Furkajoch, Mountain pass in Laterns, Austria

Furkajoch is a mountain pass at 1,759 m in Vorarlberg, Austria, with gradients of up to 14 percent. It links the Bregenzer Ach valley near Damüls in the Bregenzerwald with the Frutz valley near Laterns in the Laternsertal. The pass road, the L 51 Laternser Straße, runs through the Hohe Kugel - Hoher Freschen - Mellental nature reserve.

The pass path was long a simple natural track of purely local importance. Between 1963 and 1966 a Vorarlberg firm built a farm road between Laterns and Damüls; in 1970 it was asphalted and declared the L 51 Laternser Straße, running Rankweil – Laterns – Damüls.

The name Furkajoch derives from the Italian forca, meaning mountain pass, with Rhaeto-Romanic roots. The pass road has long been of purely local importance and remained little more than a natural track until a Vorarlberg firm built a goods road between Laterns and Damüls in 1963–1966. Since summer 2025 a hikers' bus run by the Vorarlberg transport association shuttles from July to October between Damüls and the Laterns cable car valley station.

The road through the pass closes in winter and reopens when conditions allow in spring. Checking the weather before heading up is a good idea, as alpine conditions can shift quickly even in summer.

The pass road was no more than a natural track until a Vorarlberg firm built a goods road between Laterns and Damüls in 1963–1966; it was asphalted in 1970 and declared Landesstraße L 51. The L 51 is one of very few roads inside the Hohe Kugel – Hoher Freschen – Mellental nature reserve.