Nature discovery
Research 16 classified outdoor destinations within weekend reach of Wels, grouped across 5 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 Wels. 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 Wels. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Wels, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km.
Showing all 16 places.
Kuhschellenrasen Wirt am Berg is a protected area reachable from Wels as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Kuhschellenrasen Wirt am Berg, about 4 km (3 mi) from Wels
Image credit: Image: Typ46 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Fischlhamerau is a protected area reachable from Wels as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Fischlhamerau, about 6 km (4 mi) from Wels
Image credit: Image: Gerhard Anzinger, Wels / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.5
Almauen is a riparian forest reachable from Wels as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Almauen, about 13 km (8 mi) from Wels
Image credit: Image: Tigerente / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Schlüßlberg is a protected landscape section reachable from Wels as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Schlüßlberg, about 14 km (8 mi) from Wels
Image credit: Image: Hübsche Blattlaus / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Puckinger See is a lake reachable from Wels as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Puckinger See, about 14 km (9 mi) from Wels
Image credit: Image: The original uploader was Dergreg at German Wikipedia. / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Neydhartinger Moor is a protected area reachable from Wels as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Neydhartinger Moor, about 15 km (9 mi) from Wels
Image credit: Image: Isiwal / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Teufelshöhle is a cave reachable from Wels as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Teufelshöhle, about 15 km (10 mi) from Wels
Image credit: Image: Tigerente / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Oedter See is a lake reachable from Wels as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Oedter See, about 17 km (10 mi) from Wels
Image credit: Image: The original uploader was Dergreg at German Wikipedia. / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Traunfall is a waterfall reachable from Wels as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Traunfall, about 22 km (14 mi) from Wels
Image credit: Image: Albert de Marées / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain
Kürnberger Wald is a forest reachable from Wels as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Kürnberger Wald, about 22 km (14 mi) from Wels
Image credit: Image: Christian Wirth, Wirthi / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Traun-Donau-Auen is a forest reachable from Wels as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Traun-Donau-Auen, about 29 km (18 mi) from Wels
Image credit: Image: Grammer Siegfried J.K. / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Unterhimmler Au is a forest reachable from Wels as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Unterhimmler Au, about 31 km (19 mi) from Wels
Image credit: Image: Isiwal / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Rindbachfälle is a waterfall reachable from Wels as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Rindbachfälle, about 41 km (26 mi) from Wels
Image credit: Image: Tigerente / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Strombodingwasserfall is a waterfall reachable from Wels as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Strombodingwasserfall, about 50 km (31 mi) from Wels
Image credit: Image: Isiwal / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Nixenfall is a waterfall reachable from Wels as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Nixenfall, about 53 km (33 mi) from Wels
Image credit: Image: Thomas Ledl / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Schleierfall is a waterfall reachable from Wels as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Schleierfall, about 55 km (34 mi) from Wels
Image credit: Image: Tigerente / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0