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Hönggerwehr Dam – Ferry at Fahr Monastery loop from Glanzenberg

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Zurich

Hönggerwehr Dam – Ferry at Fahr Monastery loop from Glanzenberg

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Hönggerwehr Dam – Ferry at Fahr Monastery loop from Glanzenberg

05:14

20.6km

50m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 15, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.39 km

Limmatweg Riverside Trail

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Limmatweg with 'renatured' section and ferry. Only in summer on Sunday in operation

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4.94 km

Limmat River Path

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6.28 km

Limmat

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6.75 km

Hönggerwehr Dam

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Built in 1893 as a private facility to supply the Werdmühle with electricity, the Höngg power plant came into the possession of the City of Zurich in 1973. With an …

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8.24 km

Kloster Fahr Hiking Trail

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The section of the Kloster-Fahr-Weg presented here on the right bank of the Limmat shines with tranquil views of the rather wild river with various rock formations in the river …

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10.4 km

The Zurich-Letten train station with the listed station building from 1893 was in operation from 1894 to 1989. After a not very respectable period of (lack of) interim use, the editors of the travel magazine Transhelvetica now have their home.

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13.4 km

Drinking Fountain by the Sihl River

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15.4 km

Limmat Bridge Brombachhalde

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The apparently nameless pedestrian crossing over the Limmat connects two beautiful places and areas here. On the right bank of the river, on the high bank of the Brombachhalde, there …

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18.6 km

Ferry at Fahr Monastery

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The Maurizius ferry runs free of charge from spring to autumn on nice Sundays and public holidays between Schlieren's Zelgliweg and the Fahr monastery. There is a large outdoor restaurant in the monastery.

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20.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.0 km

1.63 km

775 m

264 m

Surfaces

15.2 km

3.61 km

1.40 km

276 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Thursday 21 May

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Hönggerwehr Dam – Ferry at Fahr Monastery loop from Glanzenberg

Limmatweg Riverside Trail

Limmat River Path

Hönggerwehr Dam

Kloster Fahr Hiking Trail

Old Letten Station

Drinking Fountain by the Sihl River

Limmat Bridge Brombachhalde

Ferry at Fahr Monastery

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