Motorcycle Roads in Austria | Best Alpine Passes & Scenic Mountain Rides

Austria is a motorcycling paradise, blending perfectly paved alpine passes, sweeping valley roads, and breathtaking mountain scenery into some of Europe’s most thrilling rides.
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9.7
Grossglockner High Alpine Road (Großglockner-Hochalpenstraße) - B107: A Technical Guide for Motorcyclists
9
Silvretta High Alpine Road (Silvretta-Hochalpenstraße (Bielerhöhe)): A Premier Alpine Motorcycle Route in Austria
8.6
Exploring the Nockalm Road (Nockalmstraße): A Premier Alpine Motorcycle Route in Austria
7.7
Crossing the Seebergsattel: Motorcycling the Bad Eisenkappel–Seebergsattel Pass Road
7.2
Exploring the Puchenstubener Straße and Wastl am Wald Pass: A Motorcyclist’s Guide
6.8
Riding the Hochkönig Pass Route: Bischofshofen to Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer via Dientner Sattel and Filzensattel
6.8
Exploring the Namlospass: The Reutte–Stanzach Mountain Pass Road
6.7
Staller Saddle (Staller Sattel / Passo di Stalle): A Technical Overview for Motorcyclists
6.7
Gaberl Pass Road: Motorcycling Across the Gleinalpe in Austria
6.7
Riding the Soboth Pass: Exploring the Südsteirische Grenz Straße 3133
6.7
Motorcycling the Nassfeld Pass Road: Austria’s Gateway to the Gailtal Alps
6.6
Hahntennjoch (Hahntennjoch): A Technical Overview for Motorcyclists
6.5
Exploring the Liezen–Rottenmann Alpine Route: A Motorcyclist’s Guide
6.5
Exploring the Prekowa Pass Road: A Motorcyclist’s Guide to Austria’s Gurktal Alps
6.5
Motorcycling the Kreuzbergsattel: Exploring the Weißensee Straße in Austria
6.5
Riding the Paulitschsattel Pass Road: A Motorcyclist’s Guide Through the Karawanken-Karavanke Geopark
6.3
Furkajoch (Furkajoch) - L51: A Technical Overview for Motorcyclists
6.3
Exploring the Bregenz–Lindenberg Alpine Route: A Motorcyclist’s Guide
6.3
Riding the Ramssattel Pass: Gloggnitz to Ternitz
6.2
Riding the Annaberg–Josefsberg Pass Road: A Motorcyclist’s Guide
6.1
Motorcycling the Klippitztörl Pass: Althofen to Bad Sankt Leonhard im Lavanttal
6.1
Riding the Pfaffensattel Pass: Mürzzuschlag to Rettenegg
6
Sölk Pass (Sölkpass (Erzherzog-Johann-Straße)): A Technical Overview for Motorcyclists
5.9
Exploring the Weinebene Pass Road: A Motorcyclist’s Guide to Austria’s Alpine Crossing
5.9
Exploring the Ebniter Tal Road: Hohenems to Dornbirn by Motorcycle
5.9
Exploring the Stoderstraße: A High Alpine Ride in the Dachstein Mountains
5.8
Loibl Pass (Loiblpass): A Technical Overview for Motorcyclists Crossing the Karavanke
5.8
Exploring the Ochsattel and Kernhofer Gscheid Pass Road: A Motorcyclist’s Guide
5.8
Exploring the Übersaxner Straße: Motorcycling the Rankweil 3122 Route in Austria
5.8
Exploring the Bregenzerwaldstraße and Hochtannberg Pass: A Motorcyclist’s Guide
5.8
Exploring the Hebalm Pass Road: A Motorcyclist’s Guide to the Hebalmstraße in Austria
5.8
Exploring the Hengstpassstraße: A Mountain Pass Route through Austria’s Kalkalpen National Park
5.8
Gollersattel Pass Road: Motorcycling Through Naturpark Almenland
5.8
Exploring the Schloffereck and Kreuzwirt Passes: Motorcycling the Vorauerstraße in Austria
5.8
Exploring the Flattnitzer Höhe Pass: A Motorcyclist’s Guide to Flattnitzer Straße 3335
5.8
Exploring the Ybbs an der Donau – Oberer Markt Motorcycle Route
5.7
Exploring the Dachstein Glacier Toll Road (Dachstein Gletscherstraße) by Motorcycle
5.7
Exploring the Teichalm Alpine Road: A Motorcyclist’s Guide to Teichalmstraße 3184
5.7
Riding the Weinebene Pass: Exploring Austria’s Weinebenstraße 3196
5.7
Riding the Norbertshöhe Pass: Martinsbrucker Straße for Motorcyclists
5.7
Exploring the Ebenhochstraße: A Technical Ride Along the Ranna River
5.7
Arlberg Pass Road: Riding from St. Anton am Arlberg to Stuben
5.6
Riding the Postalmstraße and Lienbachsattel Pass: A Motorcyclist’s Guide
5.6
Exploring the Zellerrain Pass: Motorcycling Austria’s Gamingerstraße 3275
5.6
Exploring the Alpl Pass Road: Alplstraße – Semmering Begleitstraße for Motorcyclists
5.5
Exploring the Schanzsattel Pass: Waisenegg – Schanzsattelstraße for Motorcyclists
5.5
Exploring the Pfarralm–Michelbühel Pass Road: A Motorcyclist’s Guide through the Türnitzer and Mürzsteger Alps
5.4
Exploring Greiner Straße 3112: A Technical Overview for Motorcyclists
5.4
Exploring Trögerner Straße: A Motorcyclist’s Guide through the Karawanken-Karavanke UNESCO Global Geopark
5.4
Riding the Niederalpl Pass: Mariazell to Mürzsteg Across the Mürzer Oberland
5.4
Ramssattel Pass Road: Motorcycling the Gloggnitz to Kaltenbrunnerbachbrücke Route
5.4
Exploring the St. Pankrazen-Straße: A Motorcyclist’s Guide through the Gleinalpe
5.4
Exploring the In der Luft Pass: Kirchberggegend to Mank by Motorcycle
5.4
Exploring the Zellerrain Pass: B 71 Zellerrain Straße for Motorcyclists
5.3
Exploring the Gailtal Straße: A Motorcyclist’s Guide Through Austria’s Alpine Valleys
5.3
Exploring the Triebener Tauern Pass: Trieben to Hohentauern by Motorcycle
5.3
Exploring the Hocheggersattel Pass Road: A Motorcyclist’s Guide
5.3
Riding the Seebergsattel Pass: Exploring the B 20 Mariazeller Straße in Austria
5.2
Exploring the Ottenschlag–Neustift Road: A Motorcycling Route in Lower Austria
5.2
Exploring Gutauer Straße: A Technical Ride Through Upper Austria
5.2
Windische Höhe Pass: Motorcycling the Schmölzing–Feistritz an der Drau Route
5.2
Exploring the Gföhl–Gars am Kamp Route: A Motorcyclist’s Guide
5.2
Exploring the Längenfeld–Gries Alpine Road: A Motorcyclist’s Guide
5.2
Exploring the Ötztaler Gletscherstraße: Austria’s High Alpine Motorcycling Route
5.2
Exploring the Haunsberg Landesstraße: A Motorcyclist’s Guide
5.1
Riding the Pielachtaler Gscheid Pass: Nattersbachbrücke to Schwarzenbachstraße
5.1
Exploring the Ottenschlag–Weißenkirchen Wachau Route: A Motorcyclist’s Guide
5.1
Exploring Zwettler Straße – Linzer Straße: A Motorcyclist’s Guide Through Upper Austria
5.1
Exploring the Malta Hochalmstraße: A Technical Ride Through Austria’s Maltatal
5.1
Weißenbacher Sattel Pass Road: Motorcycling Through the Salzkammergut Mountains
5.1
Motorcycling the Wurzenpass Straße: Crossing the Karavanke Alps
5
Motorcycling the Tulln an der Donau – Purkersdorf Route: Through the Heart of the Wienerwald
5
Exploring the Gailbergsattel Pass: Motorcycling Austria’s Plöckenpass Straße
5
Griffner Berg Pass: Motorcycling the Völkermarkt–Sankt Andrä Route
5
Fernpassstraße: Riding the Fern Pass in the Austrian Alps
5
Exploring the Birkfelder Gschaid Pass: Gschaiderstraße for Motorcyclists
5
Exploring the Rohrer Sattel Pass: A Motorcyclist’s Guide to Austria’s B-1 Route
4.9
Exploring the Donaustraße - Melker Straße: A Motorcyclist’s Guide through the Wachau and Türnitzer Alpen
4.9
Exploring the Wachau Valley: The Melk 3274 Motorcycle Route
4.9
Exploring the Planaistraße: A Motorcyclist’s Guide to Austria’s Alpine Road
4.8
Exploring the Brückl–Völkermarkt Route: A Motorcyclist’s Guide Across the Lavanttaler Alps
4.8
Exploring the Salzatal – Prescenylahn Route: A Motorcyclist’s Guide Through Austria’s Alpine Valleys
4.8
Exploring the Kőszeg–Rechnitz Alpine Crossing: A Motorcyclist’s Guide
4.8
Exploring the Hallein–Pichl Alpine Route: A Motorcyclist’s Guide
4.8
Exploring the Gleinalpe Crossing: Gratwein-Straßengel to Bärnbach by Motorcycle
4.8
Exploring the Greimerstraße and Pöllauer Sattel: A Motorcyclist’s Guide through the Niedere Tauern
4.8
Feistritzsattel Pass Road: Motorcycling Austria’s Eastern Alpine Gateway
4.7
Exploring the Losenegg 3129: A Technical Ride Through Austria’s Heartland
4.7
Exploring the Freistadt–Unterweißenbach Route: A Motorcyclist’s Guide
4.7
Exploring the Ottenschlager Straße: A Motorcyclist’s Guide Through Austria’s Wachau Valley
4.7
Turracher Straße and the Turracher Höhe Pass: A Motorcyclist’s Guide
4.7
Exploring the Finstermünz Pass Road: Reschenstraße to Kajetansbrücke
4.7
Exploring the Hals Pass: Motorcycling Austria’s Pernitz 3688 Route
4.7
Riding the Pyhrn Pass: Spital am Pyhrn to Liezen
4.7
Feistritzsattel Pass Road: Motorcycling Across the Eastern Alps
4.6
Katschberg Pass (Katschbergpass) - B99: A Technical Overview for Motorcyclists
4.6
Pillerhöhe Pass: Motorcycling the Imst–Landeck Route in Tyrol
4.6
Exploring the Weinsbergstraße–Bahnstraße: A Motorcyclist’s Guide Through Lower Austria
4.6
Exploring the Planseestraße: A Motorcycle Journey Through the Ammergau Alps
4.6
Exploring the Lech–Warth Alpine Route: A Motorcyclist’s Guide
4.6
Exploring the Gars am Kamp – Wegscheid am Kamp Road: A Motorcyclist’s Guide
4.6
Exploring the Kleiner Kamp Valley: A Motorcycle Ride Across the Kleiner-Kamp-Brücke Route
4.6
Kniepass Road: Crossing the Alps Between Reutte and Vils
4.5
Timmelsjoch High Alpine Road (Timmelsjoch Hochalpenstraße / Passo del Rombo): A Technical Overview for Motorcyclists
4.5
Exploring the Gurktal Alps: The Feldkirchen–Gurk Mountain Route for Motorcyclists
4.5
Exploring the Höllental Straße: A Technical Ride Through Austria’s Alpine Valleys
4.5
Exploring the B4 Road: A Motorcyclist’s Guide through Lower Austria
4.5
Exploring the Wipptal Route: Innsbruck to Matrei am Brenner by Motorcycle
4.5
Crossing the Bischofseck Pass: Motorcycling from Bad Sankt Leonhard im Lavanttal to Wolfsberg
4.5
Exploring the Villach–Arriach Mountain Route: A Motorcyclist’s Guide
4.5
Exploring the Naarntalstraße - Greiner Straße: A Motorcyclist’s Guide Along the Naarn River
4.5
Riding the Ascher Pass: Puchberg am Schneeberg to Pernitz
4.5
Exploring the Sommeralmstraße: A Mountain Pass Ride Through Naturpark Almenland
4.4
Motorcycling the Packsattel Pass: Wolfsberg to Köflach
4.4
Exploring the St.-Lorenzen-Straße: A Motorcyclist’s Guide Through the Styrian Alps
4.4
Exploring the Maascher Straße: A Motorcyclist’s Guide Through Upper Austria
4.4
Exploring the Teuchen Straße 3176: A Motorcyclist’s Guide Through the Gurktal Alps
4.4
Exploring Austria’s Rechberger Straße: A Motorcyclist’s Guide
4.4
Exploring the Jenbach–Zell am Ziller Alpine Route by Motorcycle
4.4
Exploring the Klingenbergstraße: A Motorcyclist’s Guide to Upper Austria’s Rolling Roads
4.4
Exploring the Leithagebirge Crossing: Eisenstadt’s Mountain Route for Motorcyclists
4.4
Exploring the Niederthaier Straße: A Motorcyclist’s Guide through the Ötztal Alps
4.3
Exploring the Sankt Veit an der Glan – Gurk Route: A Motorcyclist’s Guide through the Gurktal Alps
4.3
Exploring the Hauptplatz–Krems-Brücke Route: A Motorcyclist’s Guide
4.3
Exploring Langenbachstraße: A Motorcycle Ride Through Austria’s Strudengau Valley
4.3
Exploring the Kindberg–Turnau Alpine Route: A Motorcyclist’s Guide
4.3
Exploring the Gföhler Straße: A Technical Overview for Motorcyclists
4.3
Riding the Grattinger Sattel Pass: Auenwinkelstraße – Wöbring in Austria
4.2
Ötztal Glacier Road (Ötztaler Gletscherstraße): A Technical Overview for Motorcyclists
4.2
Exploring the Straßegg Pass: Brucker Straße – Spiegelgrabenweg in Austria’s Almenland
4.2
Exploring the Hochrindl Pass: Motorcycling the Hochrindl Straße from Sirnitz
4.2
Exploring the Schloßbergerstraße: A Motorcyclist’s Guide Through the Austrian Alps
4.2
Exploring the Waldaist Valley Route: L-5 Road for Motorcyclists in Austria
4.2
Exploring the Hochwolkersdorf–Stang Alpine Route: A Motorcyclist’s Guide
4.2
Exploring the Wachau Valley: Gut am Steg to Melk by Motorcycle
4.2
Exploring the Pinkafeld–Unterhaus Alpine Route: A Motorcyclist’s Guide
4.2
Exploring the Kamp Valley: Riding the L-8 Road in Austria
4.2
Exploring the Hirschbacher Straße: A Technical Overview for Motorcyclists
4.2
Exploring the Gletscherstraße: A Motorcyclist’s Guide to the Grossglockner High Alpine Road
4.2
Moarigrabensattel Pass Road: Motorcycling Through the Türnitzer Alps
4.2
Exploring the L-6 Pass: A Motorcyclist’s Guide through the Randgebirge östlich der Mur
4.2
Exploring the Klostertaler Gscheid Pass: A Motorcycle Route through the Gutenstein Alps
4.2
Exploring the Radstatthöhe Pass: B 25 Erlauftal Straße in Austria
4.1
Exploring the Pustertaler Höhenstraße: Lienz to Sillian by Motorcycle
4.1
Exploring the Gloggnitz–Unterhaus Route: A Motorcyclist’s Guide Through Austria’s Eastern Alps
4.1
Exploring the Els–Krems an der Donau Route: A Motorcyclist’s Guide
4.1
Motorcycling the Sankt Veit an der Glan – Gurk Alpine Route
4.1
Exploring the Weizerstraße – Rattener Straße: A Motorcyclist’s Guide through Naturpark Almenland
4.1
Exploring the Halbachbrücke – Kleinzeller Landstraße: A Motorcyclist’s Guide Through the Gutenstein Alps
4.1
Exploring the Spisser Straße: A Motorcyclist’s Guide to Austria’s Alpine Border Road
4.1
Exploring the Pöchlarn–Schwarzaugraben Valley Road: A Technical Ride in Lower Austria
4.1
Riding the Geschriebene Buche Pass: Alland 3353 Through the Wienerwald
4.1
Exploring the Tulln an der Donau – Purkersdorf Route: A Motorcyclist’s Guide
4.1
Exploring the Simonhöhe Straße: A Motorcyclist’s Guide to the Gurktaler Alps
4.1
Riding the Plöcken Pass: Kötschach to the Carnic Alps
4.1
Exploring the Gadenweit Pass Road in the Ybbstaler Alps
4.1
Exploring the Groß Gerungs 3651 Route: A Technical Overview for Motorcyclists
4
Turracher Höhe Pass (Turracher Höhe): A Technical Overview for Motorcyclists
4
Exploring the Weißenbach 3263: A Motorcyclist’s Guide through the Türnitzer Alpen
4
Exploring the Ybbstaler Alpen Route: Sankt Georgen am Reith to Waidhofen an der Ybbs
4
Exploring the Große Ysper Valley Route: Altenmarkt to Ybbs an der Donau by Motorcycle
4
Exploring the Maria Taferl Straße: A Motorcyclist’s Guide to Pöchlarn 3332
4
Exploring the Sauwaldstraße: A Technical Overview for Motorcyclists
4
Exploring the Buchener Höhe Pass: Buchener Landesstraße 3345 for Motorcyclists
4
Exploring the Hochschwab Straße – Lawinenschutztunnel Hesslahn: A Motorcyclist’s Guide
4
Riding the Taferlhöhe Pass: Gmunden to Steinbach am Attersee
4
Exploring the Gaisberg Road: A Motorcyclist’s Guide to Salzburg’s Alpine Ascent
4
Exploring the Pass Gschütt Road: A Motorcyclist’s Guide through the Dachstein Mountains
4
Exploring the Schwarzenbachbrücke Route through Naturpark Landseer Berge
4
Exploring the Wenigzellstraße: A Motorcyclist’s Guide Through the Steirische Voralpen
4
Exploring the Groß Gerungs–Weitra Route: A Technical Overview for Motorcyclists
4
Gaichtpass Road: Riding Through the Heart of the Tannheimer Tal
4
Exploring the Mistelbach–Zistersdorf Route: A Motorcyclist’s Guide
4
Lahnsattel Pass Road: Motorcycling Through the Mürzer Oberland
3.4
Kaunertal Glacier Road (Kaunertaler Gletscherstraße): A Technical Overview for Motorcyclists
3
Koppen Pass (Koppenpass): A Technical Overview for Motorcyclists
2.4
Gerlos Alpine Road (Gerlos Alpenstraße): A Technical Overview for Motorcyclists
1
Arlberg Pass (Arlbergpass) - B197: A Technical Overview for Motorcyclists

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Speed Regulations in Austria (km/h)

Inside settlements
50
Outside settlements
100
Other roads
100
Highway
130
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