Wandering Retirees

Untermieming, AT to Prutz, AT via the Kaunteral Glacier Road

We set out at 8:30 am in the rain this morning. Yeah, it happens. It’s part of the experience and we aren’t likely to melt. Besides, this area really needs the rain. We had a fun ride on the Kütai road (which Connie and I did on our own the other day), then stopped for coffee at a nice Gasthaus before continuing on to the Kaunertal Glacier. We were fortunate the weather changed.

Enroute to the glacier we stopped at a scenic overlook. Wow!

The Kaunertal Glacier Road follows an old pilgrimage route dating back to the Middle Ages. With 29 switchbacks, the road climbs to over 9300 ft. The road is purportedly Austria’s most beautiful cul-de-sac and is affectionately called the “dream road to the eternal ice”. There is skiing 10 months a year in this region. And what a fun road!

We had lunch at an “Alm,” a mountain hut that serves motorized travelers, bicyclists, and hikers. This seemed way more fancy than my preconceived image of a mountain hut.

We ended the day in a picturesque village in the Upper Inn Valley called Prutz.