Tauernmoossee from Uttendorf via Enzingerboden

The Stubachstrasse rises 22.1km through mountain forest into exposed high country, gaining 1,329m to 2,099m. The average gradient of 6% disguises ramps of 13.6% — the kind of gradient that turns plans into prayers. The 27 hairpin bends define this climb — each switchback a landmark, each straight a test of resolve. At 2,099m, the summit rises above the treeline into an exposed, often windswept landscape. Located in Salzburg, Austria.