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

05:02

91.7km

1,820m

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: August 27, 2026

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 43.0 km for 2.02 km

Closed: • November-May (otherwise open)

After 45.1 km for 4.64 km

Closed: • November-May (otherwise open)

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

13.0 km

Lochsite

Nature Reserve

14.6 km

Nostalgic Carousel Café and Kiosk

Highlight • Cafe

Stopping and doing a few 360 degree laps with a cafe is a must

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30.9 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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45.0 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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45.9 km

View of the Urnerboden

Highlight • Viewpoint

From here you can clearly see and understand the extent of this special high valley.

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46.3 km

View of Urnerboden Valley

Highlight • Viewpoint

Best view of Urnerboden, which still belongs to the canton of Uri.

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56.5 km

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 …

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91.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

57.1 km

30.7 km

2.61 km

808 m

386 m

251 m

Surfaces

90.4 km

644 m

481 m

184 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,780 m)

Lowest point (520 m)

Weather

Sunday 4 October

9°C

2°C

78 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 5.0 km/h

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Comments

September 8, 2024,"Klausen Monument"🌬☁️🌧

"The Klausen Pass is a 1948 m high pass in the Swiss canton of Uri, which provides a connection from the core area of the canton to the Glarus region via the valley, which is continuously inhabited in winter and therefore a functional exclave of Urner Boden. The pass leads from Altdorf (canton of Uri) through the Schächental over the …

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June 13, 2025,RV Klausenpass und zurück

We set off at 8 a.m., still wearing arm warmers, but soon put them in our pockets. We cycled briskly to Linthal and up to Urnerboden. There was a quick coffee break here and then quickly moved on before the valley heat caught up with us. With little car traffic but quite a lot of motorcycle traffic, we climbed up …

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