grossglockner

[stever1]

One of our lot has a hotel in Austria, near Grossglockner. Thats all i remember. Anyone able to fill in any more details ?.

 

[Wapping]

http://www.hochalmspitze.com/hotel-restaurant

 

[Nutty]

I'm not staying in an Austrian hotel run by a Yorkshireman.

 

[stever1]

I'm not staying in an Austrian hotel run by a Yorkshireman.

I meant one of us off here. Not somebody lucky enough to be a tike.

Wapping. Have you been there on 1 of your many wonders, if so do you rate it ?.

 

[Wapping]

Nope.

 

[The Grey One]

I'm not staying in an Austrian hotel run by a Yorkshireman.

Last time I looked I came from Hertfordshire!

John

 

[stever1]

Last time I looked I came from Hertfordshire!

John

From Hertfordshire you say. You can probably get an ointment for that. eyes: . Just how far are you from Grossglockner ?.

 

[Myke Rocks]

From Hertfordshire you say. You can probably get an ointment for that.
Just how far are you from Grossglockner ?.

Was there last week. He is 35 mins on a bike without breaking any speed limits.
Why Grossglockner? There are much better passes than that. Very good, but overrated. The Nockalmstrasse right beside him is very much better, and if you stay 2 nights or more, you get a Karten Card, which gives you free access to all the near passes in the area. It takes about 6 days to ride round all the passes reasonably close to him, and in doing so, you will be also visit both Italy and Slovenia. If you are very fortunate, you may find the Passo de Lanza, just inside Italy, an old World War 1 military road. 32km of pure heaven.
Myke

 

[stever1]

Myke, its just that a mate said it was worth a visit. I was thinking of going down there early September via Schaftbergspitze and staying for about 3 or 4 nights. Sounds like it is spot on for my time plan then .

 

[sven]

Was there last week. He is 35 mins on a bike without breaking any speed limits.
Why Grossglockner? There are much better passes than that. Very good, but overrated. The Nockalmstrasse right beside him is very much better, and if you stay 2 nights or more, you get a Karten Card, which gives you free access to all the near passes in the area. It takes about 6 days to ride round all the passes reasonably close to him, and in doing so, you will be also visit both Italy and Slovenia. If you are very fortunate, you may find the Passo de Lanza, just inside Italy, an old World War 1 military road. 32km of pure heaven.
Myke

Having ridden 9 of the 10 highest passes in the Alps, I'd still rate the Grossglockner as my favourite

 

[The Grey One]

Having ridden 9 of the 10 highest passes in the Alps, I'd still rate the Grossglockner as my favourite

Height (like size) isn't everything. The Nockalmstrasse may not be as high but as a riding road it beats the Grossglockner any day.

John

 

[Monty]

Height (like size) isn't everything. The Nockalmstrasse may not be as high but as a riding road it beats the Grossglockner any day.

John

Indeed! This is why I ride / drive it several times in each visit to Hochalmspitze and nowhere near being bored yet.

Matt

 

[gerarddwatts]

Height (like size) isn't everything. The Nockalmstrasse may not be as high but as a riding road it beats the Grossglockner any day.

John

He's right. The Grossglockner is one of those you have to do once, just because you can, but I wouldn't bother again until I had done everything else!

 

[brut33]

Height (like size) isn't everything. The Nockalmstrasse may not be as high but as a riding road it beats the Grossglockner any day.

John

Thanks for putting this one on my radar. Can't go wrong feeding off experience and local knowledge.

 

[Bryn]

Great cafe/restaurant half way up the Nockalmstrasse and another vote for Holchalmspitze

 

[(RIP) andrewgsadv]

Worth doing Grossglockner oh yes but Nockalmstrasse is excellent too. So are all the pass roads of Austria,Italy and so on. Just have to keep going back year after year to find more and revisit old favourites At least a lifetimes work and then some

 

[Motormed]

We stayed at Gastof Hochalmspitze last year and enjoyed it immensely.
Although the Grosslockner was a great ride, my favourite was the 3-country loop that John recommended (and provided a GPS route).
This took us down into Slovenia then Italy and the stunning Passo di Predel.
Highlight of the trip was a ride up and down the Mangart pass in the Julian Alps, although we never made it to the top.
About three quarters of the way up they were clearing the road which was blocked by 10 feet of snow (mid June).
A very memorable and one of my best ever biking days indeed!

 

[harry]

Having ridden 9 of the 10 highest passes in the Alps, I'd still rate the Grossglockner as my favourite

Perhaps that's because it's the easiest one ?

 

[The Grey One]

Perhaps that's because it's the easiest one ?

Maybe for some it is about your manhood, for others it is more about riding pleasure and stunning scenery. The Grosglockner certainly offers the later and for most of the season is a pleasure to ride. Best avoided on weekends in July and August unless you are an early riser. I have lost count of the number of times I have ridden the 'Glockner-each time it is different. My favorite time in late September and October, almost no traffic, the weather is often wonderful with beautiful clear air, the views are just amazing in their clarity.

The Nockalmstrasse has by comparison, very little traffic and is superb fun to ride at almost any time in the season. Season runs, like the Grossglockner from the beginning of May to the end of October.

John

 

[stever1]

All good information folks. Thinking I may need more than 3 days there . Taking the bike in for a service next Saturday, after that i'll have to sort out my plan. Currently thinking about going via Eurotunnel on Saturday 29th August and taking 3 days to get to that area as i was going to stay at Schaftbergspitze on the way down. I was also thinking about going to Colditz on the way back, but might have to give that a miss this time round.
P.S, after seeing the news about the tunnel this morning I might go a different way.