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A quiet dead end road, climbing 26 km out of Sion to the Lac de Sénin.

Col du Sanetsch Lac de Sénin Col du Sanetsch The climb above Savièse Col du Sanetsch The road tunnel Col du Sanetsch The hairpins Col du Sanetsch The upper climb Col du Sanetsch Below the cliffs Col du Sanetsch Under the rock face Col du Sanetsch Lac de Sénin

Two of the great Alpine climbs, meeting in the valley at Gletsch.

Grimsel Pass Looking down on Gletsch and the Furka road Furka Pass Looking down to Gletsch and the Rhone valley Grimsel Pass The summit sign at 2,164 m

Wide open hairpins, a glacier view near the top and a café stop on the way up.

Susten Pass Near the summit Susten Pass Looking at the Steingletscher Susten Pass A hairpin on the climb Susten Pass The Sustenbrüggli café Susten Pass The Uri side

From the village street in Andermatt, through the Schöllenen Gorge, to the old cobbled Tremola on the Ticino side.

Andermatt The village street Schöllenen Gorge Near the Devil's Bridge Gotthard Pass The Tremola cobbles above Airolo Gotthard Pass The Tremola hairpins Gotthard Pass The Tremola bends Gotthard Pass The Ospizio at the summit

The highest road pass entirely inside Switzerland, linking the Valais with Val Bedretto in Ticino.

Nufenen Pass Looking down the Valais side Nufenen Pass Looking into Val Bedretto Ulrichen A fuel stop before the Nufenen

Closed to private cars, with the Wetterhorn watching over the last kilometres.

Grosse Scheidegg The climb from Meiringen Grosse Scheidegg The Reichenbach valley Grosse Scheidegg Near the top