Petersboden observation tower

Petersboden

Basic data

Place:

Rorbas

Canton:

Zurich

Country:

Switzerland

Altitude :

520 m

Coordinates: 47 ° 32 '24.3 " N , 8 ° 33' 17.4" E ; CH1903: 684 037 / two hundred sixty-six thousand and eighty-two

Use:

Observation tower

Accessibility:

Observation tower open to the public

Tower data

Construction time :

1978

Client :	Walter Egg - Gattiker
Building material :	Wood

Total height :

40 m

Position map

Petersboden

The Petersboden observation tower is a 25 meter high observation tower in the municipality of Rorbas in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland.

The tower is a donation from master builder Walter Egg - Gattiker. He built it in 1978 for the 100th anniversary of his company.

Ascent

The viewing platform is ascended via 127 steps and an intermediate landing.

Viewing platform

The viewing platform at a height of 25 meters contains three panorama boards.

Around the tower

There is a fireplace next to the tower.

getting there

The observation tower can only be reached on foot. From the parking lot at the highest point of the "Alte Bütbergstrasse" (border between Rorbas and Bülach ) you can reach the Petersboden tower in about 15 minutes via a well-developed hiking trail with no great difference in height.

view

To the north you can see the villages of Buchberg and Teufen . The Rhine and the Irchel can be seen in the background . In the south you can see the Alpen farm and in the distance parts of the city of Bülach . With good visibility you can see the peaks of the Alps.

and display information about the image

360 ° panorama from the Petersboden observation tower