Klausenpass (Uri/Glarus, Switzerland)

AIRVŪZ STAFF NOTE : Former Drone Video of the Week Finalist Kpax brings us this outstanding aerial video of a well-known pass in the Swiss Alps. Klausen Pass connects the town of Altdorf in the canton of Uri with Linthal in the canton of Glarus, near the geographic center of the country. The summit of the pass is in Uri at an altitude of just under 6.4k ft. above sea level or around 1.95k m. The 29 mi. (46 km) long road which traverses the pass is generally closed from October to May. The pass is part of the Alpine Pass Route hiking trail.

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Klausen Pass elevation: 1,948 metres or 6,391 feet, is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps connecting Altdorf in the canton of Uri with Linthal in the canton of Glarus. Somewhat unusually, the boundary between the two cantons does not lie at the summit of the pass, but some 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) down the slope towards Linthal, with the summit being in Uri.

The Klausen Pass is crossed by a paved road, which has a length, between Altdorf and Linthal, of 46 kilometres (29 mi). The road approaches the summit from Altdorf via the Schächen Valley communities of Bürglen, Spiringen and Unterschächen, and descends to Linthal via the Urnerboden. The road is normally closed between October and May, due to the high snowfall on the pass.

As well as being a popular route for cyclists and motorcyclists, the Klausenpass also forms part of the Alpine Pass Route, a long-distance hiking trail across Switzerland. However the hiking trail approaches the pass from both sides using a route different from that of the road.