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Start of the Klausen Pass – Urnerboden Plateau loop from Näfels-Mollis

Start of the Klausen Pass – Urnerboden Plateau loop from Näfels-Mollis

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Start of the Klausen Pass – Urnerboden Plateau loop from Näfels-Mollis

05:02

93.9km

1,720m

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: May 13, 2026

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 41.5 km for 2.02 km

Closed: • November-May (otherwise open)

After 43.6 km for 9.28 km

Closed: • November-May (otherwise open)

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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13.3 km

View of Glarus Valley

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Quiet side street along the river, good views of the valley

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23.2 km

Start of the Klausen Pass

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Pass

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

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34.5 km

Urnerboden Plateau

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Pass

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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43.5 km

Fätschbach waterfall

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beautiful spot on the waterfall with the beautiful Cowbell concert of the Swiss cow and you can also spot the Rode Wauw, a beautiful bird of prey

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47.1 km

The Klausen Pass is a well-known pass that takes you up to 1948 meters. It was not until 1899 that the first road on the Klausenpass was completed and in 1900 the first stagecoach drove over the pass. In 1916, the Urner Landsgemeinde decided to ban traffic, which was canceled a year later. From 1922 the coach was replaced by the "Car alpin", the postbus. This also started the era of the legendary Oldtiemer race over the Klausen.

From the Schwyzer side, the ascent leads through the enchanting Schächental with its imposing view of the Stäubifall. On the Glarner side Ortstock, Gemfairenstock and Clariden form an impressive backdrop and on the slightly shallower Urenerboden you can relax a bit before the final climb.

As part of the "Klausen Pragel free pass", the pass will be closed to traffic from Unterschächen on 22 and 23 September for more than 35 kilometers.

Pass Facts during the "free pass":
Date: 22.9.2018
Duration of the block: 9 am to 4 pm from Unterschächen, 10 am to 4 pm from Linthal
Highest point: 1948 m above sea level M.
Start: Unterschächen / Linthal
Target: Unterschächen / Linthal
Distance: 35 km, of which blocked 35km
Altitude difference of Unterschächen: 957, of which 957 are closed
Altitude difference from Linthal: 1286, of which 1286 m
Average slope of underpasses: 6.1%
Average slope of Linthal: 5.8%

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59.7 km

Glarus–Uri Boundary Stone

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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 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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90.3 km

Ciclabile asfaltata Näfels-Grosszaun

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This fantastic path lies in the valley of Canton Glarus with the trees by left and right hands from the route.

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93.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

80.1 km

4.29 km

4.12 km

3.55 km

1.91 km

Surfaces

93.0 km

481 m

330 m

125 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Sunday 17 May

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Start of the Klausen Pass – Urnerboden Plateau loop from Näfels-Mollis

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View of Glarus Valley

Start of the Klausen Pass

Urnerboden Plateau

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