St. Gotthard Cycling Arena: Furka - Nufenen - Gotthard

Logo St. Gotthard Cycling Arena: Furka - Nufenen - Gotthard
Logo St. Gotthard Cycling Arena: Furka - Nufenen - Gotthard
Tour data
95.34km
1,143 - 2,478m
Distance
2,811hm
2,723hm
Ascent
07:20h
 
Duration
Brief description

St. Gotthard Cycling Arena: Furka (2436 m) - Nufenen (2479 m) - Gotthard (2091 m)

Difficulty
difficult
Rating
Technique
Fitness
Landscape
Experience
Route
Obergadmen
Hospental (1,493 m)
Güetli
Central
0.0 km
Zum Dörfli
2.3 km
Realp (1,538 m)
5.4 km
Pfarrkirche Heilig Kreuz
5.5 km
Tiefenbach
11.5 km
Furka
16.0 km
Restaurant Furkablick
16.0 km
Gletsch (1,757 m)
26.8 km
Gletsch (1,759 m)
27.0 km
Rhonequelle
29.9 km
St. Niklaus
31.9 km
Oberwald (1,377 m)
33.1 km
Kirche Heilig Kreuz
33.1 km
Binelti
33.2 km
Pizzeria al Ponte
33.2 km
Furka
33.3 km
Obergesteln (1,355 m)
36.3 km
Hubertus
36.3 km
Ulrichen (1,346 m)
37.7 km
Walser
37.9 km
Weid
38.7 km
Nufenen-Passhöhe
49.9 km
All'Acqua
60.8 km
Cioss Prato
61.5 km
Selva
62.7 km
Bedretto (1,402 m)
64.5 km
Villa Bedretto
65.2 km
Ossasco
66.7 km
Bombel
67.8 km
Fontana
68.6 km
Cioss di Dentro
69.6 km
Cioss di Fuori
70.8 km
Airolo (1,142 m)
73.3 km
Airolo (1,175 m)
73.4 km
San Carlo
73.8 km
Fondo del Bosco
75.8 km
Scima du Bòsc'
77.9 km
Motto Bartola
78.0 km
Tramiòra
82.8 km
San Gottardo
85.4 km
Scuderia
85.6 km
Alte Sust
85.6 km
Ospizio del San Gottardo (2,091 m)
85.6 km
Gotthardpass 2106m
86.2 km
Mätteli
91.2 km
Güetli
94.5 km
Obergadmen
95.2 km
Central
95.2 km
Hospental (1,493 m)
95.3 km

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Description

The route leads from Hospental and passes Zumdorf, Switzerland’s smallest village. You then follow in Agent 007’s tracks (film: Goldfinger) and make the ascent to the Furka Pass: with its numerous bends, a challenge for every cyclist. On the way down the other side, why not visit the Ice Grotto at Belvédère and savour the views of the Rhone Glacier? At Gletsch village, with a bit of luck you may catch sight of a vintage steam locomotive courtesy of the Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway. After some refreshment, the itinerary continues down the Rhone valley heading for the Nufenen Pass. The regular ascent presents no great challenge as you admire the picturesque scenery. On reaching the central Alps’ highest road pass, the route enters Canton Ticino and makes its way down into the agreeable Bedretto valley towards Airolo. From Airolo, the surface changes to cobblestones as you follow the Tremola road up to the Gotthard Pass. A unique experience! The museum at the pass is worth a visit, as is the historic Sasso San Gottardo fort, where you can also admire giant crystals. The run back down to Hospental is rapid.

Directions

Hospental - Zumdorf - Realp - Furka - Gletsch - Nufenen - Disentis - Oberalp - Andermatt - Hospental

Highest point
2,478 m
Endpoint

Hospental

Height profile
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Tips

Visit the museum or Sasso San Gottardo fort

Additional information

The tour can also be completed in two days with an overnight stay in Andermatt, the Upper Rhone valley or Airolo, depending on where you start and finish.

The tour can be completed in either direction and started anywhere along the route.

The cobblestones of the Tremola are easier to negotiate uphill rather than downhill.


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