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Bike route from Aigen-Schlägl to Wels

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Alpenverein Schwanenstadt

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A hilly, scenically wonderful bike route in the north of Upper Austria, where the car should stay at home.

moderate

Distance 78.4 km

5:50 h

797 m

1,033 m

685 m

263 m

We cycle from the terminus of the Mühlkreisbahn through the hilly Mühlviertel always southwards to the Danube, crossing the Eferding Basin before reaching Wels Main Station over a wooded ridge.

Author’s recommendation

A stop at the Danube simply belongs to it. Of course, the route can also be done in the opposite direction. However, then it is much more exhausting.

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Gerhard Greifeneder

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Alpenverein Schwanenstadt

Difficulty

moderate

Overall difficulty

moderate

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Highest point

685 m

Lowest point

263 m

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Asphalt

36 km

Dirt road

2 km

Forested/wild trail

9.5 km

Path

4.3 km

Road

26.7 km

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Safety information

An easy bike ride, but quite hilly and requires a certain amount of fitness and strength.

Tips and suggestions

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BChlkreisbahn

Roadbook

It is basically impossible to write down every turn of an 80 km long route. The route mostly follows various cycling routes (e.g. R26 Mühltal Cycle Path, Granitland Cycle Path, etc.) or low-traffic secondary roads. The route is as follows: Aigen-Schlägl Station - Aigen-Schlägl town centre - Natschlag - Weichsberg - Perwolfing - Führling - Rohrbach - Lanzerstorf - Wolkersberg - Sprinzenstein - Hühnergeschrei - Haselbach - Altenfelden - Neufelden - Bridge over the Große Mühl - Kleinzell - Steining - Grub - Sankt Martin im Mühlkreis - descent to the Danube and over the bridge to Aschach an der Donau - briefly along the Danube to Brandstatt - Eferding - Raffelding - Staudach - Landgasthaus Reif - uphill on a wooded ridge - descent to Mistelbach - Niederhocherenz - Mitterlaab - Stadlhof - Herz Jesu Church Wels - Wels Main Station.

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Public-transport-friendly

The Mühlkreisbahn runs from Linz-Urfahr Station across the Rohrbach district every 2 hours to Aigen-Schlägl. To get to Linz-Urfahr Station, you can use your bike from Linz Main Station (travel time: approx. 10 minutes). Unfortunately, there is no train connection between the two stations (possibly tram).

Wels Main Station (end point) is easily accessible from all directions by ÖBB and Westbahn (most Railjets also stop in Wels).

Example (June 2023): Departure S2 from Wels Main Station at 8:37 am, arrival at Linz Main Station at 9:00 am.

By bike through the city to Linz-Urfahr Station.

Departure Linz-Urfahr Station (R3180) at 9:30 am, arrival at Aigen-Schlägl Station at 10:58 am.

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A description of the approach is omitted because this is a "Rail & Bike" route and the car can stay at home.

Parking

Directly at the station possible.

Coordinates

48.642385, 13.975592

DMS

48°38'32.6"N 13°58'32.1"E

UTM

33U 424537 5388209

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Difficulty

moderate

Overall difficulty

moderate

Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

Distance

78.4 km

Duration

5:50 h

Ascent

797 m

Descent

1,033 m

Highest point

685 m

Lowest point

263 m

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