Must-sees in Heiligenblut

Heiligenblut am Großglockner Must-Sees

This collection centers on the Grossglockner, Austria's highest peak at 3,798 meters, and the 8.4-kilometer Pasterze Glacier. The Grossglockner High Alpine Road provides access to the Franz-Josefs-Höhe viewpoint, while the village of Heiligenblut is defined by the 15th-century Gothic pilgrimage church of St. Vinzenz. The surrounding Hohe Tauern National Park features dramatic waterfalls like the 130-meter Jungfernsprung and numerous three-thousand-meter summits including Kleinglockner and Hohe Riffl.

Heiligenblut am Großglockner Must-Sees — Map

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Grossglockner High Alpine Road

The Grossglockner High Alpine Road is the highest surfaced mountain pass road in Austria.

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Grossglockner

The Grossglockner, or just Glockner, is, at 3,798 metres above the Adriatic, the highest mountain in Austria and the highest mountain in…

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Pasterze Glacier

The Pasterze, at approximately 8.4 kilometres in length, is the longest glacier in Austria and in the Eastern Alps.

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St. Vinzenz

A 15th-century Gothic pilgrimage church housing a relic of the Holy Blood, known for its iconic spire set against the mountain landscape.

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Jungfernsprung

A 130-meter-high waterfall cascading over a steep rock face into the Möll Valley, associated with a local legend of a fleeing maiden.

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Jungfernsprung

A roadside observation point offering direct views of the Jungfernsprung waterfall and the surrounding alpine scenery.

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Franz-Josefs-Höhe

A multi-level parking facility located at 2,369 meters, providing primary access to the Grossglockner viewpoints and glacier trails.

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Leiterfall

An alpine waterfall located along the hiking routes near the village of Heiligenblut.

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Kleinglockner

At the height of 3,770 metres the Kleinglockner is the third highest mountain summit in Austria.

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Romariswandköpfe

A double-peaked mountain in the Glockner Group, featuring summits at 3,511 and 3,508 meters along the main Tauern ridge.

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Glocknerhaus

An alpine inn and mountain hut situated at 2,132 meters along the Grossglockner High Alpine Road, operated by the Austrian Alpine Club.

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Hohe Riffl

A 3,338-meter-high glaciated peak located in the Glockner Group of the Hohe Tauern range.

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Großer Bärenkopf

The Große Bärenkopf or Weißer Bärenkopf is a twin-topped mountain in the Glockner Group in the Fuscher/Kapruner Kamm of the High Tauern, a…

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Hohe Dock

The Hohe Dock lies in the Austrian federal state of Salzburg and, at 3,348 metres, is one of the highest peaks in the Glockner Group.

Stefan.straub / CC BY-SA 4.0

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Schneewinkelkopf

A 3,476-meter summit situated on the ridge between the Grossglockner and the Romariswandköpfe.

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Hocharn

Hocharn is the highest mountain of the Goldberg Group in the High Tauern range of the eastern Alps.

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