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Cruising the Rhatian Alps
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Total tour distance: 190km / 118mls
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travel time (without brakes): 4h 28min
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Julierpass 2.284m/7,494ft., Flüelapass 2.383m/7,819ft.
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 Roadbook 5 pages, 159kb (c) by MAP&GUIDE GmbH
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 Tour map 8 pages, 229kb (c) by MAP&GUIDE GmbH
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Our tour starts in the famous mountain guesthouse Berggasthaus Beverin at the northern edge of the Piz Beverin mountain and leads us through Thusis up the Albula valley. In Tiefencastel we take a right across the Julier pass towards Savognin in the Engadine valley. From there we ride through St. Moritz down the Inn valley to the village Susch. There we go across the Fluela pass to Davos and follow the valley down through the Schin canyon back to Thusis.
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The Swiss Grand Canyon
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Total tour distance: 245km / 152mls
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travel time (without breaks): 6h 17min
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Grand Canyon, Lukmanier pass 1.914m/6,280ft., San Bernardino pass 2.065m/6,775ft.
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Roadbook 6 pages, 136kb (c) by MAP&GUIDE GmbH |
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Tour map 10 pages, 259kb (c) by MAP&GUIDE GmbH |
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Our tour begins at the famous Berggasthaus Beverin and leads us down through the village Thusis down the rear Rhine valley to the junction of the front Rhine valley, which we follow through the Swiss “Grand Canyon”. In Disentis we choose the road across the Lukmanier pass, that brings us down to the sunny Ticino county and a little town namend Biasca. Passing the town Bellinzona and across the old San Bernardino pass road, we reach back to the rear Rhine valley, which we follow through the Via Mala canyon to Thusis and back to the Berggasthaus.
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The Big Grison County Tour
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Total tour distance: 307km / 191mls
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travel time including breaks: 10h with a 30min break every hour
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Julierpass 2.284m/7,494ft., Berninapass
2.326m7,632ft., Forcola di Livigno 2.315m/7,596ft., Passo di Foscagno 2.291m/7,517ft., Stilfserjoch 2.757m/9,046ft., Umbrail Pass 2.503m/8,212ft., Ofenpass 2.149m/7,051ft., Albulapass
2,.312m/7,586ft.
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Roadbook 4 pages, 106kb (c) by MAP&GUIDE GmbH |
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Tour map 4 pages, 167kb (c) by MAP&GUIDE GmbH |
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We start our tour again at the Berggasthaus Beverin at the Glas pass, above the villageThusis. This tour is a long one and requires a full day, since it covers nearly all alpine passes in Grison county, the county of thousand canyons and lakes. It also covers several passes in the border region between Switzerland and Italy. Nevertheless, the tour can be made without rush or hurry and there is enough time left for photo stops and tax free shopping in Livigno.
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Rhine Valley, Spluegen Pass and Engadine
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Total tour distance: 180km / 112mls
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travel time including breaks: 6h 8min. with a 30min break every hour
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Via Mala, Spluegenpass 2.113m/6,933ft., Malojapass 1.815m/5,955ft., Julierpass 2.284m/7,494ft.
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Roadbook 6 pages, 156kb (c) by MAP&GUIDE GmbH |
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Tour map 4 pages, 167kb (c) by MAP&GUIDE GmbH |
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We again start in our well known famous Berggasthaus Beverin at Glas pass, above the village Thusis and drive through the Via Mala canyon and follow the old San Bernardino pass road until we reach the village Spluegen. Spluegen is one of the oldes Swiss Walser villages with outstanding old wood and stone architecture and left nearly in original. We then choose the Spluegen pass down to Italy, where we take a left in Chiavenna towards the Maloja pass, which brings us back to Switzerland and the Engadine with its lakes and Sankt Moritz. From there we drive through Silvaplana across the Julierpass and the samll village Tiefencastel back to Thusis.
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