This tour will lead you through Switzerlands's
most eastern parts, mainly through the district of Graubünden (Grischun)
but there are even some kilometers in Italy included.You will meet
a lot of pass roads, including Switzerland's and Italy's highest
ones. In Livignio, a toll free area,
you will be able to buy fuel, cigaretts, alcohol, ... (sorry, no @'s) at
a very low prices. On the way
through the Engadin you can see impressive glaciers and will touch
famous winter sport resorts like Davos or St. Moritz.
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This tour will have a driving time of some
more than 7 hours plus breaks and relaxing in the mountains. So a departure
time of about 08:00 must be scheduled - believe me it's worth it !
Distance | Location | Direction | Description |
000.000km | Glarus | B 17 - Weesen | |
014.400km | Weesen | N 3, Sargans | Take the highway for the next 50km, you will need your time! |
048.100km | Sargans | stay on the higway, I know its boring ... | |
064.600km | Landquart | B 28 - Klosters/Davos | |
106.800km | Davos | B 28 - Fluelapass, Susch | Imagine thousands of skiers here in the wimter ... |
Fluelapass | Your first pass for today. Don't rest too long. The downride is twisty and pure fun! | ||
Susch | B 27/28 - Zernez | ||
140.000km | Zernez | B 28 - Ofenpass, Sta. Maria | |
Ofenpass | Stop shortly and enjoy the view. | ||
172.00km | Sta. Maria | Umbrailpass | Alternative: Go to Passo di Stelvio via Schluderns, Spondigna, Trafoi. Best choice if you want to explore all of the 37 hair pines ! |
Umbrailpass | Some kilometers of gravel on this pass ... | ||
Unnamed crossing | Passo di Stelvio | A few meters after the customs you can turn left and go up to Passo di Stelvio, where you meet those who took the alternative route. | |
Passo di Stelvio | Enjoy the giant view to the ice covered Ortler, Tirol's highest mountain. Don't forget to look down the hair pines and see this giant work in building up an alpine road! | ||
Passo di Stelvio | Bormio | You have to go back the few kilometers to Umbrail, enjoy the uncountable turns on the way down to Bormio. | |
232.700km | Bormio | Livignio | |
Passi di Foscagno | Not a very impressive pass. Fast riding. | ||
268.800km | Livigno | Forcola di Livigno | Don't forget to refill your bike for about 1000 Lira/l and buy some toll-free alcoholics or cigaretts if you like. But mind the customs! Switzerland is non-EC and so you are quite limited. It is quite sure that they check you in this area ... |
Forcola di Livigno | Berninapass | A very remote and stony pass ... | |
Berninapass | B 29 - St. Moritz | Back in Switzerland you reach the Berninapass with a great view to Piz Bernina and in the valley to both of your hands. | |
Samedan/St. Moritz | The way down you will cross the railroad several times. Short before the second crossing you should make a short brake and look back up to Piz Bernina (now from the other side) and its dirty and big Morteratsch glacier flowing down the valley. | ||
309.800km | Samedan | Zernez | Alternative: Albulapass is quite twisty, if you are in a hurry use the faster route via Julierpass although it is not so nice with lots of traffic. |
La Punt | Albulapass | Don't forget to turn left here ... | |
Albulapass | A normally not used road, so you won't see many cars here... | ||
358.000km | Tiefencastel | Lenzerheide | Even if the signs tell you something different, go to Chur via Lenzerheide, it makes much more fun. |
369.100km | Lenzerheide | Chur | Nice resort for wintersports |
391.300km | Chur | N13 - Landquart | Take the highway. |
Landquart | N13 / B 17 - Glarus | From now on you should know the way! | |
462.700km | Glarus | You made it ! |
Some impressions: