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Hönggerwehr Dam – Ferry at Fahr Monastery loop from Glanzenberg

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Switzerland
Zurich

Hönggerwehr Dam – Ferry at Fahr Monastery loop from Glanzenberg

Hard

4.7

(29)

211

hikers

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

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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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2

4.94 km

Limmat River Path

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6.28 km

Limmat

Lake

4

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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6

10.4 km

Old Letten Station

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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

8

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

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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

< 100 m

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Thursday 21 May

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