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Realp, Switzerland → Gletsch

Furka Pass

Moderate#1 in Switzerland940 votes
Distance
16 km
Duration
Half day
Best time
Jun – Sep
Highest point
2,274 m

James Bond’s Swiss pass, and still the one. Hairpins above the Rhône glacier, a hotel at the top, Gletsch in the bowl below.

Top highlights

  • High altitude2,274 m
  • Hotel BelvédèreThe building in every photograph. The ice is further than it looks.
  • GletschThe valley floor. Look back. That was the climb.
  • Road qualitySeasonal, excellent tarmac, motorcycles in packs. The glacier has receded; the road has not.
  • Best timeJun – Sep

Recommended itinerary

  1. Realp, Switzerland

    Start

  2. Hotel Belvédère

    10 km

  3. Gletsch

    16 km

  4. Gletsch

    End · 16 km

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