Old Letten Station – Bandstand at Platzspitz Park loop from ETH Zürich, Hönggerberg

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Old Letten Station – Bandstand at Platzspitz Park loop from ETH Zürich, Hönggerberg

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Old Letten Station – Bandstand at Platzspitz Park loop from ETH Zürich, Hönggerberg

02:31

9.87km

30m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 9, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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578 m

Drinking Fountain by the Sihl River

Highlight • Rest Area

2.56 km

Wipkinger Park Riverside Walk

Highlight • River

Popular swimming spot in summer and entry point for "floaters". In Summer, people like to swim / float / take a rubber boat from here to the Höngger Wehr (where …

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3.61 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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3.76 km

Letten Footbridge with views of the Limmat and Sihl

Highlight • Bridge

Starting point for walks on the Limmat.

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4.99 km

Bandstand at Platzspitz Park

Highlight • Monument

From the mid-1980s, Platzspitz gained notoriety as "Needle Park". The open drug scene made it impossible to use Platzspitz as a recreational facility. After the park was closed in February …

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5.33 km

Drahtschmidlsteig and Kloster-Fahr-Weg section from Platzspitz, Zurich

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A busy section of the Kloster-Fahr-Weg. Shortly after the Platzspitz (towards Letten) a wild bee paradise emerges.

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5.74 km

GUMP – Upper Letten

Highlight • Beach

At GUMP you can enjoy refreshing drinks and fine food directly on the banks of the Limmat during the spring and summer months. Various sunbathing areas and lounges invite you …

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7.82 km

One Truth Dog Mural

Highlight • Monument

The artist duo One Truth consists of artists Dr.Drax, born in 1983 and Pase, born in 1981. The two brothers live in Zurich, where they have helped enrich the cityscape …

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9.87 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.30 km

2.23 km

237 m

110 m

Surfaces

5.30 km