Grossglockner: Normal Route (from the road end)
Route to the summit of Grossglockner (12,461 ft) from Road end below Grossglockner.
Photo: DennisPeeters, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)- 9.5 mi
- round trip
- 6,312 ft
- climb
- 12,461 ft
- summit
- Out and back
- route
This route climbs Grossglockner (12,461 ft, 3,798 m) in Tyrol, Austria, from the road end below Grossglockner, at about 6,300 ft. The summit stands about 6,100 ft above the start. On the mapped line it is 9.5 miles round trip with about 6,300 ft of climbing, out and back the same way. OpenStreetMap names the path "Normalweg Großglockner (von Adlersruhe)" and grades it as a difficult alpine route. This is a high-altitude mountaineering route: check current conditions, and go with the gear and experience it needs. This page has the mapped line and a 7-day forecast for the summit and the start.
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Route details
- Distance
- 9.5 mi round trip
- Climbing
- About 6,312 ft
- Starts at
- Road end below Grossglockner
- Summit
- 12,461 ft
- Difficulty
- Expert
Questions about this route
How long is the Normal Route (from the road end) on Grossglockner?
About 9.5 mi round trip from Road end below Grossglockner.
How much elevation gain is on the Normal Route (from the road end)?
About 6,312 ft of climbing round trip.
How hard is the Normal Route (from the road end)?
It is rated expert.
Where does the Normal Route (from the road end) start?
Road end below Grossglockner.
Conditions and forecast on Grossglockner
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit and route start for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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