Tremola · Switzerland

Gotthard Pass via the Tremola

The old road up the south side of the Gotthard Pass, climbing from Airolo through the Val Tremola on cobbles and stacked hairpins to 2,106 m.

StartFinishHairpin

13.6 kmLength

109Pace-note calls

38Hairpins

19Tight corners (1–2)

↑930 ↓0Climb and drop, m

≈2,110 mHighest point

Counts are from Turini’s pace-note engine on this route. Heights come from terrain data and can differ from signposted figures by a few tens of metres.

Where is the Gotthard Pass via the Tremola?

The Gotthard Pass via the Tremola is in Switzerland. Also known as Tremola, Passo del San Gottardo or Gotthardpass. The route on this page: Airolo to the Gotthard Pass on the old road through the Val Tremola, 13.6 km.

Why the Gotthard Pass via the Tremola is famous

Its tightly stacked hairpins are paved with cobblestones, a rare sight on an alpine pass. Since the new pass road and the motorway tunnel opened, it has been left mostly to sightseers, cyclists and motorcyclists.

Gotthard Pass via the Tremola hairpins

Over 13.6 km Turini calls 38 hairpins and 51 corners graded 1 to 6, plus 1 crest and 2 dips. That is 109 calls in all, one every 125 metres on average. Grade 1 is the tightest, 6 is nearly straight (how to read pace notes).

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216

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Gotthard Pass via the Tremola elevation profile

From 1,171 m at the start to 2,108 m at the finish, with a highest point of about 2,110 m. Red marks are the hairpins.

2,200 m1,100 m

0 km6.8 km13.6 km

Gotthard Pass via the Tremola pace notes, first few km

The first 25 calls, exactly as Turini reads them, with the distance from the start.

95 mRight 6

160 mLeft 5

950 mBridge

1.71 kmHairpin right

1.78 kmLeft 6

2.08 kmHairpin left

2.21 kmHairpin right

2.48 kmHairpin left

2.57 kmRight 4 long opens

2.73 kmLeft 4

2.80 kmHairpin right

2.98 kmLeft 5

3.21 kmHairpin left

3.28 kmCobbles

3.36 kmRight 6

3.58 kmTarmac

3.64 kmCobbles

3.90 kmHairpin right

4.00 kmTarmac

4.07 kmLeft 4

4.09 kmBridge

4.20 kmRight 4

4.32 kmCobbles

4.37 kmHairpin left

4.38 kmTarmac

That takes you to 4.38 km. 84 more calls follow over the remaining 9.2 km.

Before you drive the Gotthard Pass via the Tremola

Closed in winter for several months; it opens and closes with the pass road, depending on snow.

Cobbles are rough and slippery when wet, so take it slowly. The faster modern road runs alongside if you want a quicker way back down.

How to drive the Gotthard Pass via the Tremola with Turini

Set the route before you leave and Turini saves its notes on the phone, so it works with the screen off and no signal. On the road it reads each call about 4.5 seconds before the corner, timed to your speed, and you never touch the phone. It also works through Android Auto. If pace notes are new to you, start in Simple mode (Easy, Medium, Hard) and switch to the 1–6 scale once it feels natural.

Always drive within the law, the conditions and what you can see. Turini tells you what the map says; the road is what counts.

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Sources: Wikipedia: Gotthard Pass, Wikipedia (de): Tremola.

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