Käferberg

601 metres or 1,972 feet) are the summits of a wooded range of hills overlooking the inner city of Zürich, Zürichsee, Albis chain and Uetliberg, as well as the Limmat Valley and the Zürcher Unterland in Switzerland.

It is located in the Zürich districts of Höngg,[1] Wipkingen and Affoltern,[2] between Bucheggplatz and ETH-Hönggerberg, known as Science City, and the western Hönggerberg heading on the northern border of the Limmat valley to Würenlos.

[4] Another restaurant, a Tennis club and a small TV tower are situated within the woodland at Waidberg summit, nearby the former Freibad (public open air bath) Waidbad which is now a popular pic-nic site, too.

There was a project to renew the Waidbad as a site of wellness, to integrate the area in a so-called "forest spa" including indoor baths, sauna, cafeteria, complete infrastructure and attractive outdoor grounds.

The 2,119 metres (6,952 ft) long Käferberg Tunnel runs under a shoulder of the hill, carrying trains, including those of S-Bahn Zürich lines S5, S6, S7 and S16, between Hardbrücke and Oerlikon stations.

"Downtown" Zürich as seen from Käferberg
Schrebergärten on northern Käferberg in Affoltern quarter
ETH Hönggerberg and Zürich- Höngg , as seen from Uetliberg , Rümlang in the background
Waidberg (to the left) and Käferberg summits as seen from Zürichsee (Lake Zürich)
Käferberg and upper Limmat Valley , as seen from Felsenegg
View from on the upper Limmat Valley at Zürich towards Zürichsee : Adlisberg and Pfannenstiel to the left, the Zimmerberg plateau , Albis and Sihl Valley to the right, the Swissmill Tower in the foreground to the left.