Top Driving Route for Road Trip in Austria, Bruck to Carinthia

Not for the faint of heart, if you’re truly looking for a bucket list  drive, Austria’s Grossglockner Hochalpenstrasse is the one for you.  Yes, it’s scenic, with all the Alps you can handle (no less than 37  mountains), rolling hills and wildflower-filled valleys to those  pristine lakes, but you’ll be watching the road as you take 36 thrilling  hairpin bends around the mountains, reaching just over 2,500 metres  above sea level. Whew! The drive takes about an hour; start early to  avoid all the gawkers and photo-snappers. 

Highlights: Did I mention the 36 hairpin turns?  Once you’ve completed this drive, along with all the tour buses, cars,  motorcycles and even brave cyclists taking on this Giro d’Italia route,  you can pat yourself on the back for having completed one of the most  epic drives of all time, not to mention the highest surfaced mountain  pass road in Austria.
Route: Bruck to Carinthia, Austria. Note that due to impassable conditions due to snow, this route is typically only open June to September.
Length: 48 km. (30 mi.)