Nearest Airport
: Munich
at 70
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Nearest Train
: Weizern-Hopferau
at 1
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Nearest Motorway
: A7 highway Nesselwang, direction Füssen-Reutte
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Car: recommended
With its newly renovated castle, Hopferau (around 1100 inhabitants) lies in a central and rural location in the center of the eastern Allgäu, 6 miles away from the town of Füssen and 2.5 miles from Hopfensee, Forggensee and Weissensee. Bakery, butcher, grocery shop, cheese dairy with direct sales, gas station, bicycle rental and 4 restaurants are located in town. Facilities for an open bath resort are found in the practice for physical therapies.
Golf: Closest golfing facilities are located in Neselwang and in Leckbruck (approximately 14 km away).
Ski: For skiers and snowboarders, Hopferau is an ideal point of origin. About 82 cable railways and lifts are developed over 145 km of runs and with the Allgäu–Tirol winter ticket you might get further than the Austrian borders. The ski resorts in Tannheimertal, Hahnenkamm at Reutte, Lermoos, Oberjoch are reached within 30 minutes, where you can go up to 1800 m in a chair lift. The nearby ski centers at Tegelberg, Pfronten and Nesselweg are highly recommended for beginners and advanced skiers. Here, everybody will find their preference: ski courses, floodlight runs, ski kindergarten, Aprés Ski or amusement in the mountain huts. Certainly, also the cross–country skier and skater have something. We can offer you around 140 km of cross–country courses around Hopferau. For those who prefer having fun with a sled, you might use the toboggan hills in Hopferau or the toboggan runs at the ski center or, after a proper snack in one of the huts, go downhill until you reach the valley.