Castle · On the route
Longobard Tower
Tower in Hospental in the canton of Uri, Switzerland.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 3.0Furka, Grimsel and Susten
The classic Swiss triangle from Andermatt: over the Furka past the Rhone Glacier, up the Grimsel, and back over the Susten.
- Distance
- 74 miles (120 km)
- Type
- Loop
- Where
- Central Alps
Plotted by us, not yet ridden
Book this tripCrossing ferries and the tunnelBeds from AndermattCover insurance and breakdownSee it all
Click a dot for details. White dots are the stops, each with a bed search. Yellow dots are places to see.
From the map
- Longest gap between fuel
- 37 miles
- Fuel stations near the line
- 7
- Curvature
- 287 ° a mile
- Campsites within 2 km
- 13
- The longest stretch with no fuel station within 1 km of the line runs from mile 2 to mile 39. Check it against your range with the fuel range calculator.
- The twistiest 20 miles run from mile 33 to mile 53, at 349 degrees of turning a mile.
- Passes: Furkapass (2,429 m, mile 13), Grimselpass (2,164 m, mile 23), Sustenpass (2,224 m, mile 56).
Measured on the route line from OpenStreetMap data, which can be missing or out of date. Curvature is degrees of turning a mile, measured every 100 metres. On our routes they run from 6 on the E19 to 701 on the SP638.
Before you go
- Swiss motorway vignette needed only if you use motorways. These pass roads are toll free.
- All three passes close in winter, typically from October or November to May or June.
- Swiss speeding fines are severe and can be linked to income.
On the way
- Andermatt
- Furka Pass
- Gletsch
- Grimsel Pass
- Innertkirchen
- Susten Pass
- Wassen
- Andermatt
Ready to ride it?
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1Getting there
Most riders cross to Calais by Le Shuttle or a Dover ferry, or take a longer ferry nearer the route.
Compare every crossing3Cover
Check your bike insurance covers riding abroad, get travel insurance that covers motorcycling at your engine size, and breakdown cover that recovers a motorcycle in every country on the route.
What to check before you buy coverThe country on this route
What GOV.UK says riders need for it, checked 05/11/2026. Rules change, so read the official page before you go.
Switzerland
- Money
- Swiss franc
- Ride on the
- Right
- Swiss motorway vignette, if you will use any motorway (official site)
- GOV.UK travel adviceSafety, road travel and local laws
- Entry requirementsPassport and visa rules
On every trip abroad: your licence, insurance that covers riding abroad, the V5C and travel insurance with medical cover. The tour planner turns all of this into a checklist each rider in your group can tick off.
Places to see on the way
Castles, passes, viewpoints and more within easy reach of the line, in the order you reach them. Yellow dots on the map.
Pass · On the route
Furka Pass
Mountain pass.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0
Pass · On the route
Grimsel Pass
Mountain pass across the Bernese Alps in Switzerland, between the Rhone valley and the Haslital.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0
Dam · On the route
Seeuferegg dam
Dam in Guttannen in the canton of Bern, Switzerland.
Photo: Gattoarturo, CC BY-SA 3.0
Waterfall · On the route
Handek
Wasserfall in der Schweiz.
Pass · On the route
Susten Pass
Mountain pass.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: Uwelino, CC BY-SA 4.0
Place details from Wikidata. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.
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