Letten Viaduct – Unterer Letten river pool loop from Weiningen
Letten Viaduct – Unterer Letten river pool loop from Weiningen
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Letten Viaduct – Unterer Letten river pool loop from Weiningen
01:24
21.6km
100m
Cycling
Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: August 19, 2026
Tips
Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route
After 6.72 km for 202 m
After 12.9 km for 160 m
After 14.8 km for 202 m
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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1.53 km
Limmat Rest Area
Highlight • Rest Area
6.70 km
Hardeggsteg — Footbridge over the Limmat
Highlight • Bridge
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10.3 km
Stadttunnel Bike Tunnel Entrance at Sihlquai
Highlight • Cycleway
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10.8 km
Swiss National Museum, Zurich
Highlight • Historical Site
The 19th century is generally considered the century of nations and nation-states. While the construction of memorials, monuments, and institutions progressed rapidly in other European countries, the young federal state of Switzerland was reluctant to consider a national museum. Such an undertaking aroused skepticism. There were also very pragmatic reasons: almost every canton possessed its own collections, reflecting the federalist nature of the young nation-state. It was Zurich National Councilor Salomon Vögelin who initiated the discussion about its establishment in 1883, inspired by the success of the national art exhibition at the Swiss National Exhibition in Zurich.
After fierce disputes over the location, Zurich prevailed over Lucerne, Basel, and Bern in 1891. The young architect Gustav Gull utilizes various historicizing architectural elements from the late Middle Ages and the modern era: The Swiss National Museum was intended to be a creative unity between collection, exhibition, and architecture. The combination of the museum and the School of Applied Arts fulfills another important principle: to connect schools of applied arts with museums so that the past can serve as a model and inspiration for the students' work. Today, the National Museum Zurich is considered an exceptional 19th-century museum building and a monument of national importance.
Opened in 2016, the new building by the Swiss architects Christ & Gantenbein perfectly complements Gustav Gull's building wing. It houses large, flexible exhibition halls, a modern library, and an auditorium for public events.
Text / Source: Swiss National Museum, Museumstrasse 2, Zurich
landesmuseum.ch/de/ueber-uns/geschichte
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11.1 km
Platzspitz Park
Highlight • Natural
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11.8 km
Lettenbadi
Highlight • Beach
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12.4 km
Letten Viaduct
Highlight • Bridge
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12.8 km
Unterer Letten river pool
Highlight • River
A river bath, an enclosed, wooden building, had existed at this location since around the turn of the century. As a result of the Platzspitz weir, which went into operation in 1951 to regulate the water level in Lake Zurich, the Letten power plant had to be rebuilt. Because the water level in the upper water canal rose by two meters, the old bathing establishment had to be replaced.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flussbad_Oberer_Letten
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21.6 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
11.8 km
4.55 km
3.44 km
1.69 km
199 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
10.4 km
10.3 km
666 m
195 m
< 100 m
< 100 m
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