Edelweissstrasse

Two attractive side roads branch off the main Grossglockner Road to magnificent lookout points. Some 6km/4mi short of the Hochtor tunnel on the northern side, below the Dr-Franz-Rehrl-Haus, the (2km/1.25mi) goes off and climbs, with gradients of 14% (1 in 7), to the parking lot at the Edelweissspitze (2,571m/8,435ft). From the lookout tower at the Edelweiss hut (inn) there is a splendid panoramic view of 37 peaks each over 3,000m/9,800ft.