Klausen Pass
Klausenstrasse · Altdorf → Linthal · Switzerland
- Length
- 29 miles
- Drive time
- 1 h 10 min
- Type
- Mountain pass
- Region
- Europe
Before you go: Closed roughly Oct–May (snow)
The longest classic Swiss pass drive: 29 miles from Altdorf over the 1,948 m Klausen to Linthal, once home to the legendary Klausenrennen hillclimb races of the 1920s and 30s.
Highlights of the Klausen Pass
- Historic hillclimb course
- Urnerboden high valley
- Long, varied and quiet
Drive the Klausen Pass
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