Furkastrasse

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33.0 km

Length

+1,001 m

Ascent

−1,072 m

Descent

2,446 m

Highest point

Hairpins

12.0%

Max gradient

0h 44min

Drive time (approx.)

Weather on the road

At the highest point · 2,446 m

-10 °C fair

wind 2 m/s · clouds 22%

At the start

-2 °C fair

wind 1 m/s · clouds 32%

	Min	Max	Precipitation	Wind
Thursday 22 Oct	-10 °C	-7 °C	0.0 mm	2 m/s	fair
Friday 23 Oct	-9 °C	-2 °C	4.0 mm · snow possible	3 m/s	snow
Saturday 24 Oct	-9 °C	-6 °C	7.9 mm · snow possible	4 m/s	lightsnow

Weather data by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 10/22/26, 6:45 PM

Terrain and when to go

Landscape: High mountain road
Surface: asphalt 100%

Roads nearby

Furkapass

22.0 km
Length: +695 m
Ascent

Grimselstrasse

32.2 km
Length: +595 m
Ascent

Grimselpass

32.2 km
Length: +1,732 m
Ascent

33.0 km · 26 hairpins · 2,446 m

Elevation profile

What does Furkastrasse look like?

Furkastrasse - Oberwald, Obergoms, Switzerland - August 16, 2022 03 · Giorgio Galeotti · CC BY-SA 4.0

Sun in the Alps (15473610764) · Tobiasvde · CC BY-SA 2.0

Furka Passhöhe 2005-07-17 · Rolf Nagel · Public domain

Burgruine Hospental 2022 Plattform · Tschubby · CC BY-SA 3.0

Gletsch valley · Anna Belial · CC BY-SA 4.0

Foggy mountain pass (Unsplash) · Ales Krivec aleskrivec · CC0

2007-10-02 Rhonegletscher 01 · Hansueli Krapf · CC BY-SA 3.0

Rottengletscher DJI · Lutz Fischer-Lamprecht · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photos come from Wikimedia Commons under the licences shown; each opens its source page.

Start

Hospental

46.61796, 8.56439

Finish

Oberwald

46.53850, 8.35471

Along the road

Parking

Dampfbahn Furka-Bergstrecke 5.8 km · 1,549 m

Tätsch 11.5 km · 2,073 m

91 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 30.6 km.

Fuel

Hubrol 0.0 km · 1,488 m

1 unnamed place along the road, from 0.0 km to 31.6 km.

Viewpoints

Grand tour of Switzerland Foto Spot 0.0 km · 1,488 m

Grand Tour of Switzerland Photo Spot in Hospental 0.0 km · 1,488 m

Panorama Tower 20.9 km · 2,186 m

8 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 20.9 km.

Restaurants and cafés

Speiserestaurant zum Turm 0.0 km · 1,488 m

Burg 0.0 km · 1,488 m

Central 0.0 km · 1,488 m

Zum Dörfli 2.4 km · 1,496 m

Grotto Stella D'oro 5.5 km · 1,541 m

Astrid's Bistro 5.7 km · 1,544 m

Snack-Buvette Belvédère 20.2 km · 2,256 m

Truck Lounge Goms 27.9 km · 1,760 m

Rhonequelle 30.4 km · 1,589 m

1 unnamed place along the road, from 0.0 km to 32.7 km.

EV chargers

bike-energy 0.0 km · 1,488 m

bike-energy 12.2 km · 2,097 m

Toilets

9 unnamed places along the road, from 5.6 km to 33.0 km.

Rest areas

1 unnamed place along the road, from 27.9 km to 27.9 km.