Water tower Lucerne – Fritschi Fountain loop from Emmenbrücke

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Water tower Lucerne – Fritschi Fountain loop from Emmenbrücke

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Water tower Lucerne – Fritschi Fountain loop from Emmenbrücke

00:53

8.50km

40m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.45 km

Bridge Chapel of Mary on the Reuss

Highlight • Religious Site

The Brückenkapelle Maria auf der Reuss is a quiet treasure of Lucerne, harmoniously combining history, faith, and nature. It was built in the 17th century and is dedicated to the Virgin Mary, formerly serving as a place of protection and devotion for travelers and bridge users. 🕰️✨

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4.07 km

Water tower Lucerne

Highlight • Monument

Near the left bank is the octagonal water tower, which was built around 1300, before the Chapel Bridge, and can be reached from it via a short cross-passage. The tower was used alternately as a watchtower and cornerstone of the fortifications, as a city archive and treasury and as a dungeon and torture chamber. Today it houses a souvenir shop as well as the clubhouse of the artillery association Lucerne.

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4.12 km

Chapel Bridge (Kapellbrücke), Lucerne

Highlight • Bridge

It is the oldest and second longest covered wooden bridge in Europe. Unfortunately, a large part of the bridge was destroyed in a fire in 1993, as a result of which many pictures in the gables of the bridge can no longer be seen.

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4.32 km

Small Alley, Lucerne

Highlight • Settlement

nice and empty at this time

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4.36 km

Fritschi Fountain

Highlight • Monument

The fountain is named after Bruder Fritschi from the Lucerne Carnival. The Lucerne Carnival begins here on Dirty Thursday, and the Fritschi float circles the fountain three times during the parade. The fountain, designed by architect August von Rhyn, was inaugurated on October 14, 1918.

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4.79 km

Weinmarkt Square and Fountain, Lucerne

Highlight • Settlement

to linger with outside café

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5.01 km

Neptune Fountain

Highlight • Monument

The Neptune Fountain on Mühlenplatz combines myth, art, and urban life – a small water spectacle in the middle of the city. It was extensively restored in 2020.

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8.50 km

End point

Train Station

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