If Carlsberg did roads !
A tourist built road high in the Alps, we made it in our 4,100 kg motorhome without having to buy the Go Box and lied when we paid the 33 eurosish to use this toll road. It is slightly more for over 3,500 kgs than under but they didnt check so a money saving lie was required. She didnt believe me but i havent lost any sleep over it.
When you get over to the other side you can also get to whereever you want to go without the vignette or go box.
There are stopping points every 400 m or so and we went up in late May so the road was clear but occasional high snow on the side (up to 10 feet) but the lake wasnt frozen. It is a Motorbike road as well, plenty of them, nobody hammering it as you take in the views.
It was possible to stay the night up here if you get to Franz Josephs hut where there is a restaurant but they closed that for fear of avalanche overnight when we were there so we didnt get to stay and I have heard you cant stay there overnight anymore but if you can it has to be worth it.
Allow loads of time to stop and take photos.
The last part of the road is not motorhome friendly. It is for less than 3500 kgs only and if you do decide to drive up it you have to hope there is parking for you and you have t turn round and you have to come back down. Walking would be an option I would have considered for this part if I didnt have the trusty 110 cc motorbike which I got out and armed with my white socks and Jesus sandals we rode up it to the absolute horror of all the serious bikers on their 1300 cc BMW tourers who I just parked in front of and took the photo of us under the sign at 8,000 feet and I m quite sure some of them thought we were touring like that !
A road that just has to be done, we have 200+ photos somewhere from that day so make sure phone is charged and SD card ready
A tourist built road high in the Alps, we made it in our 4,100 kg motorhome without having to buy the Go Box and lied when we paid the 33 eurosish to use this toll road. It is slightly more for over 3,500 kgs than under but they didnt check so a money saving lie was required. She didnt believe me but i havent lost any sleep over it.
When you get over to the other side you can also get to whereever you want to go without the vignette or go box.
There are stopping points every 400 m or so and we went up in late May so the road was clear but occasional high snow on the side (up to 10 feet) but the lake wasnt frozen. It is a Motorbike road as well, plenty of them, nobody hammering it as you take in the views.
It was possible to stay the night up here if you get to Franz Josephs hut where there is a restaurant but they closed that for fear of avalanche overnight when we were there so we didnt get to stay and I have heard you cant stay there overnight anymore but if you can it has to be worth it.
Allow loads of time to stop and take photos.
The last part of the road is not motorhome friendly. It is for less than 3500 kgs only and if you do decide to drive up it you have to hope there is parking for you and you have t turn round and you have to come back down. Walking would be an option I would have considered for this part if I didnt have the trusty 110 cc motorbike which I got out and armed with my white socks and Jesus sandals we rode up it to the absolute horror of all the serious bikers on their 1300 cc BMW tourers who I just parked in front of and took the photo of us under the sign at 8,000 feet and I m quite sure some of them thought we were touring like that !
A road that just has to be done, we have 200+ photos somewhere from that day so make sure phone is charged and SD card ready
