Gatscholalücke
Description
The preferred way up to the Gotthard Pass is by post bus. Although the ascent can also be managed under your own steam, you share the road with the rest of the traffic, which can lead to a somewhat dampened enjoyment. From the Gotthard Pass, you roll through the high plateau to the dam wall of Lago di Lucendro and then climb up to the lakeshore on a gravel road. A little later, a single trail branches off to the right, which you follow to the Gatschola gap. The bike has to be pushed and carried here. You will be rewarded by the wonderful surroundings with the Laghi della Valletta. This adds up to 350 meters in altitude to the crossing - where the descent to Realp begins. This is steep, but technically manageable for good mountain bikers. The path is alpine and rocky up to Alp Giltnasen, after which it rides through a sea of alpine roses - but now all the steeper for it. The 1000-metre descent ends in the village of Realp, from where you follow the signposted mountain bike route through the Urseren Valley back to Andermatt.
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Details of the tour
21 km
525 m
1180 m
1428 above sea level
2528 above sea level
1 day
Andermatt
Andermatt
1578
not suitable
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User comments (4)
About the author: Thomas Giger
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Scenic" should actually ring alarm bells. The trail usually sucks.
Nevertheless, I did the tour and would give it the rating "only of regional relevance".
A neglected hiking trail with plenty of vegetation, spiced up with various eroded sections. You can ride it, but you definitely don't have to.
Rode on 30.7.21. Technically demanding, great tour if you like to push and carry for almost 1 hour. I liked it!
Yesterday, perfect conditions, I found the "big but" quite smooth. Perhaps not a "must do" but certainly a "should do". Super landscape, varied descent, always a different surface. And if you start in Andermatt, you've got a great round.
However, you need a few prerequisites to be able to ride almost all of this: Moving is a must, especially in the lower alpine rose section. And in the upper alpine part, it helps if you can jump in place in blocked terrain, the bike has to be aligned again and again for the offshoots. I think this route should be rated 5 in the [riding technique] category.
I rode the tour today. Hm, what can I say..... Beautiful scenery, the ascent from Lago Lucendro to the summit takes about 1.15 hours. Most of the time the bike is on your shoulders, in between there are a few small rideable passages.
Once at the top, you look forward to the descent. Now comes the big but. There is no real flow. At the beginning, the trail is alpine, not very rocky but narrow, deep ruts, and copied. Later, in the mountain rose area, the hairpin bend junkies get their money's worth!!! But unfortunately not so smooth to ride. But if you're into trials and have fun, you'll enjoy it. I rode everything, but the absolute feelings of happiness didn't really want to set in. In short, not a "must do