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Espace Mittelland

Interlaken-Oberhasli

Gadmen

Susten Pass

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Espace Mittelland

Interlaken-Oberhasli

Gadmen

Susten Pass

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Location: Gadmen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Espace Mittelland, Switzerland

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1. Susten - Grimsel - Furka

120km

07:39

3,580m

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2. Alpine Quad N°2: Susten – Grimsel – Nufenen – Gotthard

163km

11:04

5,130m

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3. View from Susten Pass – View of Susten Pass loop from Büel

64.5km

04:16

2,080m

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rudolf

November 12, 2020

The Susten Pass on main road 11 connects the canton of Uri with the canton of Bern. The pass road is 45 kilometers long and is one of the newer ones in the Swiss Alps. It was only built between 1938 and 1945. Because it is primarily used for tourism, it is generally only open from June to October.

The new Susten road from 1945 begins in Wassen on the northern ramp of the Gotthard Pass and, unlike the old Susten road from 1817, leads past the villages in the Meiental with a maximum gradient of nine percent. Unlike the old Susten road at 2,224 m above sea level, the pass summit (2,259 m above sea level) is crossed under in a summit tunnel. On the western ramp in the Bernese Oberland, the descent also goes past the Steingletscher at a gradient of nine percent through the towns of Gadmen, Fuhren and Nessental in the Gadmertal.

Highest point on the road: 2,224 meters.

West ramp from Innertkirchen: 27 kilometers, 1,600 meters elevation gain, maximum 10%, average 5.9%.

East ramp from Wassen: 17.7 kilometers, 1,308 meters elevation gain, maximum 9%, average 7.4%.

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Ronald

November 18, 2020

Superb pass. Very regular and varied. Busy with other road traffic.

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Peter Bauer

July 15, 2021

The Susten Pass road, newly built in 1945, is considered by many to be the most beautiful Alpine pass due to its overall composition. "Most beautiful" is, of course, always a matter of taste. But the Susten Pass is certainly magnificent.

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Location: Gadmen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Espace Mittelland, Switzerland

Susten Pass

1. Susten - Grimsel - Furka

2. Alpine Quad N°2: Susten – Grimsel – Nufenen – Gotthard

3. View from Susten Pass – View of Susten Pass loop from Büel

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