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Schwyz - Klausenpass - Glarus

A Swiss classic, the Klausen Monument

82 km · ↑ 1,746 m (51 mi · ↑ 5,728 ft) · 4h15m · Point-to-Point · Uri · CyclingRoute ↓

The Klausen Monument is a annual ride over Klausen Pass with your choice of direction. I chose to ride from the west, the harder side, as it promised to have fewer cyclists than coming from the east.

Riding along the lake from Schwyz
Riding along the lake from Schwyz
Looking across Lake Lucerne
Looking across Lake Lucerne

Climbing from Unterschächen
Climbing from Unterschächen
Massive waterfall
Massive waterfall
Looking back at the climb
Looking back at the climb
Bike at the summit
Bike at the summit
At the summit!
At the summit!
Loads of cyclists at the summit
Loads of cyclists at the summit
Looking down the valley at the descent
Looking down the valley at the descent
Small herders village
Small herders village
Classic Alpine switchbacks
Classic Alpine switchbacks
Large rock formations visible along the descent
Large rock formations visible along the descent

A cow joined in the cycling celebration
A cow joined in the cycling celebration
Looking down into the valley
Looking down into the valley
At Glarus
At Glarus

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Straight forward route from one major train station to another
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