This route takes you to the Jet d'Eau, an emblem of Geneva with its 140m height. A short detour on the embankment can be refreshing before the busy streets of the Quartier des Eaux-Vives/cite. You…

Run in Geneva - South bank and Old Town

Geneva, distance: 9.8km

Distance 9.8km / 6mi
Elevation difference low
Direction clockwise
Park / pedestrian ca 43%
Urban constraints medium
Proposed start north end of the Mont Blanc Bridge (corner Pont du Mont-Blanc / Quai du Mont-Blanc).
Public transports Bus stop Geneva Mont Blanc, lines 6, 8, 9, 25, NA, NC, NS
Proposed start

north end of the Mont Blanc Bridge (corner Pont du Mont-Blanc / Quai du Mont-Blanc).
Like all urbirun routes, you can start wherever you like. Pay attention to the direction of the tour.

This route takes you to the Jet d'Eau, an emblem of Geneva with its 140m height. A short detour on the embankment can be refreshing before the busy streets of the Quartier des Eaux-Vives/cite. You will run through the old town and its maze of alleys, the St-Pierre Cathedral, and the green Parc des Bastions and Reformation Wall. You won't miss a thing. You'll also discover the Plainpalais districts, a popular cultural and student neighborhood. You will run the banks of the Arve which is crossed by the elegant Pont Wilsdorf, and of course the Junction neighborhood and the banks of the Rhone. Your tour also includes the Seujet dam that regulates the levels of water in Lake Geneva after collecting waters from the Swiss Alps to the Mediterranean Sea.

As any urbirun route, you can start wherever you want. Watch for the route rotation direction.

NB : if unsure, check your position on the map and on the track.

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Tour preview

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Testimonies

A good way to work out, while getting new knowledge about the history of the city. urbirun provides best routes, but in the same time reveals history of the place, and other stories. For example I was very surprised to learn the history of the first Mont-Blanc bridge... Long live culture ! (translated from french by urbirun)

Thi Narla Moraes - June 29th 2017

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