Sölkpass | 1788 METER | Gröbming Murau

The Sölkpass is a mountain pass over the Niedere Tauern in Styria. It is located on the divide between the Wölzer and Schladminger Tauern and connects the Murtal with the Ennstal via a panoramic road, also known as the Erzherzog-Johann-Straße. Nearby places in the Murtal are Schöder, Murau and Oberwölz, and in the Ennstal Gröbming. The Sölkpass is 1,788 metres high and offers few views, but the pass road itself offers a number of interesting views. The modern road was extensively expanded to include two lanes and asphalted in 1954. Due to its secondary importance and lack of avalanche protection structures, it is not cleared in winter and remains closed from around November to May, depending on the weather.