Timmelsjoch High Alpine Road

The Timmelsjoch is an Alpine pass on the border between Austria and Italy in the Ötztal Alps. It links the Ötztal in North Tyrol with the Passeier valley in South Tyrol, and the summit stands at 2,474 metres. The Timmelsjoch High Alpine Road is a toll road of about 35 kilometres from Obergurgl to Moos in Passeier. People used the crossing as early as the La Tène period, and in the Middle Ages it was an important trade route.

At the top, the pass museum on the Austrian side reaches 16 metres into South Tyrol. On the South Tyrolean side belongs the Timmel Transit museum, opened in 2018 in a former barracks from 1930, plus four free stations in the Passeier valley. A motorcycle museum also sits by the road at 2,175 metres.

For road trippers: the road is open roughly from late May or June to late October, depending on snow, daily from 7 am to 8 pm; it is closed in winter and at night. On the Italian side, the operator's leaflet allows motorhomes up to 8 t, 2.55 m wide and 4 m high, while trailers over 4.5 m are banned. The 2026 season is ending or over, so check opening and rules beforehand (as of October 2026).