Switzerland, Uri and Glarus, Switzerland
A historic race road with narrow forested switchbacks opening onto high pastureland.
Length
48 km
In miles
29.8 mi
Driving time
1 hr 12 min
Atlas rating
8.9 / 10
The run
Altdorf to Linthal. Drive it in either direction, though the views usually favour the climb.
Season
Closed roughly November to May
Checked by the Drivers Atlas desk
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Last reviewed 10 May 2026
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Curated drives
Switzerland, Swiss Alps
Furka Pass
Furka takes about fifty five minutes end to end, longer if you stop at the Belvédère, and it is open from roughly June to October depending on snow clearance. It is not dangerous if driven with sense, the road is wide and immaculately surfaced, but the drop below the Belvédère hairpin is real and the weather can close in fast above 2,000 metres.
Switzerland, Bernese Oberland
Grimsel Pass
Granite, reservoirs and a surface that flatters every car.
Switzerland, Bernese Alps
Susten Pass
Built for the view rather than the shortest line, and the finest surface in Europe.
Longer journeys
55m
Furka Pass
Furka takes about fifty five minutes end to end, longer if you stop at the Belvédère, and it is open from roughly June to October depending on snow clearance. It is not dangerous if driven with sense, the road is wide and immaculately surfaced, but the drop below the Belvédère hairpin is real and the weather can close in fast above 2,000 metres.
1h 05m
Grimsel Pass
Granite, reservoirs and a surface that flatters every car.
1h 15m
Susten Pass
Built for the view rather than the shortest line, and the finest surface in Europe.