Hohwacht Lookout Tower
Panorama – This 20-metre lookout tower stands on the highest hill between the Langete and Rot valleys and offers superb views of the Mittelland from the Jura to the Alps. more
The first tower, constructed on the Bachtel in 1873, was made of wood. It was destroyed by a storm in 1890. The new Bachtel Tower was built in 1986. It is 60 meters high and has an observation platform at 30 meters. On the observation platform of the Bachtel Tower an “Alps Pointing Device” was installed that shows the names and drawings of the mountains visible from the Bachtel.
The imposing 30-meter-high tower at Moron was designed by Mario Botta. The view from the top extends far across the first Jura chain up to the Alpine arc, from the Säntis to the Montblanc. In the north the Vosges and the Black Forest come into view.
