Cycling in Switzerland
Suworow-Route
Stage 1, Schwyz–Glarus
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Suworow-Route
Stage 1, Schwyz–Glarus
Old General Suworow badgers cyclists through Muotatal, extremely steep through the Bödmeren spruce jungle, mercilessly up to the karst landscape of the Pragelpass, down to the fiord of the crystal-clear Klöntalersee and on to Glarus.
Old General Suworow badgers cyclists through Muotatal, extremely steep through the Bödmeren spruce jungle, mercilessly up to the karst landscape of the Pragelpass, down to the fiord of the crystal-clear Klöntalersee and on to Glarus.
Length
48 km
Roads and trails
Asphalted: 47 km
Natural surface: 1 km
Natural surface: 1 km
Ascent | Descent
1250 m | 1300 m
Fitness level
difficult
Arrival | return travel
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Traffic volume
Beware: busy main road Schlattli–Muotathal.
Traffic volume
Beware: busy weekend traffic Richisau–Klöntal–Glarus. However Pragelpass closed to motorized traffic at weekends.
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Ascent Pragelpass
Rail, bus, boat recommendation
Glarus, Bahnhof–Klöntal, Richisau
Glarus, Bahnhof–Klöntal, Richisau
Reason: metres in height saved approx. 600m.
Cycle transport: limited space, reservation required tel. 058 453 81 08.
SBB Timetable
Cycle transport: limited space, reservation required tel. 058 453 81 08.
Closure, Pragelpassstrasse
Duration
4.10.2021 until further notice
Reason
Construction & maintenance work
The section between Stalden and Fruttli will be closed to all traffic (including pedestrians and bicycles) from Monday to Friday from 08:00-11:30 and 13:00-16:00. Full closures are planned for days at a time for pavement installation. Please also note the winter closure (from the onset of winter Oct./Nov. to May/June).
Website Pragelpassstrasse
Details
PDFData source: SwitzerlandMobility / Cantonal office
Diversion, Oberschönenbuch
Duration
20.09.2021 - 30.11.2021
Reason
Construction & maintenance work
The route is being diverted. Please follow the local signposts. See map for details.
Important: The diversion is not suitable for bicycles (steep, unpaved). Bicycles avoid the closed section via Suworowstrasse–Suworowbrücke-Grundstrasse. This alternative route is not signposted, has little cycling infrastructure and is very busy.
Important: The diversion is not suitable for bicycles (steep, unpaved). Bicycles avoid the closed section via Suworowstrasse–Suworowbrücke-Grundstrasse. This alternative route is not signposted, has little cycling infrastructure and is very busy.
Details
PDFData source: SwitzerlandMobility / Cantonal office
