Fribourg en diagonale
Overview
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Distance 23 km
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Duration 5 h 50 min
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Ascent 420 m
Intro
Start in beautifully-conserved, historic Fribourg; off the major traffic routes, through peaceful cultured landscape to the lake shore. Sightseeing attractions along the way: Greng (18th century castle) and a little further on, the obelisk commemorating the Battle of Murten.
Description
Fribourg is a town of bridges in two senses: Naturally, because of the many bridges from all eras, including the oldest – the Bern Bridge, which has a wooden roof – and numerous stone bridges. The Poya Bridge – a cable-stayed bridge with the largest span in Switzerland – is also impressive. The bilingual cantonal capital is also located on the language border and so forms a bridge between French- and German-speaking Switzerland.
It takes almost an hour until you leave the outskirts of Fribourg behind you. Stretches of woodland, agriculture and small hamlets alternate until Courtepin. The Alps are always behind you, so it's worth taking a look back now and again.
Passing by fields to Chandossel, you later reach Lake Murten in Greng. The luxuriously renovated castle is privately owned. The obelisk is located at the car park for the Grengspitz peninsula. The stone monument has an inscription, was built between 1817 and 1823, and is 18 metres tall. It commemorates 10,000 to 15,000 persons killed in action and a battlefield that extended from the lake shore at the Grengspitz peninsula to the Champ-Olivier district. You're sure to have time for a two-minute detour.
Just a few minutes further on, you reach the destination for this stage: the station in Murten. Of course, it's also worth a side trip here into the beautiful old town, featuring arcades, baroque town houses and the walkable curtain wall.
An enjoyable tour includes the careful planning of the same. Please inform yourself in advance at the local information center about the route and weather conditions. Depending on the season and weather conditions, this route may be blocked or interrupted
| Start location |
Fribourg
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| Destination |
Murten
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| Direction |
One way
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| Altitude (meter above sea level) |
500 m
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| Ascent |
420 m
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| Descent |
580 m
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| Distance |
23 km
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| Duration |
5 h 50 min
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| Duration back |
6 h
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| Technical requirements |
Easy
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| Physical requirements |
Difficult
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| Season |
All year
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| Theme |
Along Water
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| More information | https://schweizmobil.ch/en/hiking-in-switzerland/r... |
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