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Top rates with the Nationalpark Kärnten Card
Holders of a Nationalpark Kärnten Card benefit from discounted ticket prices! The Glacier Cableway starts directly at the famous Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe, taking you down to the valley station, where you embark on a 30-minute walk to the glacier’s edge. 9 km of eternal ice stretch out before you, overlooked by Austria’s highest mountain, the 3798-metre-high Grossglockner. The Pasterze also marks the official starting point of the renowned Alpe-Adria-Trail – a long-distance trekking route leading from our high-alpine glacier all the way to Italy’s Adriatic coast.
Fact Box – Grossglockner/Heiligenblut Glacier Cableways
- 14 June to 19 September 2021 (closed on bad weather days)
The current opening times you'll find at www.gross-glockner.at. - Open daily from 10:00 to 16:00
- Price ascent & descent: € 13,50/adult, € 7,00/child
- Nationalpark Kärnten Card - 20% discount
- For information call +43 4824 2640 or +43 4824 2502
- Due to COVID-19, the general hygiene measures apply. Please keep a social distancing and take your own mouth and nose protection with you.
Hiking along the Glacier Trail
The Glacier Trail is a spectacular, moderately challenging hiking route leading from the Glocknerhaus (situated directly on the Grossglockner High-Alpine Road) to the Pasterze, the largest glacier in the Eastern Alps. The path takes you through the stunning, high-alpine landscape of the National Park, all the way to the so-called ‘Hufeisenbruch’ — an enormous glacial fracture from which the fledgling waters of the Moell river are released. Duration: around 4 hours; altitude difference: approx. 400m. While the route is easy to manage in terms of technique, hikers must be surefooted. Suitable for children from around 10 and up; best time: July to October.
Does the thought of standing on the largest glacier in the Eastern Alps appeal to you?
It’s certainly a unique and extraordinary experience — as well as a fantastic chance to get right up close to the Grossglockner even if you’re not much of a mountaineer.
We will be delighted to assist you in planning your holiday. Simply contact us with any questions, send us a no-obligation holiday enquiry, or phone us on +43 4824 2700-20.
