Vorchdorf sits on the route: 10 minutes from Eberstalzell, 40km from Loser Panoramastrasse.
Vorchdorf is in Upper Austria, Austria, with about 7,500 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Eberstalzell, about 6 km away.
Vorchdorf is a market town in the district of Gmunden in Upper Austria, Austria, as well as the name of the municipal area ("Gemeinde") that the town and others occupy. As of the 2005 census, the town of Vorchdorf had a population of 7,287 inhabitants.
Within an hour or so of Vorchdorf: Loser Panoramastrasse (40 km), St. Wolfgang & Schafbergbahn (46 km), Wolfgangsee and St Gilgen (Sound of Music opening) (49 km), Postalm Panoramastrasse (51 km).
Are there any good drives near Vorchdorf?
The nearest famous roads are Loser Panoramastrasse, Postalm Panoramastrasse and Rossfeld Panoramastrasse.
Where is Vorchdorf?
Vorchdorf is in Upper Austria, Austria, about 6 km from Eberstalzell.
Road trip
Drive to Vorchdorf
Add it as a stop and the planner works out the driving, the nights and what's worth seeing on the way.
Nine kilometres of hairpins climb from Altaussee to a car park at 1,600 m on the Loser plateau, with the whole Ausseerland lake district spread below: a fraction of the traffic of the famous glacier roads.
40 km · about 45 min drive
photogenic
St. Wolfgang & Schafbergbahn
Lakefront pilgrimage village on the Wolfgangsee from which Austria's steepest steam cog railway, running since 1893, grinds up the Schafberg to a summit view over five Salzkammergut lakes.
46 km · about 55 min drive
film location
Wolfgangsee and St Gilgen (Sound of Music opening)
The lake and alpine meadows of the Salzkammergut fill the film's opening aerials; the B158 lakeside road is a lovely drive.
49 km · about 55 min drive
famous road
Postalm Panoramastrasse
A toll road onto Austria's largest alpine pasture plateau above the Wolfgangsee, gentle and wide open.
51 km · about 60 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Hallstatt Skywalk Viewpoint
A platform projecting over the Hallstatter See with a bird's-eye view of the fairy-tale lakeside village framed by the Dachstein mountains.
53 km · about 60 min drive
landmark
Hallstatt
Picturesque lakeside Alpine village with pastel-coloured houses and a history stretching back to prehistoric salt mining.
53 km · about 60 min drive
film location
Hallstatt (visual inspiration for Frozen's Arendelle)
The lakeside village widely cited as an inspiration for Arendelle; the lakeside road and the Salzkammergut approach are lovely to drive.
53 km · about 60 min drive
racetrack
Salzburgring
Sweeping 4.2 km circuit threading a wooded alpine valley east of Salzburg, famed for decades of motorcycle Grands Prix and now buzzing with track days and classic meets.
59 km · about 70 min drive
Driving roads near Vorchdorf
40 kmLoser PanoramastrasseNine kilometres of hairpins climb from Altaussee to a car park at 1,600 m on the Loser plateau, with the whole Ausseerland lake district spread below: a fraction of the traffic of the famous glacier roads.
51 kmPostalm PanoramastrasseA toll road onto Austria's largest alpine pasture plateau above the Wolfgangsee, gentle and wide open.
53 kmHallstatt Skywalk ViewpointA platform projecting over the Hallstatter See with a bird's-eye view of the fairy-tale lakeside village framed by the Dachstein mountains.
63 kmDachstein Glacier & SkywalkA spectacular glacier plateau with a glass skywalk, ice palace, and suspension bridge offering vertigo-inducing views 250 metres above the abyss.
77 kmRossfeld PanoramastrasseGermany's highest scenic mountain road, a panoramic toll loop near Berchtesgaden with sweeping views of the Alps and Salzburg basin.
79 kmEagle's Nest (Kehlsteinhaus)A mountaintop retreat at 1,834 metres above Berchtesgaden, accessed by a brass-lined elevator cut into the rock, offering Alpine panoramas.