Routes Switzerland Canton of ZürichZollikon
Zurich

Zollikon, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland

Zurich

Length8.7 mi
Elev. Gain669.1 ft
Est. Steps20000

City walk

Created by dr.lorincz.peter
Introduction
Zurich is a 8.7 mile (20,000-step) route located near Zollikon, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland. This route has an elevation gain of about 669.1 ft and is rated as medium. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.

Arboretum Zürich

Park
The Arboretum is a botanical garden, public park and arboretum in Switzerland. The garden is part of the so-called Quaianlagen, a series of lakefronts in Zürich. The area also houses a lido, a public bath with a lake sauna, and the Voliere Zürich including the Vogelpflegestation, a unique sanatorium for birds.

Zürich Tram Museum

Tourist Attraction
The Zürich Tram Museum (German: Tram-Museum Zürich; TMZ) is a transport museum in the Swiss city of Zürich, specialising in the history of the Zürich tram system. The main museum site is located at the former tram depot, Tramdepot Burgwies. The museum also maintains a workshop at the much smaller former tram depot of Wartau.

Canton of Zürich

Place
The canton of Zürich (German: Kanton Zürich ) is a Swiss canton in the northeastern part of the country. With a population of 1,504,346 (as of 31 December 2017), it is the most populated canton in the country.. Its capital is the city of Zürich. The official language is German. The local Swiss German dialect, called Züritüütsch, is commonly spoken.

First Battle of Zurich

Place
In the First Battle of Zurich on 4 – 7 June 1799, French general André Masséna was forced to yield the city to the Austrians under Archduke Charles and retreat beyond the Limmat, where he managed to fortify his positions, resulting in a stalemate.The Helvetic Republic in 1798 became a battlefield of the French Revolutionary Wars.

Bernhard-Theater Zürich

Building
The Bernhard-Theater Zürich or Bernhard Theater is a theatre in German-speaking Switzerland situated at Sechseläutenplatz in Zürich. It is part of the building complex Opernhaus Zürich and also houses the Restaurant Belcanto. The theater was founded by and named after Rudolf Bernhard in 1941.

Eurovapor

Place
The eurovapor is a European society of railway fans dedicated to the preservation of steam locomotives and historic railway vehicles.

Swiss Social Archives

Library
The Swiss Social Archives (German: Schweizerisches Sozialarchiv, French: Archives Sociales Suisse) in Zurich is an historical archive, an academic library, a collection of documentation and a research facility specialising in social issues and social movements. The Swiss Confederation recognizes the archives as the country's leading research facility for social issues and social movements.

Quaibrücke, Zürich

Place
Quaibrücke (English: Quay Bridge) is a road, tramway, pedestrian and bicycle bridge over the river Limmat, at the outflow of Lake Zürich in the city of Zürich, Switzerland. It was built simultaneously with the construction of Zürich's new quays between 1881 and 1887.

Swiss Life

Place
The Swiss Life Group is the largest life insurance company of Switzerland and one of Europe’s leading comprehensive life and pensions and financial services providers, with approximately CHF 232.6 bn of assets under management. Founded in 1867 in Zurich as the Schweizerische Lebensversicherungs und Rentenanstalt cooperative, the company entered the Swiss stock market in 1997 and adopted its current name in 2002.

Quaianlagen (Zürich)

Place
Quaianalagen (German, plural; English: quays, or quaysides; from French: des quais) or Seeuferanlagen (German, plural for lakeshore sites) on Lake Zürich (German: Zürichsee) is a series of lakefronts in Zürich. Inaugurated in 1887, the quaysides are considered an important milestone in the development of Zürich.
Route Details

Length

8.7 mi

Elev. Gain

669.1 ft

Est. Steps

20000
Created by
dr.lorincz.peter
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