Crossing the Alps - Alternative to the Brenner pass?

[Bainbridge]

Hi all. We're going on a European road trip on Friday, and we'll be heading south from Innsbruck to Lake Garda.

Google maps says 261km via the Brenner pass, but I've heard it can be very slow going due to roadworks.

Any suggestions for an alternative route?

Thanks

Edited by Bainbridge on Monday 16th June 13:33

[mr pg]

We went down it about a month ago in our camper, had no issues at the time.

[Bainbridge]

Thanks for replying. Maybe it's not as bad as I've heard.

Hope you had a good trip.

[NervousEnergy]

The A22 going North from Verona towards the Brenner Pass is often congested at the Verona/Garda end but more in 'high' summer - but I've never found it that bad and it's always got better as I went North (not that there were any roadworks last time). I think it would have to be very slow to end up not being the quickest TBH if quickest is your goal.

[QBee]

In the past, but we are talking 50 years ago, I used the Gross Glockner pass.
Further east, and it is more the route you would use to get to Venice or even round to Croatia.

It's wonderfully scenic, with 41 hairpin bends on the way down IIRC.
My 1967 Mini's drum brakes overheated completely on bend 39 and we did the last two hairpins on the handbrake
These things are fun when you are 21 and 19.....