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A walk around Lucerne
Lucerne, Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland

A walk around Lucerne

Length4.9 mi
Elev. Gain180.4 ft
Est. Steps11000
Trail
Restrooms
Public transport
Parking
Drinking water
Playground
Places to sit
Wheelchair friendly
Stroller friendly
Kid friendly
Dog friendly
Scenic view
Historic site
Lake or River
Beach
Created by Nikki

A walk around Lucerne Introduction

A walk around Lucerne is a 4.9 mile (11,000-step) route located near Lucerne, Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. This route has an elevation gain of about 180.4 ft and is rated as easy. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
The pretty Swiss town of Luzern . You can walk around the whole lake in stages. For the best fondue with views visit the boat restaurant Wilhelm Tell. Highlight on the walk today is the 14th century wooden carved Chapel Bridge, beautifully restored after a fire some years ago. Catch a ferry and cable car to hike one of the many surrounding spectacular mountains

Attractions Near A walk around Lucerne

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Kapellbrücke

Historical
The Kapellbrücke (literally, Chapel Bridge) is a covered wooden footbridge spanning the river Reuss diagonally in the city of Lucerne in central Switzerland. Named after the nearby St. Peter's Chapel, the bridge is unique in containing a number of interior paintings dating back to the 17th century, although many of them were destroyed along with a larger part of the centuries-old bridge in a 1993 fire.

Auguste Piccard (PX-8)

Tourist Attraction
The Auguste Piccard mesoscaphe, also known simply as the Mésoscaphe, was a manned underwater submarine designed in 1964 by Jacques Piccard, son of Auguste Piccard. It was the world's first passenger submarine, built for Expo64, the 1964 Swiss national exhibition in Lausanne. It was built at the Giovanola fabrication plant in Monthey and the first immersion took place in Le Bouveret on 27 February 1964.

Alpineum

Tourist Attraction
The Alpineum is a museum and diorama of the Alps in Lucerne, Switzerland.

Spreuer Bridge

Historical
The Spreuer Bridge (German: Spreuerbrücke, formerly also Mühlenbrücke) is one of two extant covered wooden footbridges in the city of Lucerne, Switzerland. Besides the other preserved bridge, the Kapellbrücke, a third bridge of this type – the Hofbrücke – existed in Lucerne, but was demolished in the 19th century.

Natur-Museum Luzern

Tourist Attraction
Natur-Museum Luzern or Lucerne Nature Museum is a museum in the Swiss city of Lucerne. It is situated on Kasernenplatz, beside the river Reuss and the Spreuerbrücke. Exhibits in the museum include stuffed animals, minerals/crystals, and insects. The museum is open Tuesday to Sunday and there is a fee for entry.

Swiss Museum of Transport

Tourist Attraction
The Swiss Transport Museum or Verkehrshaus der Schweiz (literally "Transportation House of Switzerland") in Lucerne opened in July 1959 and exhibits all forms of transport, including locomotive, automobiles, ships, and aircraft) as well as communication technology. It is Switzerland's most popular museum.

Lion Monument

Historical
The Lion Monument (German: Löwendenkmal), or the Lion of Lucerne, is a rock relief in Lucerne, Switzerland, designed by Bertel Thorvaldsen and hewn in 1820–21 by Lukas Ahorn. It commemorates the Swiss Guards who were massacred in 1792 during the French Revolution, when revolutionaries stormed the Tuileries Palace in Paris.

Jesuit Church, Lucerne

Building
The Lucerne Jesuit Church is a Catholic church in Lucerne, Switzerland. It is the first large baroque church built in Switzerland north of the Alps. The Jesuit order, founded by Ignatius of Loyola in 1534, were active participants in the Counter-Reformation, the Catholic fight against the birth of Protestantism.

Church of St. Leodegar (Lucerne)

Building
The Church of St. Leodegar (German: St. Leodegar im Hof or Hofkirche St. Leodegar) is a Roman Catholic church in the city of Lucerne, Switzerland. It was built in parts from 1633 to 1639 on the foundation of the Roman basilica which had burnt in 1633. This church was one of the few built north of the Alps during the Thirty Years War and one of the largest art history rich churches of the German late renaissance period.

Reichmuth & Co

Place
Reichmuth & Co is a Swiss private bank that was founded in Luzern, Switzerland, in 1988. It was the first private bank created in Switzerland in 80 years. Its general partners are Karl Reichmuth (President, since 1996), Christof Reichmuth (CEO and CIO; Karl Reichmuth's son), and Juerg Staub. As of 2012, it was one of 12 unlimited liability bank members listed by the Swiss Private Bankers Association.
Last updated: Mar 1, 2026

Route Details

Length

4.9 mi

Elev. Gain

180.4 ft

Est. Steps

11000
Created by
Nikki
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