--- title: View from the north-west url: "https://www.upperaustria.com/en/oesterreich-tour/detail/430007017/view-from-the-north-west.html" description: This loop starts at the car park of the Wels/Wimpassing leisure centre. Through Wimpassing, via Aichberg and Fernreith, after a short, crisp ascent to a terrace above Wels (Irrachanhöhe, 8 km.) With stunning views of the Alpine chain and the city to the south and as far as the Bohemian Forest to the north, weather permitting. After one kilometre turn left downhill towards Gunskirchen, from Fallsbach turn left via Grünbach on small roads back to the starting point. 18 km total length. date: 2017-02-22 modified: 2026-03-18 --- # View from the north-west View from the north-west ========================== **Starting place:** 4600 Wels **Destination:** 4600 Wels ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/246703/469E203E17BE11E283970CDBFCECFF87459D63F2A375DF71CD6A649A1572A699/c-rennradregionwels-24.jpg) © Open copyright © Rennradregion Wels Close copyright [ ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/246703/469E203E17BE11E283970CDBFCECFF87459D63F2A375DF71CD6A649A1572A699/c-rennradregionwels-24.jpg "© Rennradregion Wels") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/246703/469E203E17BE11E283970CDBFCECFF87459D63F2A375DF71CD6A649A1572A699/c-rennradregionwels-24.jpg) Stadtplatz 44 4600 Wels [ open in Google Maps ](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Stadtplatz%2044%2C%204600%20Wels "Link will open in a new window") [ Open in Apple Maps ](https://maps.apple.com/place?address=Stadtplatz%2044%2C%204600%20Wels "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:oo}dHyvktADGf@|@NGDUg@iBUa@Qe@q@}BQWeA_AYc@a@}@o@gBFOAC@??BGN[l@}@xAIZCX@d@JnAAb@CVKXm@pAMh@EnAOnL@x@Dp@LlABfDDb@Jd@n@~AH\@^AVERKRc@n@_@\s@^]L[e@Wc@Yu@Y[Sl@QbAAX?f@N~BCfAI\Ql@e@dA}B~Ds@pAI^EX_@AQFMN_A`B}CzEUv@]rBK\cClEwBnEYd@[b@aC`EkAnC[XYJa@n@YbAuCbFuC|Dm@f@m@Fo@V_Al@QRCDaAtCq@|@yDrGWVsB~@i@rAId@WpBAh@^tIAtARf@C?c@LIXAt@TxC^fBD`AGhBOjAi@rAKx@?|AH~BClBQzBEx@@b@Et@Gf@Oz@Ql@s@tA[dAMtA[hFE`@K\y@fAQj@Ej@?r@En@OdAIXMVeA|@S\m@bBOt@K`@U`@m@p@Uv@TlD?@JbBTtBT\THR?XCl@YnAcAj@Yd@AXDXLTNRR~@pAd@\p@Vj@JzBJTH^VNVAB@Cb@?bEv@d@DDA_@nB[vBYpA_@x@_BpCyBvEWbAoAdHo@tBMv@OzBcAjIWzAAZDnCOfIEtA?nBC\Gd@S`AUbBITc@l@Mj@C|@?dCCd@Mz@u@vCKf@@n@PvAFp@Aj@G^wCvEMR\x@jBvDh@|@`@\TFX?p@KdCq@lAKxCExCMF@@?RHMv@mBnIEfABl@d@hEExDDZHVZRdBC\V^p@RNbCr@XZ@F?@FRB`@AfBJxEQpES`B_@xBSnBGbB@zAJpAZnBBr@Ct@OvAE`Cc@dFIdCa@`FCTzAHdQfDj@Hn@DxACbAMbAYdAm@~@s@f@i@b@k@p@gAjFiJxDsGp@aApZs]lAeBn@mAdAaC`@kAh@iBXsAR}@dD{SRiAXiAn@}Bb@kAj@sAzDcIC[?@UeEGqBMcBSiA]}@aAqA{@q@o@M]Ug@}@y@{@sAcC_AiAgBqAIMI_@D]XmAHq@IkAWuA]gAgAwBy@kAkAmAWg@OyB?m@TyCp@gB^y@d@y@|@w@r@cA`BwEbAqBV{@LcBl@sLhA}MB]d@uAbBoBfBaB`CmATc@l@_Dd@eAp@iAVq@b@{ITgC\gCRs@\s@n@w@~@j@`@LRANMnCkGUK@?a@OiEgAmCu@qA_Ac@g@iCeCo@_@iH}DDMpDyKrDeJdAyB|@_BRg@Po@Fm@Ay@[eGSyH?@KoDAyABw@Fe@bEgNJy@JqCHm@Pu@Zo@z@gA|@sALWv@sChAqDF]?c@AUcA{Ca@gC?@y@gGm@}FKe@[{@aD{EGFwHuLs@qAIGe@DeFoFo@YBO]QgEsD@?o@i@s@y@sH}KAl@f@hBETOFqAaC&server=meta.tourdata.at) This loop starts at the car park of the Wels/Wimpassing leisure centre. Through Wimpassing, via Aichberg and Fernreith, after a short, crisp ascent to a terrace above Wels (Irrachanhöhe, 8 km.) With stunning views of the Alpine chain and the city to the south and as far as the Bohemian Forest to the north, weather permitting. After one kilometre turn left downhill towards Gunskirchen, from Fallsbach turn left via Grünbach on small roads back to the starting point. 18 km total length. [ Tour and route information ](#ttgCollapseTourdetails) --------------------------------------------------------- **Starting place:** 4600 Wels **Destination:** 4600 Wels **duration:** 1h 16m **length:** 18,1 km **Altitude difference (uphill):** 143m **Altitude difference (downhill):** 145m **Lowest point:** 321m **Highest point:** 442m **difficulty:** easy **condition:** easy **panoramic view:** Great panorama **Paths covering:** Street [ ![Altitude profile View from the north-west](//static.et4.de/ElevationProfileChart/Go.ashx?Experience=hoehenprofil-meta&Server=meta.tourdata.at&AddElevations=true&AddOfftrackWaypoints=false&AddSurfaces=true&AddWaypoints=false&globalid=tourdata_tour_430007017&width=355&height=250&FontSize=12&mkt=en) ![Altitude profile View from the north-west](//static.et4.de/ElevationProfileChart/Go.ashx?Experience=hoehenprofil-meta&Server=meta.tourdata.at&AddElevations=true&AddOfftrackWaypoints=false&AddSurfaces=true&AddWaypoints=false&globalid=tourdata_tour_430007017&width=450&height=350&mkt=en) ](#ttgHoehenprofilModal "View from the north-west") [ Along the trail ](#ttgCollapseAnDerStrecke) ----------------------------------------------- [ © Open copyright © Copyright: Tourismusverband Region Wels Close copyright ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/660x495/187585/E823DF42219335AF38AD2E0523205437D0CAAE8CF42E73112FD5ED7303F1FE6D/voiguadkochbuchobermairstourismusverbandregionwels-jpg.jpg "VoiGuadKochbuchObermairs_TourismusverbandRegionWels.jpg (© Copyright: Tourismusverband Region Wels)") Obermairs' Wirtshaus ](https://www.upperaustria.com/en/oesterreich-gastronomie/detail/430000238/obermairs-wirtshaus.html) [ © Open copyright © Copyright: Tourismusverband Region Wels Close copyright ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/660x495/188903/278921E8D13FE07D73629CC6F2D85A4CEEB2C81A2623288B635C3169F34A14DD/gasthaushofwimmerinnenraumvoiguadtourismusverbandregionwels-jpg.jpg "GasthausHofwimmerInnenraumVoiGuad_TourismusverbandRegionWels.jpg (© Copyright: Tourismusverband Region Wels)") Gasthaus Hofwimmer ](https://www.upperaustria.com/en/oesterreich-gastronomie/detail/430003867/gasthaus-hofwimmer.html) [ ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/660x495/190433/D573C29B2A562BA22D7702FE7E983723BA4E1D4FA45EA83628745A0993DE70B6/bauersbierquellewelsinnen.jpg "BauersBierquelle_Wels_Innen") Bauer´s Bierquelle ](https://www.upperaustria.com/en/oesterreich-gastronomie/detail/430006632/bauer-s-bierquelle.html) 1. 2. 3. 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