City Bridges Walk

Lucerne, Switzerland

Soon after getting to Lucerne on October 11, 2024, we headed out to explore the city along the river near our hotel. We walked along the Reuss River, crossing the river first (and ultimately twice) at the beautiful wooden Spreurbrucke, then at the modern Geissmattbrucke, and finally at the iconic Kapelbrucke (aka Chapel Bridge). The Kapelbrucke is thought to be the oldest wooden bridge in Switzerland and is magnificent with its old wood, paintings, and flowers. I included a few pictures of Kapelbrucke at night, where it is even more beautiful.

Walk-Specific Map

Elevation Profile

Images

GPX Download

A sanitized GPX file of our hike is here.

Summary Information

NUM trackID Primary Description Distance CumDist DeltaElev
1 LBRDGS01 Lucerne City Bridges Walk Hotel Mr. Pickwick to Rathausquai 0.04 0.04 -6
2 LBRDGS02 Lucerne City Bridges Walk Kapellbrucke [North] to Josi-J-Meier Platz 0.23 0.27 0
3 LBRDGS03 Lucerne City Bridges Walk Josi-J-Meier Platz to Spreuerubrucke [East] 0.12 0.40 -2
4 LBRDGS04 Lucerne City Bridges Walk Spreuerubrucke [East] to Spreuerubrucke [West] 0.07 0.47 -6
5 LBRDGS05 Lucerne City Bridges Walk Spreuerubrucke [West] to Geissmattbrucke 0.18 0.64 6
6 LBRDGS06 Lucerne City Bridges Walk Geissmattbrucke to Spreuerubrucke [East] 0.21 0.85 1
7 LBRDGS04 Lucerne City Bridges Walk Spreuerubrucke [East] to Spreuerubrucke [West] 0.07 0.92 -6
8 LBRDGS07 Lucerne City Bridges Walk Spreuerubrucke [West] to Kapellbrucke [South] 0.28 1.20 9
9 LBRDGS08 Lucerne City Bridges Walk Kapellbrucke [South] to Kapellbrucke [North] 0.14 1.34 -9
10 LBRDGS01 Lucerne City Bridges Walk Rathausquai to Hotel Mr. Pickwick 0.04 1.38 6