Urnerboden Plateau – View of Urnerboden Valley loop from Elm
Urnerboden Plateau – View of Urnerboden Valley loop from Elm
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Urnerboden Plateau – View of Urnerboden Valley loop from Elm
05:03
92.2km
1,830m
Road cycling
Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.
Last updated: May 29, 2026
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Temporary access restrictions
Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.
After 43.4 km for 2.02 km
Closed: • November-May (otherwise open)
After 45.5 km for 4.64 km
Closed: • November-May (otherwise open)
Waypoints
Start point
Parking
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476 m
View of Tschingelhörner and Martinsloch
Highlight • Viewpoint
13.6 km
Lochsite
Nature Reserve
15.2 km
Glarus
Highlight • Settlement
23.1 km
Nostalgic Carousel Café and Kiosk
Highlight • Cafe
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25.2 km
Start of the Klausen Pass
Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Pass
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36.5 km
Urnerboden Plateau
Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Pass
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45.4 km
Fätschbach waterfall
Highlight • Waterfall
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46.8 km
View of Urnerboden Valley
Highlight • Viewpoint
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57.0 km
Glarus–Uri Boundary Stone
Highlight • Monument
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 was all the greater when it became apparent how much the Siegfried map on the Urnerboden Alp deviated from reality (Bl. Linthal, 1877ff.).
Unlike the Siegfried map, the swampy valley basin of the largest Swiss Alp was accessed via a precisely laid dam path. The route probably corresponds to the processional path documented since 1437: the dam path ran in a straight line along the northern valley flank and was the most complex section of the entire mule track over the Klausen Pass until the "Schächentalstraße" was expanded in the middle of the 19th century - in keeping with the dangers posed by the extensive moorland areas of the Urnerboden. Only a complex drainage system made it possible to build the Klausenstrasse across the Urnerboden between 1893 and 1899. As a result, the moorland areas were also reduced considerably.
The Klausenstrasse builders used the massive route of the dam path as a material pit. In 1940, a devastating avalanche leveled another section. The remaining sections of this impressive historical traffic route were forgotten.
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Documentation: Marion Sauter and Christian Auf der Maur, ProSpect GmbH, Aarau
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92.2 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
57.1 km
30.9 km
3.30 km
593 m
386 m
Surfaces
91.1 km
481 m
430 m
184 m
< 100 m
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Elevation
Highest point (1,780 m)
Lowest point (520 m)
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Friday 26 June
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13°C
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