Alpine Crown

Zillertaler Höhenstraße

2020 m · Austria

Also: Melchboden

Toll road, usually open May–October

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The 2 sides

FromLengthGainAvgMaxCat
Aschau16.6 km+1466 m8.8%≈15.2%HC
Hippach14.2 km+1430 m10.1%≈15.3%HC

From Aschau

10001500200016.6 km

Hors catégorie≈18 hairpin bendsfaces NE

From Hippach

10001500200014.2 km

Hors catégorie≈15 hairpin bendsfaces SE

0–4%4–7%7–10%10–12%12%+
Zillertaler Höhenstraße
Photo: Juan De Lemos · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

The climb

The Zillertaler Höhenstraße is a tolled panoramic road high on the western flank of the Zillertal in Tyrol. The ascent from Aschau to Melchboden (~2,020 m) is climbfinder's toughest rated climb in all of Tyrol — about 16 km at over 9%, the first kilometres pitching to 12–21%. No race pedigree: a pure difficulty-and-views classic on quiet toll tarmac.

Source: Wikipedia

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