Traunuferstraße – Traun River loop from Marchtrenk

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Traunuferstraße – Traun River loop from Marchtrenk

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Traunuferstraße – Traun River loop from Marchtrenk

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16.9km

40m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 23, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.72 km

Hubertus Chapel on the Traun

Highlight • Religious Site

The small chapel stands on the banks of the Traun near the Marchtrenk power plant. It is intended to commemorate the hunting tradition and the deceased hunters.

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1.97 km

Marchtrenk Hydroelectric Power Station

Highlight • Structure

Marchtrenk power plant, along the Traundamm

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7.14 km

Kultur Cycle Route R4 Along the Traun River

Highlight • Cycleway

7.70 km

Thalheim (near Wels) Cycle Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

This is a modern bridge over the Traun in Wels that is only accessible to pedestrians and cyclists. The bridge was opened in 2014 and connects the districts of Pernau and Thalheim. The bridge has a sloping cable structure with a leaning support, which is an architectural highlight.

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8.22 km

Traunuferstraße

Highlight • Cycleway

Wels is the second largest city in Upper Austria, but has retained its idyllic character fully. Especially here along the Traun, a tributary of the Danube, you can enjoy the very special mixture of charming city flair and nature. And, above all, you're out of the city and on wonderful cycling routes: No matter if it's the Roman bike path, the Traun cycle path, the Almtal bike path or the panoramic bike path, a great route leaves the city in every direction. Even in the city itself can be done on marked routes all roads by bike. The professional cyclists also like Wels: Once a year, numerous top stars make their rounds here at the inner-city wheel criterion in summer.

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11.1 km

Traun River

Highlight • River

14.8 km

Marchtrenk Power Plant With Fish Ladder

Highlight • Structure

The Marchtrenk power plant is a run-of-river power plant on the Traun that is operated by Energie AG Oberösterreich. The power plant has an output of 42 MW and an annual production of 173 GWh. The power plant was built in 1980 and dams up the Traun over a length of 8 km. The water has a head of 19.5 m. The Marchtrenk power plant is the second most powerful power plant of Energie AG Oberösterreich, which operates a total of 34 run-of-river and 9 storage power plants in Upper Austria, Salzburg and Styria. Energie AG Oberösterreich relies on hydropower as the most important domestic renewable energy source and strives to further exploit the technically expandable potential in Upper Austria, taking social and ecological requirements into account.

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16.4 km

View of the Traun River in Marchtrenk

Highlight • River

16.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.64 km

7.94 km

139 m

138 m

Surfaces

15.4 km

812 m

139 m

138 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 9 October

16°C

11°C

90 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

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Comments

April 22, 2025,A, 2025, Stadtplatz Wels,

Today was the opening of the Roman Bridge near Schleißheim

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November 28, 2025,Marchtrenk/Wels Runde an der Traun

Contrary to the weather forecast, the Eferding Basin was shrouded in thick fog all day today. So, the only option was to seek refuge in the sunshine.

Despite the low angle of the sun this time of year, the route was sunny in many places and truly beautiful to cycle. The only really strenuous part was the climb to the …

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