Rheinquelle Lighthouse loop from Oberalppass

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Rheinquelle Lighthouse loop from Oberalppass

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Rheinquelle Lighthouse loop from Oberalppass

10:13

126km

3,770m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 25, 2026

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 14.6 km for 8.32 km

Closed: • November-May (otherwise open)

After 23.4 km for 250 m

Closed: • November-May (otherwise open)

After 30.7 km for 212 m

Closed: • November-May (otherwise open)

After 48.4 km for 21.6 km

Closed: • October-May (otherwise open)

After 71.2 km for 469 m

Closed: • October-May (otherwise open)

After 77.6 km for 28.5 km

Closed: • October-May (otherwise open)

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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267 m

Rheinquelle Lighthouse

Highlight • Monument

It's great if you've reached the top by bike or on foot. The lighthouse itself only shows the start of the Rhine Cycle Path. The source itself must be hiked …

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22.7 km

Passo del San Gottardo

Mountain Pass

23.0 km

San Gottardo Hospice and Lake View

Highlight • Mountain Pass

pretty here, very pretty

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23.5 km

Tremola Road — Gotthard Pass to Airolo

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Driving the old Tremolastrasse has been a dream for a long time!

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24.6 km

Tremola from Gotthard Pass to Airolo

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The descent from the Gotthard Pass is significantly slower than, for example, from San Bernardino, Oberalp Pass, or Maloja Pass due to the cobblestones. However, it is a culturally significant route steeped in history. 😎

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29.0 km

Descent from St. Gotthard Pass – View of Ticino

Highlight • Mountain Pass

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29.9 km

24 Hairpin Bends from Airolo to the Pass Summit

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Cobblestones make it ideal for gravel bikes. The descent then continues on the finest tarmac towards Andermatt.

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59.1 km

Nufenenpass / Passo della Novena

Mountain Pass

92.0 km

View of the Grimsel Pass Road and Valley

Highlight • Viewpoint

Top landscape couldn't be better

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92.9 km

Descent of the Furka Pass (Oberwald side)

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The pass road and the Rhone glacier became a tourist attraction when the road was completed. In 1914, 19,102 people were counted as travelling over the pass in stagecoaches. From 1921, the coaches were replaced by post buses.

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126 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

65.0 km

49.7 km

6.12 km

3.27 km

1.42 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

113 km

7.93 km

1.60 km

1.48 km

1.43 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (2,470 m)

Lowest point (1,150 m)

Weather

Tuesday 6 October

7°C

2°C

70 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

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Comments

July 23, 2024,Gotthard - Furka - Nüfenen

GF//current gates:
- S.Gottardo summit 2h//2h13
- Furka start 2h30//2h54
- Furka summit 4h//4h10
- start of Novena 5h//5h25
- Novena summit 7h//7h20
- Ambrì 7h45//8h10

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October 12, 2024,Furka-Nufenen-Gothard

This outing is a route published on cycliste.ch. For more information, click here: cycliste.ch/itineraires-velo-route/furka-nufenen-gothard-tremola-les-classiques-de-la-suisse-centrale

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August 3, 2024,Furkapass -> Nufenenpass -> Gotthardpass

A short weekend ride with my colleague @Ma Na: We started off in freezing temperatures with a descent from the Gotthard Pass. Before the climb to the Furka Pass we took off our long clothes as we had to climb a few meters in altitude. The descent(s) were spectacular as always, lots of traffic, lots to see and generally there …

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August 3, 2024,🇨🇭 Auf den Spuren von James B.

It's pretty cool to cycle on the same roads that James Bond drove around on 60 years ago in the film Goldfinger (although 007 drove a 4-wheeled Aston Martin and not an old two-wheeled Canyon 😀).
@MD was also there at the start, and we set off in thick fog on the Gotthard Pass, which disappeared at the top of …

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July 25, 2024,eBike 🚴Tour: 3 Pässe - Gotthard - Nufenen - Furkapass🚴

eBike 🚴Tour: 3 passes - Gotthard - Nufenen - Furkapass🚴

I had the 3 passes tour on my agenda for a long time, but it was due to the unstable weather💧💧! Now it worked out.
From Hospental we head straight to the Gotthardpass at 2106m. Here in the hospice we have a quick morning snack ☕🥐 and then the descent …

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