--- title: Alpine Foothills Bike Path R12 url: "https://www.upperaustria.com/en/oesterreich-tour/detail/430001279/alpine-foothills-bike-path-r12.html" description: There is hardly a landscape considered as typically Upper Austrian as the Alpine foothills. date: 2017-02-22 modified: 2026-03-18 --- # Alpine Foothills Bike Path R12 Alpine Foothills Bike Path R12 ================================ **Path number:** R12 **Starting place:** 4421 Aschach an der Steyr **Destination:** 4614 Marchtrenk ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/240836/CA60B10C99B7B9DF3D42E0C3F082A3B6FC378B97FA8483C3EC334F246563D2D4/rennradfahrer-nahe-wels-mit-blick-auf-die-alpenoberc3b6sterreichtourismus-gmbhstefan-mayerhoferneu.jpg) © Open copyright © Oberösterreich Tourismus GmbH/Stefan Mayerhofer Close copyright [ ![Pre-Alpine cycle path](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/240836/CA60B10C99B7B9DF3D42E0C3F082A3B6FC378B97FA8483C3EC334F246563D2D4/rennradfahrer-nahe-wels-mit-blick-auf-die-alpenoberc3b6sterreichtourismus-gmbhstefan-mayerhoferneu.jpg "© Oberösterreich Tourismus GmbH/Stefan Mayerhofer") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/240836/CA60B10C99B7B9DF3D42E0C3F082A3B6FC378B97FA8483C3EC334F246563D2D4/rennradfahrer-nahe-wels-mit-blick-auf-die-alpenoberc3b6sterreichtourismus-gmbhstefan-mayerhoferneu.jpg) Freistädter Straße 119 4041 Linz [ open in Google Maps ](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Freist%C3%A4dter%20Stra%C3%9Fe%20119%2C%204041%20Linz "Link will open in a new window") [ Open in Apple Maps ](https://maps.apple.com/place?address=Freist%C3%A4dter%20Stra%C3%9Fe%20119%2C%204041%20Linz "Link will open in a new window") ![](https://static.ecmaps.de/staticmap.jpg?experience=webarchitektur-meta&width=991&height=450&project=ttg-basemap&path=enc:od_dHi_hvAgE~CaCeHSzBaJpGqE|AcBdHsE@gIhBkChCRbAxJtHbB~JjCnDzK|XfIvIkE~LwDXoYf`@`FvFzNbXlCfBgGdUoB~RvBrJbC|RgBxTyGrAwKw@aFtVuTfe@qBjMs@rAyEtHyF|EyBrHyDtBkKpLwEbBmEhFaAjEDbFoEdPhDfA_BxLDdF_At@OlAa@fN{EpB_@fe@wBtEqJxKePhb@eA|LoEjAsHaXcFdCgJq@kHcDgBAgDtAea@r]iFd@qK|D}@M[}A{SxBul@tXePvMi@w@oAj@sElEaLcRoE[_FfBiBtBzBzC?zAuExKlAdQhAxAJbDp@RIzA|@lCbCxBbFvJiDfSyJnJxApNuDzAo@mFyAw@iAjC{DDsFlJ_KtEgGe@yAcCkDaBeG{FeJlMbChFcBtDWhIcPtSEx@rJn\hJdTtE|Pd@hOeGhFv@fPi@rER~BmElKc@jH_CpD~CfFrFzCtFZZp@|ApVuB`Kj@hFQxG|D|PvD`V^dMxD|XrArTIjAwFj@wCnBkJxQcHxGwIpCuIfNnHjHzCBrB`AfElFrApEq@dM{CzDgAjEiHvPwOaM{DsI}AToAhLiEbT~DtObBjOJrJgCpEoFvDiH|JuMpNqExCoGbAiGbKqAJyDaBoA`@wKjOeMnLqHjEaGtJuG`FkNViQwCsFPkF}DkTkFkHyFiJ{KiQ{FwEEuG{B{Dh@sFk@eOp@yO}C{@rKaJe@cCtAiHbIwMtAuE}HcKsK_CiAsQ}CoEr@mKrEeHq@uBvCgQfHiFtFsB@iEvD_@xA`@|B}ClIaEcBeCz@sCsJyTse@eR{[_AyEUoGdEw[o@kF&server=meta.tourdata.at) There is hardly a landscape considered as typically Upper Austrian as the Alpine foothills. Whilst on the Alpine Foothills Bike Path, you will pass through the gently rolling hills of the fertile landscape. In Aschach an der Steyr, you enter the world of the stately "Vierkanthof" farmhouses. In Rohr, you cross the Kremtal Bike Path. Via Sipbachzell and Schleissheim, you reach your destination at the Marchtrenk power plant and can carry on to Wels via the Traun Bike Path. Designation: R12 (Within the network of national bike paths in Upper Austria) [ Tour and route information ](#ttgCollapseTourdetails) --------------------------------------------------------- **Path number:** R12 **Starting place:** 4421 Aschach an der Steyr **Destination:** 4614 Marchtrenk **duration:** 2h 42m **length:** 39,2 km **Altitude difference (uphill):** 265m **Altitude difference (downhill):** 287m **Lowest point:** 299m **Highest point:** 428m **difficulty:** medium **condition:** medium **panoramic view:** Great panorama **Paths covering:** Asphalt **Starting point:** Steyrtal Bike Path in Aschach an der Steyr, Sommerhubermühle **Destination:** Traun Bike Path, Marchtrenk power plant **further information:** - Board possible [ ![Altitude profile Alpine Foothills Bike Path R12](//static.et4.de/ElevationProfileChart/Go.ashx?Experience=hoehenprofil-meta&Server=meta.tourdata.at&AddElevations=true&AddOfftrackWaypoints=false&AddSurfaces=true&AddWaypoints=false&globalid=tourdata_tour_430001279&width=355&height=250&FontSize=12&mkt=en) ![Altitude profile Alpine Foothills Bike Path R12](//static.et4.de/ElevationProfileChart/Go.ashx?Experience=hoehenprofil-meta&Server=meta.tourdata.at&AddElevations=true&AddOfftrackWaypoints=false&AddSurfaces=true&AddWaypoints=false&globalid=tourdata_tour_430001279&width=450&height=350&mkt=en) ](#ttgHoehenprofilModal "Alpine Foothills Bike Path R12") [ Arrival ](#ttgCollapseAnreise) ---------------------------------- **Accessibility / arrival**Whether for arriving or departing or even for transfers along the route of the biking tour, trains are an irreplaceable partner when it comes to biking. With the right information for planning purposes, your next biking tour is quickly brought on track. You can arrive by taking the train to Steyr. The Steyrtal Bike Path is a good option for getting to the starting point of the Alpine Foothills Path in Aschach an der Steyr. A further option for ambitious bikers is to bike from the railway station in Garsten via Saass to Aschach an der Steyr. You can travel back by train from the finishing point at Wels' Main Train Station. After crossing the Traun on the Trodatbrücke, a bridge that was specially constructed for bikers and pedestrians, you bike through the historical centre of the trade fair city to the new hub for local travel. [ Suitability ](#ttgCollapseEignung) -------------------------------------- **Most economical season**- Summer [ Accessibility ](#ttgCollapseBarrierefreiheit) ------------------------------------------------- Please get in touch for more information. [ Contact ](#ttgCollapseKontakt) ---------------------------------- **Alpine Foothills Bike Path R12** Oberösterreich Tourismus Information Freistädter Straße 119 4041 Linz Phone [ +43 732 221022 ](tel:+43732221022) Fax machine +43 732 7277 - 701 E-Mail [info@oberoesterreich.at](#mailto) Web [www.oberoesterreich.at/aktivitaeten…](https://www.oberoesterreich.at/aktivitaeten/sommer/radfahren/landesradwege.html "New window") https://www.oberoesterreich.at/aktivitaeten/sommer/radfahren/landesradwege.html --- **We speak the following languages** German [ Declaration of consent ](#ttgCollapseZustimmung) ---------------------------------------------------- Interactive elevation profile ------------------------------- [ Download GPS data ](#ttgDisclaimerContent) [ Create PDF ](#ttgTourdataPdfModal430001279) [To the website](https://www.oberoesterreich.at/aktivitaeten/sommer/radfahren/landesradwege.html "New window") ×Declaration of consent ---------------------- The tours presented here are suggested tours that are provided free of charge. 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