mountain pass
Hahntennjoch
One of Austria's most demanding and rewarding passes with narrow, twisting roads, steep gradients, and stunning Tyrolean valley panoramas.
17 km · about 20 min drive
Tyrol, Austria · Europe
Forchach works well as a base: 5 minutes from Stanzach, 17km from Oberjoch Jochstrasse.
Forchach is a town located in Tyrol, Austria. With a population of 259, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Forchach sits in Austria, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Vienna time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Forchach to your route.
The Leilachspitze in the Allgäu Alps is a mountain, 2,274 m (AA), and the highest peak in the Vilsalpsee Mountains. It lies within the Austrian state of Tyrol.
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Forchach is located in Tyrol, Austria, Europe. The coordinates are 47.4167 latitude, 10.5833 longitude.
Forchach has a population of approximately 259 people, making it a town in Austria.
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mountain pass
One of Austria's most demanding and rewarding passes with narrow, twisting roads, steep gradients, and stunning Tyrolean valley panoramas.
17 km · about 20 min drive
famous road
The most bend-rich road in Germany: the B308 Jochstrasse coils through over 100 curves as it climbs from Bad Hindelang to the mountain village of Oberjoch at 1,178 m in the Allgaeu.
17 km · about 20 min drive
castle
The yellow neo-Gothic castle where Ludwig II grew up, facing Neuschwanstein across the Alpine lakes of the Allgäu.
19 km · about 20 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A bridge spanning a gorge with the classic fairy-tale view of Neuschwanstein Castle perched on its crag above the Bavarian forests.
20 km · about 25 min drive
historic highway
A 460-kilometer route through Bavaria from Würzburg to Füssen passing medieval towns, castles, and Neuschwanstein.
20 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Fairy-tale 19th-century Romanesque Revival castle built for King Ludwig II in the Bavarian Alps.
20 km · about 25 min drive
mountain pass
A 1,212 m Tyrolean pass on an ancient Roman route (Via Claudia Augusta) between Reutte and Imst, sweeping past the turquoise Blindsee and Fernsteinsee lakes beneath the Zugspitze massif.
20 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
Central Europe's deepest rock gorge: walkways bolted to 150 m walls above the thundering Breitach near Oberstdorf, spray-soaked in summer and hung with giant icicles in winter.
27 km · about 30 min drive
April to October
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