Attractions and Places To See around Fornach - Top 20

Very nice cycle path next to the forest

It's a great way to keep fit and have fun. 😊 The exercise course is part of a bike tour that takes you through the countryside around the Kobernausserwald. The tour is 53.5 km long and has an altitude difference of 510 m. It is classified as difficult and requires a very good physical condition. The tour may contain sections of loose ground that are difficult to navigate. You start at the Naturfreundehaus in Schneegattern and follow the blue markings. On the way you will pass a great exercise course where you can let off steam. The course consists of various stations that train your strength, endurance, coordination and mobility. For example, you can do pull-ups, jump over hurdles, balance or jump rope. The course is suitable for all ages and is fun. You continue through Lengau, where you have a nice view of the church. Then it goes over fields and meadows to Friedburg, where you have the opportunity to take a break and have something to eat or drink. From there you drive back to Schneegattern, where your tour ends.

This is a great tour that will show you the natural beauty and history of the region. 😊 The tour is 51.6 km long and has a vertical drop of 713 m. It is classified as moderate and requires a good level of fitness and an off-road bike. The tour starts at the train station in Mauerkirchen and first takes you through the Kobernauerwald, the largest contiguous forest in Austria. On the way you will pass the Schachl Chapel, a small 18th-century church surrounded by an idyllic cemetery. You continue through the forest and pass the historic border between Bavaria and Austria, which is marked by a stone. You then reach the Turmwirt Kobernauserwald, a cozy inn with a lookout tower from which you have a wonderful view over the Innviertel. After a well-deserved break, you drive back through the Mattig Valley, through which the Mattig River flows. You follow the bike path along the river and enjoy the landscape of meadows, fields and villages. You will pass a beautiful vantage point in Seppenroith from which you can see the mountains. You continue through the towns of Uttendorf, Lengau and Friedburg, where you can discover many sights such as churches, castles and museums. You finally reach the train station in Mauerkirchen again, where your tour ends.

ATTENTION: There are also riders on the entire routes and paths in Ampflwang. Please do NOT pass horses at full speed and drive around corners with foresight!

It is a 734 meter high mountain in the Hausruck and Kobernausserwald range in the Hausruckviertel. The summit is in the municipality of Pöndorf. To the northwest, the Rabenbachtal leads to the Hochecker Schwemmbachtal and thus to Mattig and Inn, to the west is the Fornacher Redltal, which drains with the Bruckwiesenbach to the Vöckla and via the Ager to the Traun. The mountain is mostly counted towards the Kobernausserwald, partly also towards the Hausruck – the demarcation of which is seen somewhere in the room. The name is likely to be of Slavic origin, -eis is a typical Windian educational syllable. In the Franciscan cadastre of the 1830s, a small hilltop settlement of Branauer is listed here, as well as an important border tree. There is said to have been an inn here. A single hut still stands today. A chapel is said to have stood nearby even earlier, according to Carl Schütz in 1787, in the south towards Meisterholz there is a St. Wolfgang. It must have fallen into disrepair by the 1830s. The mountain can be reached from all sides on numerous forest roads, through the valleys as well as along the ridges. A forest road also runs along the ridge itself. This makes the area good for hiking and mountain biking

Fantastic all-round view after 210 steps

Nice place for a short rest

From the tower you have an incredible view to the south of the mountain ranges from Upper Austria to Salzburg and Bavaria. To the north you can see a large part of the foothills of the Alps.