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The Swiss Big Three Pass Loop (Furka, Grimsel & Susten)

Switzerland · Route 19 / Route 6 / Route 11

The holy trinity of alpine motorcycling. The Furka Pass climbs alongside the historic Rhone Glacier (featured in James Bond Goldfinger), transitions to the massive granite dam reservoirs of the Grimsel Pass, and finishes with the sweeping, high-speed engineering marvel of the Susten Pass. Flawless Swiss asphalt, panoramic glacier vistas, and world-class road geometry.

The Swiss Big Three Pass Loop (Furka, Grimsel & Susten) runs 78 miles between Andermatt Alpine Hub, Uri, Switzerland and Meiringen / Innertkirchen, Bern, Switzerland. We count about 340 corners along it, which is consistently bendy. A hard road that rewards experience and punishes bravado.

Tank-bag quick reference

• StartAndermatt Alpine Hub, Uri, Switzerland46.6339, 8.5947
• High2,050 ft - 7,992 ft (Furka Pass Summit 2,429m)elevation range
• EndMeiringen / Innertkirchen, Bern, Switzerland46.7267, 8.1833

T-CLOCS before you go: tyres and wheels, controls and cables, lights and electrics, oil and fluids, chassis and stand.

Repair within reach

• 0 miGarage Moto Andermatt (Gotthard Alpine Hub)Andermatt, Switzerland
• 37 miHostettler Moto AG LucerneEschenbach, Switzerland
• 48 miValchiavenna Moto Service (Maloja & Splügen Gateway)Chiavenna, Italy
• 52 miMoto Center ThunThun, Switzerland
• 52 miHostettler Moto AG ZurichVolketswil, Switzerland

Straight-line distance from the start of the route, not driving distance.

More in Switzerland

• Susten Pass (Sustenpass)28 mi · 165 corners
• Grimsel Pass (Grimselpass)21 mi · 140 corners
• Klausen Pass (Klausenpass Alpine Highway)29 mi · 140 corners
• Furka Pass (Furkapass)19 mi · 120 corners
• Gotthard Pass & Tremola Pavé (Passo del San Gottardo)16 mi · 110 corners

Questions riders ask

How long does The Swiss Big Three Pass Loop (Furka, Grimsel & Susten) take to ride?

About 78 miles. At an unhurried pace with stops that is roughly 2 hours of riding, longer if you are stopping for photographs.

Where does The Swiss Big Three Pass Loop (Furka, Grimsel & Susten) start and end?

It runs between Andermatt Alpine Hub, Uri, Switzerland and Meiringen / Innertkirchen, Bern, Switzerland. Either end works as a start; the route reads the same in both directions.

Is The Swiss Big Three Pass Loop (Furka, Grimsel & Susten) a twisty road?

We count about 340 corners across 78 miles, which is consistently bendy.

Is there a GPX file for The Swiss Big Three Pass Loop (Furka, Grimsel & Susten)?

Yes. The GPX is free, there is no account, and the planner will build a route that includes this road alongside others nearby.

Where these numbers come from

Distances and corner counts come from the route's own geometry, not from ratings or votes. Nothing here is crowdsourced and nobody paid to appear.