Nature discovery
Research 17 classified outdoor destinations within weekend reach of Dornbirn, grouped across 6 kinds of place and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Dornbirn. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Dornbirn. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Dornbirn, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km, day-trip distance is up to 120 km.
Showing all 17 places.
Klauser Wasserfall is a waterfall reachable from Dornbirn as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Klauser Wasserfall, about 8 km (5 mi) from Dornbirn
Image credit: Image: Herbert Heim / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Ippach Forest is a forest reachable from Dornbirn as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Ippach Forest, about 11 km (7 mi) from Dornbirn
Image credit: Image: böhringer friedrich / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.5
Ratzbachwaterfall is a waterfall reachable from Dornbirn as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Ratzbachwaterfall, about 11 km (7 mi) from Dornbirn
Image credit: Image: Rikki Mitterer / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Kanisfluh is Isolated limestone massif and landmark of the central Bregenz Forest, nearby southeast of Dornbirn. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Kanisfluh, about 13 km (8 mi) from Dornbirn
Image credit: Image: Feel free to use my photos, but please mention me as the author and if you want send me a message. or (rufre@lenz-nenning.at) / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.5
Bregenz Forest Mountains is Limestone and flysch mountain range of the Northern Limestone Alps in Vorarlberg, immediately east and southeast of Dornbirn. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Bregenz Forest Mountains, about 15 km (9 mi) from Dornbirn
Image credit: Image: böhringer friedrich / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.5
Pfänder is mountain above Bregenz on the northeast shore of Lake Constance, nearby northwest of Dornbirn, with panoramic views over the lake. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Pfänder, about 15 km (9 mi) from Dornbirn
Image credit: Image: böhringer friedrich / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.5
Montjola-Wasserfall is a waterfall reachable from Dornbirn as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Montjola-Wasserfall, about 19 km (12 mi) from Dornbirn
Image credit: Image: Asurnipal / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Alpine Rhine is Section of the Rhine flowing through a broad alpine valley to Lake Constance, forming the border west of Dornbirn about 10-nearby away. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Alpine Rhine, about 19 km (12 mi) from Dornbirn
Image credit: Image: upload by Adrian Michael / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.5
Frastanzer Ried is a forest reachable from Dornbirn as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Frastanzer Ried, about 21 km (13 mi) from Dornbirn
Image credit: Image: Asurnipal / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Waterfall at the Laublisbach is a waterfall reachable from Dornbirn as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Waterfall at the Laublisbach, about 22 km (14 mi) from Dornbirn
Image credit: Image: Rikki Mitterer / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Gampfall is a waterfall reachable from Dornbirn as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Gampfall, about 25 km (16 mi) from Dornbirn
Image credit: Image: Asurnipal / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Seealpsee is Mountain lake at in the Alpstein massif of Appenzell, Switzerland, nearby southwest of Dornbirn. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Seealpsee, about 31 km (19 mi) from Dornbirn
Image credit: Image: Thomas Woodtli from Zürich, Switzerland / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Großes Walsertal Biosphere Reserve is UNESCO biosphere reserve covering an alpine valley of flysch and limestone mountains, nearby south-southeast of Dornbirn. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Großes Walsertal Biosphere Reserve, about 32 km (20 mi) from Dornbirn
Image credit: Image: Feel free to use my photos, but please mention me as the author and if you want send me a message. or (rufre@lenz-nenning.at) / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 at
Alpstein is Limestone massif of the Appenzell Alps in northeastern Switzerland, nearby southwest of Dornbirn across the Rhine Valley. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Alpstein, about 35 km (22 mi) from Dornbirn
Image credit: Image: FkMohr / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
Fisser Gande is a forest reachable from Dornbirn as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Fisser Gande, about 71 km (44 mi) from Dornbirn
Image credit: Image: Braveheart / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Forchet is a forest reachable from Dornbirn as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Forchet, about 83 km (52 mi) from Dornbirn
Image credit: Image: Openwood / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Gaisau is a forest reachable from Dornbirn as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Gaisau, about 107 km (67 mi) from Dornbirn
Image credit: Image: Gotthard Glätzle / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0