A curvy road to Hochtannberg in the Austrian Alps
Hochtannberg is a high mountain pass at an elevation of 1.676m (5,499ft) above the sea level, located in the Austrian Alps in the Bundesland of Vorarlberg.
![Hochtannberg](https://www.dangerousroads.org/cache/images/900x/0/hochtannberg0-02985df4.jpg)
The road to the summit is paved. It’s called Bregenzerwaldstraße (or Federal Highway B 200) and links the Lech River valley and the valley of the Bregenzer Ache. At the summit there are two parking lots, a cable car elevator station and some buildings. The pass summit sign is located exactly between the two parking lots.
The road is pretty steep, hitting an 11.7% through some of the ramps. There are 2 routes to reach the summit. Starting from Schafferns, the ascent is 14 km long. Over this distance, the elevation gain is 885 meters. The average percentage is 6.3 %. And starting from Steeg, the ascent is 15 km long. Over this distance, the elevation gain is 552 meters. The average percentage is 3.7 %.