Urnerboden Plateau – View of Urnerboden Valley loop from Leuggelbach

Urnerboden Plateau – View of Urnerboden Valley loop from Leuggelbach

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Urnerboden Plateau – View of Urnerboden Valley loop from Leuggelbach

04:49

78.0km

2,130m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 23, 2026

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 24.7 km for 7.20 km

Closed: • November-May (otherwise open)

After 31.9 km for 770 m

Closed: • November-April (otherwise open)

After 45.5 km for 770 m

Closed: • November-April (otherwise open)

After 46.3 km for 7.20 km

Closed: • November-May (otherwise open)

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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6.40 km

Start of the Klausen Pass

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A few meters of cobbles, they won't last long!

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17.7 km

Urnerboden Plateau

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The Urnerboden is located almost exactly in the middle of the Klausen Pass climb from Linthal. The flat plateau offers a welcome breather before the beautiful final climb (600 meters in altitude).

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28.0 km

View of Urnerboden Valley

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Best view of Urnerboden, which still belongs to the canton of Uri.

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28.1 km

View of Vorfrutt

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The Alp Vorfrutt is located on the eastern side of the Klausen. It borders directly on the pass summit. Along the Klausenpass road, Vorfrutt extends between 1700 and 1950 m …

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30.2 km

Klausenpass

Mountain Pass

34.4 km

View of Stäubenfall

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You can enjoy the view of this waterfall from the Unterschächen driveway - the road leads up here along the steep side of the valley and near the guardrail you …

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39.0 km

Urigen Mountain Views

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Beautiful views and in this season still relatively long evening sun.

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43.6 km

Urnerboden dam path
The most important basis for reconstructing historical traffic routes in Switzerland is the Siegfried map, which has been published in countless (new) editions since 1870. The surprise …

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78.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

66.8 km

5.98 km

3.93 km

1.06 km

314 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

77.5 km

513 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 9 October

6°C

3°C

58 %

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Comments

September 8, 2024,Rennrad-Tour nach Klausenpass

The Klausen Pass climbed entirely in the rain as part of the Klausen Pass Monument.

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September 8, 2024,"Klausen Monument"🌬☁️🌧

"The Klausen Pass is a 1948 m high pass in the Swiss canton of Uri, which provides a connection from the core area of the canton to the Glarus region via the valley, which is continuously inhabited in winter and therefore a functional exclave of Urner Boden. The pass leads from Altdorf (canton of Uri) through the Schächental over the …

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September 11, 2022,Klausenpass ab Altdorf (autofrei)

Estimated four to five thousand cyclists and other recreational athletes. Great atmosphere and the weather was getting better and better.

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September 20, 2024,Schattdorf-Klausenpass-Mollis

Yesterday the road over the Klausen Pass was still closed due to "danger of snow slides". Today on the way home from the Ticino trip the radio announced "Klausen open again". Just at the right moment. Exit Erstfeld, I had everything with me (you think). At the next place, change and off we go. Now just the helmet😳, nobody there🤔😤.. …

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