Protected areas
Research 7 protected areas within weekend reach of Wels, classified from Wikidata types 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.
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
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
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