BMW driver gets his $145,000 B3 Touring stuck on a hiking trail after blindly following GPS
Published on Feb 28, 2023 at 6:34 PM (UTC+4)
by Kate Bain
Last updated on Mar 02, 2023 at 2:33 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Kate Bain
A BMW driver has landed himself in a seriously unfortunate predicament after blindly following his GPS maps.
The German tourist decided to ignore signs and drive his BMW Alpina B3 Touring up a hiking trail in Austria.
Instead of reaching his destination, the 77-year-old driver got the $145,000 car stuck.


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With the picturesque Lake Wolfgang in Salzburg, Austria as his view, the driver followed his GPS up the winding path.
And despite the track getting narrower and narrower, he continued navigating his way up.
Hikers reportedly also warned the driver he was going the wrong way.
But none of this stopped him.
Until eventually the trail got so narrow that he got his car literally stuck between the mountain and railing.


When the car became stuck, it also meant hikers were trapped on either side of it unable to pass.
Photos from the scene, taken by the St. Gilgen fire department, show a handful of trapped hikers watching on hopefully.
When rescue services were called to the scene, the left side of the car was damaged by the railing.
And this car is far from cheap.
It’s a special-edition M3 tuned by Alpina, which is basically BMW’s version of Brabus.
Fortunately, no one was hurt.


Police and firefighters worked to free the car from the hiking trail and it was successfully removed.
Trapped hikers were finally able to pass and the German driver was re-directed.
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Kate is Lead Editor, overseeing coverage across automotive, tech, and lifestyle content on the site. She has more than 10 years’ experience as a journalist and news editor, having worked across a range of major publications including News Corp, Daily Mail Australia, and Sky News. Kate holds a Bachelor of Business Management from University of Queensland and a Postgraduate Diploma in Journalism from Queensland University of Technology. She has been with Supercar Blondie since 2020 and played a key role in establishing supercarblondie.com as a leading automotive news destination.