Swiss alpine passes gravel
4.87(64)Uri, Valais and Bernese Oberland, SwitzerlandGravel2 places left
Six days riding gravel and old mule tracks over the high passes of central Switzerland, with lakes for swimming and trains for the boring bits.
- The old cobbled Tremola road over the Gotthard Pass
- Furka and Grimsel on quiet gravel side roads
- Swims in glacier lakes
- E-gravel bikes available for every day
About the trip
Switzerland's great passes are famous for road cycling, but beside the tarmac run old military roads, mule paths and farm tracks that are perfect for a gravel bike. We link them into a loop over the Gotthard, Furka and Grimsel.
The climbs are long and steady rather than steep, and the reward is huge: glaciers, granite and turquoise lakes at the top. Where the route gets dull we hop on a train, which in Switzerland is always on time.
This is a trip for fit riders. E-gravel bikes are available for anyone who would rather enjoy the views than count the hairpins.
What's included
- Five nights in mountain hotels
- Breakfasts and dinners
- Gravel or e-gravel bike hire
- Support van for bags and spares
- Train tickets on the route
- Marco as your guide
Your guide
Marco Dellantonio
Lead guide, Dolomites and Swiss Alps
Marco is a qualified mountain guide from Val di Fassa who has spent twenty summers between the huts of the Dolomites. He plans every route around the best coffee stop and the best view, usually in that order.
Meet MarcoDay by day
20 km, 400 m up
Meet in Andermatt, bike fitting and a warm-up ride.
48 km, 1,100 m up
Up the cobbled Tremola and down to Airolo.
55 km, 900 m up
Train to the Bedretto valley and gravel down the Goms.
40 km, 1,200 m up
A big climb past the dams to the Grimsel hospice.
52 km, 1,000 m up
Over the Furka on old tracks, with a swim on the way down.
Breakfast and the train home from Andermatt.
