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The St Gotthard Pass

The St Gotthard Pass
A 2013 look at this famous pass showing the old twisty road down to the municipality of Airolo in the canton of Ticino Switzerland. This was taken from the bigger newer road which runs to the same place. We are on the way back to Britain from Italy and have just travelled north up to this point from Airolo. We continue upwards for a some distance from here before plunging down the other side towards Lake Lucern (Vierwaldstättersee) still in Switzerland. Of course the tunnel running directly under here is a far more convenient way to travel to both places but.....

The Gotthard Pass or St. Gotthard Pass at 2,106 m is a mountain pass in the Alps traversing the Saint-Gotthard Massif and connecting northern Switzerland with southern Switzerland. It is 26km (16 miles) long.

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ps see Luis Miguel's comment below for more info.

Ronald Stachowiak, Percy Schramm, Boarischa Krautmo, John FitzGerald and 21 other people have particularly liked this photo


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 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Stunning road; very well captured Herb.
7 days ago.
 oHo
oHo
a dream road for bike riding - a beautiful view!
7 days ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to oHo
Thanks for another visit oHo. Glad you liked it.

Regards. Herb
6 days ago.
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
Admirable et excellente prise joliment partagée et bien renseignée.
Bonne et agréable journée paisible.
7 days ago.
 aNNa schramm
aNNa schramm club
YES I know him - one time I go with the car
7 days ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to aNNa schramm club
Traveling the old road must have been good as even the modern one is very twisty. Glad this brought back good memories I hope.

Regards. Herb
6 days ago.
 Günter Klaus
Günter Klaus club
Das schaut klasse aus mit diesen Strassenverlauf lieber Herbert :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,liebe Grüße Güni :))
7 days ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to Günter Klaus club
Thanks Güni, I took a few photos on this short stop but this looks better now than I remembered.
Glad you liked it.

Regards. Herb
6 days ago.
 Mireille Marignac-Vinais
Mireille Marignac-Vi… club
Rien à dire...superbe
7 days ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to Mireille Marignac-Vi… club
Thanks Mireille.

Best Wishes. Herb
6 days ago.
Mireille Marignac-Vi… club has replied to Herb Riddle club
Meilleurs vœux également.
6 days ago.
 Chris Bowness
Chris Bowness club
Great picture of this iconic road. I think that I may have seen it on top gear! It must have been great to drive on it.
7 days ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to Chris Bowness club
Hi Chris, glad you liked this one. There are several Alpine passes like this and so it may have been any that you saw, but this is perhaps The Classic -I don't know. We did not drive on that narrow road which on here looks to be one way only but on the alternative modern much wider road that allowed coaches to go on (We were on one of those). We are here just on a layby at the edge of that road with a restaurant stop just a few hundred yards further up.

Herb
6 days ago.
 TOZ
TOZ club
Great image Herb that's a winner for cwp that's what R says.
Have a good weekend.
Gordon
7 days ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to TOZ club
We will see Gordon. I know I like it but we all have our preferences. Glad you liked it too.

Cheers. Herb
6 days ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
Ha, ha.........probably the most convoluted leading line I've seen in a while Herb :-))

It travels across a beautiful mountain landscape. which you've captured very nicely. I like the different green tones and it's good to see the cars on the road for scale.
7 days ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to Keith Burton club
Ah yes, a great leading line here, not to be taken likely by any driver. I like the tone's of this landscape too.

Regards. Herb
6 days ago. Edited 6 days ago.
 Luis Miguel
Luis Miguel club
Die Tremolastrasse ist das längste Strassenbau-Denkmal der Schweiz.

schweizmobil.ch/de/sehenswuerdigkeit-602-tremolastrasse-(val-tremola)

Sie folgt stellenweise dem alten Saumpfad, wo Goethe nach Italien wanderte.
6 days ago. Edited 6 days ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to Luis Miguel club
My thanks for this Luis. I had not known that information. I recommend any of my viewers to follow this link.

Best Wishes and a Happy New Year to you. Herb
6 days ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
wonderful photo!
Happy evening
6 days ago.
 Patrice Leconte
Patrice Leconte club
A superb view of these laces, we could think of a stage of the Tour de France.
Regards
6 days ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to Patrice Leconte club
Thanks Patrice. I would think that it has already be used in that but I don't really know. Glad you liked it.

Regards. Herb
6 days ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Amazing capture!
6 days ago.
 Pat Del
Pat Del club
Quelle belle vision de la route qui serpente !
6 days ago.
 John FitzGerald
John FitzGerald club
A stunning capture, Roger, with the rapd leading the eyes through the view.
5 days ago.
 Boarischa Krautmo
Boarischa Krautmo club
I can hear my motorbike moaning in the garage.... ,-)))
5 days ago.
 Loose_Grip/Pete
Loose_Grip/Pete club
The long and winding road...
5 days ago.
 Percy Schramm
Percy Schramm club
A fantastic view into this beautiful landscape.
5 days ago.

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