San Gottardo Tour
San Gottardo Tour
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Cycling on the Tremola RoadPhoto: Redesign, Bellinzonese e Alto Ticino Turismo
By train through the tunnel that leads to Ticino. Return to the German-speaking Switzerland via the Tremola and the San Gottardo Pass. Thanks to electric bicycles, you can complete the crossing of a historic alpine pass that you will not easily forget.
From Airolo the route takes you through the Tremola Valley, where the namesake cobbled road winds through 37 hairpin bends over about 900 meters of elevation gain. It was built in 1830 as a commercial road for carriages. At that time the Tremola was a masterpiece of engineering, set in the sparse alpine landscape. At the San Gottardo Pass, the National Museum of the San Gottardo provides information about the hard struggle between man and nature, illustrating the construction and maintenance of the mountain passes and historical forms of transport. The San Gottardo Chapel, built between 1160 and 1176, is also worth a visit. Take advantage of your stop to refresh yourself at the restaurant before continuing down through the Urserntal. The Urserntal is one of the most majestic alpine valleys in Switzerland. The final part leads along the Reuss river from Hospental to Andermatt.
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Follow the bicycle logo shown on the red signs: North-South Route no. 3
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Hotel Forni (Bike friendly)B&B Gottardo (Bike friendly)
Hotel des Alpes (Bike friendly)
Bed & Bike Tremola San Gottardo (Bike friendly)
Albergo San Gottardo (Bike friendly)
Chalet Ravina (Bike friendly)
Caseificio dimostrativo del Gottardo (Bike friendly)
Safety information
This route runs on roads open to motorized traffic, obey the traffic rules: www.prudenza-precedenza.ch
E-bike charging point - Airolo-Pesciüm
Hotel des Alpes (Bike friendly)
B&B Gottardo (Bike friendly)
E-Bike charging point - Tremola San Gottardo
Bed & Bike Tremola San Gottardo (Bike friendly)
Funivie Airolo-Pesciüm
Caseificio dimostrativo del Gottardo (Bike friendly)
Chalet Ravina (Bike friendly)
Albergo San Gottardo (Bike friendly)
Museo Nazionale del San Gottardo
Sasso San Gottardo
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
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