz links den "Fuscher-Kar-Kopf" sehen.


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This is a map of the tour - I rode counterclockwise.

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Das ist ein Plan der Tour - ich bin gegen den Uhrzeigersinn gefahren.


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Photos: Canon EOS R | RF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM or EF 70-200mm f/4 L IS II USM


The next part of my trip on the Großglockner High Alpine Road will be coming soon.

Der nächste Teil meiner Fahrt auf der Großglockner Hochalpenstraße kommt in kürze.

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Information

Location:
Grossglockner High Alpine Road Google Maps
Großes Wiesbachhorn Google Maps
Grossglockner High Alpine Road Website
Grossglockner High Alpine Road Wikipedia
Grossglockner Wikipedia
Glockner Group
Fuscherkarkopf
Großes Wiesbachhorn
Großglockner Hochalpenstraße Webseite
Großglockner Hochalpenstraße Wikipedia
Großglockner Wikipedia
Glocknergruppe
Fuscher-Kar-Kopf
Großes Wiesbachhorn

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