Gotthard Pass
A 2,106 metre pass through the Saint-Gotthard Massif linking German-speaking Uri with Italian-speaking Ticino. It sits on one of Europe's great north to south routes, crossed beneath by three tunnels that were each the world's longest when built.
- Where
- Airolo, Ticino, Switzerland
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 46.5592, 8.5617
Get the Gotthard Pass stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Gotthard Pass. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Ticino volume with your photos and a note.
Near Gotthard Pass
Schöllenen Gorge 10 km
A steep gorge cut by the upper Reuss between Göschenen and Andermatt, the old gateway to the Urseren valley and the Gotthard. The Devil's Bridge spans it, and a large Suvorov memorial is carved into the rock nearby.
Furka Pass 11 km
A 2,429 metre pass between Gletsch in Valais and Realp in Uri, open only in summer. The winding road is famous from the car chase in Goldfinger, and a heritage steam railway still runs over the old summit line.
Oberalp Pass 14 km
A high mountain pass linking Andermatt in Uri with Disentis in Graubünden, crossed by a road and the Glacier Express railway. Near the top lies the small Oberalpsee, close to the source of the Rhine.
Rhone Glacier 14 km
The source of the river Rhône, at the far eastern end of the Valais and reached by the Furka Pass road. It can be visited only in summer, from the solstice to the equinox, when an ice grotto is cut into its flank.
Titlis 25 km
A 3,238 metre glacier mountain above Engelberg, the highest summit of the range north of the Susten Pass. It was the site of the world's first rotating cable car, which carries visitors up to the summit station and its snowfields.
Engelberg Abbey 31 km
A Benedictine monastery dedicated to Our Lady of the Angels, standing at the head of the valley in the mountain resort of Engelberg. The village grew up around it and takes its name, angel mountain, from the abbey.
Aare Gorge 32 km
A narrow chasm the Aare has cut through a limestone ridge near Meiringen, carved by meltwater as the last Ice Age ended. Walkways run for about 2 kilometres between cliffs up to 50 metres high, and at its tightest the gorge is only a metre wide.
Reichenbach Falls 34 km
A waterfall dropping 250 metres above Meiringen, reached by an old funicular. Arthur Conan Doyle chose its upper fall for the struggle between Sherlock Holmes and Professor Moriarty in The Final Problem.
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Questions
Where is Gotthard Pass?
Gotthard Pass is in Airolo, Ticino, Switzerland. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Schöllenen Gorge (10 km), Furka Pass (11 km), Oberalp Pass (14 km).
How do I get the Gotthard Pass stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Gotthard Pass and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Ticino volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Gotthard Pass before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Ticino volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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