The next breathtaking stage will not be long in coming. Even today, you will experience unique mountain panoramas as you drive to the San Berardino Pass. Overall, you overcome today but significantly less altitude.From Splügen you could also drive to the Splügenpass, an equally important crossing of the Alps, but you continue to follow the Rhine upriver. The first twelve kilometers to Hinterrhein are relatively flat. Then you leave the Rhine behind you and start with the driveway to the pass. The pass road is not too steep, but it goes well uphill for several kilometers, until you have overcome the tree line.Due to the slow pace you can not only leisurely count the many hairpin bends, but especially enjoy the panorama. After every hairpin bend, a different perspective awaits you on the magnificent Rhine Valley.Now you have done it. You arrived at the 2,067 meter high San Bernardino Pass. Enjoy the moment and breathe in the fresh mountain air. Now it's just downhill. Through numerous serpentines you roll into the Misox valley and thus into one of the three Graubünden valleys south of the main Alpine ridge and into the Italian-speaking area. Your stage destination, San Bernardino, awaits you with an interesting mix of houses from different eras. You can also find some hotels in town.
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The next breathtaking stage will not be long in coming. Even today, you will experience unique mountain panoramas as you drive to the San Berardino Pass. Overall, you overcome today but significantly less altitude.From Splügen you could also drive to the Splügenpass, an equally important crossing of the Alps, but you continue to follow the Rhine upriver. The first twelve kilometers to Hinterrhein are relatively flat. Then you leave the Rhine behind you and start with the driveway to the pass. The pass road is not too steep, but it goes well uphill for several kilometers, until you have overcome the tree line.Due to the slow pace you can not only leisurely count the many hairpin bends, but especially enjoy the panorama. After every hairpin bend, a different perspective awaits you on the magnificent Rhine Valley.Now you have done it. You arrived at the 2,067 meter high San Bernardino Pass. Enjoy the moment and breathe in the fresh mountain air. Now it's just downhill. Through numerous serpentines you roll into the Misox valley and thus into one of the three Graubünden valleys south of the main Alpine ridge and into the Italian-speaking area. Your stage destination, San Bernardino, awaits you with an interesting mix of houses from different eras. You can also find some hotels in town.
September 17, 2019