A Beautiful collection of Swiss passes, Nufenen pass, Grimsel pass and Susten pass

What a day it has been and what scenery Switzerland has to offer, life is good.

We started out from Locarno and visited the dam Verzasca just north east from Locarno. This is the location where they filmed one episode of James Bond 007 Golden Eye. The dam is not so wide but very deep so it was hard to stay close to the fence.

After this we headed up north to our final destination for the day in Berikon, Swizerland, west from Zürich. The fastest way is 1.5 hours but we headed up the mountains to get some views instead of driving 17 Km in the Gotthard tunnel. We got some wise advice not to drive the Gotthard pass instead to take a pass tour in this region. It started out with Nufenen pass that is the highest in Switzerland (2478m), at the top it was just 10 degrees and with our outfit we didn’t stay for a long time before we ran back to the car and turned on the heat.

Nufenen Pass

@ 2478m and 10 degrees, brrr

Furka steam railway “Furka-Bergstrecke”, Oberwald to Gletsch

What a timing we had when we came to Oberwald and the steam train was firing up for a trip among the mountain railway from Oberwald to Gletsch. The steam, smoke and sound from this vintage train was just wonderful to experience at his close distance.

Grimsel and Susten Pass

All of these Swiss passes are more “kind” than Stelvio pass that is steeper and more brutal. The scenery along these Swiss passes is just astonishing and several times like a fairytale. Enjoy

Photo taken from the Grimsel pass looking over the Furka paas

The top of Grimsel Pass

Susten Pass