Via Alpina · Day 6 of 20 · km 104 of 392
Distance 27.3 km
Ascent +1,025 m
Descent −1,922 m
Estimated average time 8 h 15 min Highest 1,948 m · lowest 462 m
1,948 m 27.3 kilometres, 1,025 metres of ascent, 1,922 metres of descent, 8 hours 15 minutes of walking, an estimated average; highest point at 1,948 metres, lowest at 462 metres.
Technique: medium · fitness: hard
What Clotilde says
Head for the Klausenpass, at 1948 m, then for Altdorf, 27.3 km further on. There, William Tell has been waiting for you in his square since 1895, as a statue. He doesn't move any more, but you do! On the pastures by the pass, look for the great yellow gentian, a tall plant with star-shaped flowers. It takes almost ten years to bloom: you have until tonight.
In Altdorf, say hello to William Tell and take the path to the alpine pastures: 9 h 15 min of walking to the Urner Boden, one of the longest days of the journey. Start early! At the Klausenpass, at 1948 m, you stay in Uri, even on the far side. On the pastures, the great yellow gentian sometimes tops a metre: it looks down on you.
Along the way Tell Monument The monument to William Tell, the work of sculptor Richard Kissling, has stood on Altdorf's town hall square since 1895.Sources: Wikipedia, "Altdorf (Uri)" (French); Lucerne Tourism, "Telldenkmal".
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Distances, ascents, walking times and route: Federal Roads Office FEDRO, cantons, SwitzerlandMobility Foundation — Hiking in Switzerland (ch.astra.wanderland) , open data OPEN BY.
