- Brief description
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The loop via the Albula Pass and Flüela Pass is a classic in the cycling world. Tackle the steep ascents and tight hairpin bends and savour the magnificent landscape followed by thrilling descents from the passes at an altitude of over 2,000 metres a.s.l.
- Difficulty
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difficult
- Rating
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- Route
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Davos (1,560 m)Pauluskirche0.1 kmBrüch1.7 kmFrauenkirch (1,505 m)2.4 kmFrauenkirch (1,505 m)2.9 kmRestaurant Mühle Glaris5.3 kmBlockhuus5.7 kmHubelhütte5.7 kmDavos Glaris (1,454 m)5.7 kmLücher8.2 kmSchmelzboden9.8 kmReformierte Kirche15.3 kmWiesen (1,437 m)15.3 kmSchmitten (1,301 m)19.6 kmAlvaneu Dorf (1,181 m)21.9 kmAlvaneu Bad (957 m)24.5 kmFilisur (1,032 m)27.8 kmBergün (1,367 m)35.0 kmSporthotel Bergün35.8 kmNaz40.4 kmPreda41.3 kmAlbula57.0 kmLa Punt57.0 kmFoto-Spot La Punt57.0 kmLa Punt Chamues-ch (1,687 m)57.1 kmMadulain (1,697 m)58.2 kmResgia60.3 kmS-chanf (1,660 m)63.0 kmCinuskel (1,612 m)67.5 kmSur il Chaunt67.6 kmBaselgia Brail69.1 kmBrail69.5 kmSan Antonius76.6 kmZernez (1,474 m)76.7 kmSusch (1,438 m)82.5 kmFlüelapass (2,383 m)94.7 kmTschuggen Kapelle100.7 kmDavos Dorf (1,560 m)108.2 kmSt. Theodul108.4 kmDavos Dorf108.4 kmDavos Dorf (Parsennbahn) (1,556 m)108.5 kmHerz-Jesu-Kirche108.6 kmThe English Church of St. Luke109.7 kmSchatzalpbahn (Talstation) (1,557 m)110.1 kmDavos (1,560 m)110.1 kmDavos Platz110.4 kmPauluskirche110.8 km
- Best season
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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
- Description
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The route starts from the Tourist Information and Sports Centre in Davos Platz along the Landwasser valley to Glaris. Just after the 3-km Landwasser Tunnel, there is a short climb to Wiesen and the route continues via Schmitten to reach the lowest point at Alvaneu Bad. The ascent to the Albula Pass starts here, passing the lovely mountain villages of Filisur and Bergün. The Albula section of the Rhaetian Railway with its unique architectural edifices, designated by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage Site, crosses the route several times before Preda, before you come to the pass at an altitude of 2,312 metres a.s.l. After a short descent to La Punt, the road follows the Inn via Zernez to Susch in the Lower Engadine. This is where the ascent starts to the Flüela Pass with its steep climbs and tight hairpin bands, covering just under 1,000 vertical metres over 13 kilometres, followed by a thrilling descent from the pass down through the Flüela valley back to the starting point in Davos.
- Highest point
- 2,382 m
- Endpoint
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Sportzentrum Davos Platz
- Height profile
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- Directions
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By car to Davos
- Route 28 Landquart - Davos
- Landwasserstrasse road from Thusis – Davos
- Public transportation
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By train to Chur and then onward with the Rhaetian Railway (RhB) to Davos
- Parking
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Public car parks/multi-storey car parks in Davos
- Author
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The tour Cycling classic in the heart of the Alps is used by outdooractive.com provided.
General info
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Bergün Filisur
22
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Val Tuors
9