Furka Pass (2436) is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps. For those of you, who want to explore on foot and do not afraid of walking, here are some perfect places for doing it.
The Furka Pass links Andermatt in the Canton of Uri with Gletsch in the Canton of Valais. It is part of the popular Three-Pass-Ride over the Furka, Grimsel and Susten Pass. In summer, a ride with the nostalgic Furka steam engine from Realp to Gletsch is an unforgettable experience.
Coming from the Reuss Valley, one rides through the Schöllenen Gorge, formerly an unsurpassable bottleneck on the Gotthard route via Andermatt into the Urseren Valley and Hospen Valley, where the road over the St. Gotthard Pass begins. In the rear of the Urseren Valley near the village of Realp, the Furka Pass road’s ascent starts.
On the Valaisian side, at Hotel Bélvèdere, about three kilometers below
the ridge of the Furka Pass, one can get a good view of the Rhone
Glacier.
The Rhone Glacier near the Furka pass (2431 m above sea level), is the
source of the river Rhone.
A belvedere and a hotel, located 3 km west
of the Furkapass, allow the tourists to watch the Rhone Glacier from
close and even to walk inside the glacier through a small tunnel dug in
the ice. The tunnel must be dug again every year, since the glacier is
a mass in movement.
