Gerlos Alpine Road, Tyrol · Salzburg

Roads · Mountain pass · Austria

Gerlos Alpine Road

Panoramic toll road from the Zillertal over the 1,630 m Gerlos Pass, with eight hairpins down towards the Krimml waterfalls.
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Length12 miles20 km
Driving timeAbout 30 minwithout stops
OpenAll yearusually
RoadTwo-lanemoderate
Low carsGood
MotorcyclesGreat

Before you go

A toll road, open all year. Stop at Krimml for the waterfalls.

Which way round

Either way; Gerlos to Krimml gives the hairpins and the valley views on the way down.

When it’s open

Normally open all year, though snow can close it for a day or two.

The route

  1. Gerlos
  2. summit
  3. Krimml

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