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Austria
Carinthia
Bezirk Spittal an der Drau
Heiligenblut am Großglockner

Marmot Viewing Point – Kaiser Franz Josef's Viewpoint loop from Kaiser Franz-Josef-Höhe

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Hiking trails & Routes
Austria
Carinthia
Bezirk Spittal an der Drau
Heiligenblut am Großglockner

Marmot Viewing Point – Kaiser Franz Josef's Viewpoint loop from Kaiser Franz-Josef-Höhe

Easy

4.7

(30)

227

hikers

Marmot Viewing Point – Kaiser Franz Josef's Viewpoint loop from Kaiser Franz-Josef-Höhe

00:49

2.71km

80m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 21, 2026

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 82 m for 335 m

Open: • May: 6:00 AM-8:00 PM • June-August: 5:00 AM-9:30 PM • September-October: 6:00 AM-7:30 PM (otherwise closed)

After 1.77 km for 104 m

Closed: • November-April • May: 7:30 PM-6:00 AM • June-August: 8:30 PM-5:30 AM • September-October: 7:30 PM-6:00 AM (otherwise open)

After 1.87 km for 335 m

Open: • May: 6:00 AM-8:00 PM • June-August: 5:00 AM-9:30 PM • September-October: 6:00 AM-7:30 PM (otherwise closed)

Waypoints

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Parking

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742 m

Kaiser Franz Josef House

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The highlight of the Hohe Tauern! Great view of the Grossglockner massif.

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1.05 km

If you have enough time, you should definitely walk to the foot of the glacier. In addition to the impressive mountain world, it is unfortunately very easy to understand what …

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3

1.05 km

At the Kaiserstein there is a statue of Emperor Franz Joseph I. The Emperor had ascended from Heiligenblut to this point on September 7, 1856. His wife, Elisabeth of Austria, stayed on the wooden floor (today the Glocknerhaus).

Source: sn.at/wiki/Kaiserstein

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1.10 km

Wilhelm Swarovski Observatory

Highlight • Viewpoint

July 3rd, 2021 - The ranger will be happy to answer any questions, and he will also help you find the various animals on the rock face, binoculars are aimed …

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1.74 km

Marmot Viewing Point

Highlight • Viewpoint

Here you can watch with a little luck marmots, they come out in the sun and bask on the stones

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2.42 km

Nice view of the glacier

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2.42 km

Kaiser Franz Josef's Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

Located on the Großglockner and has a height of 3798m, with a view of the Pasterze ...,.

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2.47 km

Pasterze Glacier

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Grossglockner Panoramaweg is a hiking trail that starts from the parking lot at the terminus of the Grossglockner Alpenstrasse. An easy to walk path with beautiful views of the glacier …

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2.71 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.10 km

783 m

347 m

344 m

128 m

Surfaces

1.78 km

392 m

273 m

255 m

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Highest point (2,390 m)

Lowest point (2,330 m)

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