Old Hospice of St. Gotthard – Guex Monument at Gotthard Pass loop from Passo del San Gottardo

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Old Hospice of St. Gotthard – Guex Monument at Gotthard Pass loop from Passo del San Gottardo

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Old Hospice of St. Gotthard – Guex Monument at Gotthard Pass loop from Passo del San Gottardo

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5.17km

150m

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Moderate hike. Great for any fitness level. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

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After 1.01 km for 80 m

Closed: • November-May (otherwise open)

After 4.09 km for 80 m

Closed: • November-May (otherwise open)

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759 m

Gotthard Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

967 m

Chapel of the Dead at the Gotthard Pass

Highlight • Religious Site

You can reach the chapel of the dead via the tremola. It is said to stand over a pit that became the final resting place for many travelers of unknown religion who died in the avalanche.
The plaster inside bears Russian inscriptions from 1799, when the French and Austro-Russian troops fought bitterly at the Gotthard.

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1.21 km

Ospizio Lake (Lago della Ospizio)

Highlight • Lake

Gotthard Pass
Crossing the Gotthard Pass is always an adventure. Restaurants, activities, and accommodations for every need: from groups to families with children, to the luxury offered by the Ospizio San Gottardo.

Text / Source: Gastro San Gottardo SA, Airolo
passosangottardo.ch

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1.21 km

Old Hospice of St. Gotthard

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Cappella di San Gottardo - Chapel at the Gotthard Hospice
The St. Gotthard Pass was first used as a pass starting in the 13th century, and the hospice, built at the behest of Milanese Archbishop Galdino (1171), also dates from this period. A chapel was built alongside the hospice on the site of a small church dating back to the 9th/10th century.
It was rebuilt towards the end of the 18th century at the instigation of the Capuchins, who managed the hospice until 1799.
Text / Source: Agenzia turistica ticinese SA
ticino.ch/de/commons/details/Kapelle-beim-Gotthard-Hospiz/4741.html#:~:text=Der%20Sankt%20Gotthard%20wur de%20as%20Pass%C3%BCtransition%20first%20from,century%20,%20a%20chapel%20was%20built%20side%20of%20hospice%20.

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2.58 km

Military Bunkers with a View

Highlight • Monument

There is room for a break here. Away from the fray. Away from tourism. A little hidden in a military built place. I don't know what it was used for at the moment. But it is open to the public and is a few minutes away from the hiking trail and the bike trail.

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3.52 km

Lago della Sella at the Gotthard Pass

Highlight • Lake

beautiful valley for spending time outdoors

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3.84 km

Statue of the Madonna di Fatima (San Gottardo)

Highlight • Monument

Statue of a Praying Woman (Statua della Madonna di Fatima) by the sculptor Remo Rossi (1909-1982).

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3.90 km

Guex Monument at Gotthard Pass

Highlight • Monument

The Gotthard pass is located at an altitude of 2,106 meters and connects the canton of Ticino in Italian Switzerland with the canton of Uri in German-speaking Switzerland. Historically the San Gottardo pass was important for pilgrims who wanted to reach Rome: this, in fact, was one of the quickest passages to cross the Alps. At the summit there is the Piazza lake and the San Gottardo hospice, founded in 1237 .

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