Guex Monument at Gotthard Pass – Old Hospice of St. Gotthard loop from Hospental

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Guex Monument at Gotthard Pass – Old Hospice of St. Gotthard loop from Hospental

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Guex Monument at Gotthard Pass – Old Hospice of St. Gotthard loop from Hospental

05:40

18.1km

670m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 2, 2026

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 8.24 km for 401 m

Closed: • November-May (otherwise open)

After 9.54 km for 401 m

Closed: • November-May (otherwise open)

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.65 km

St. Gotthard Pass

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Pass

Take the time to enjoy this beautiful mountainous place.

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5.38 km

Ticino Border Marker

Highlight • Monument

When the marker is nearby, the hardest part of the climb is behind you.

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8.76 km

Il Viandante Statue

Highlight • Monument

pretty here, very pretty

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9.00 km

Guex Monument at Gotthard Pass

Highlight • Monument

The Gotthard pass is located at an altitude of 2,106 meters and connects the canton of Ticino in Italian Switzerland with the canton of Uri in German-speaking Switzerland. Historically the San Gottardo pass was important for pilgrims who wanted to reach Rome: this, in fact, was one of the quickest passages to cross the Alps. At the summit there is the Piazza lake and the San Gottardo hospice, founded in 1237 .

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9.00 km

National St. Gotthard Museum

Highlight • Historical Site

The National St. Gotthard Museum vividly presents the positive and negative aspects of the road. The gruesome battles that took place here, the self-sacrificing readiness of the hospice residents, the lives of the muleteers and postmen, the courage of travelers in winter, the organization of transportation, the era of the stagecoaches, the tunneling of the mountain for railway and road, but also the impact of ideas and art – all of this can be experienced and understood in a gripping way.

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9.09 km

Ospizio Lake (Lago della Ospizio)

Highlight • Lake

Gotthard Pass
Crossing the Gotthard Pass is always an adventure. Restaurants, activities, and accommodations for every need: from groups to families with children, to the luxury offered by the Ospizio San Gottardo.

Text / Source: Gastro San Gottardo SA, Airolo
passosangottardo.ch

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9.09 km

Old Hospice of St. Gotthard

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Cappella di San Gottardo - Chapel at the Gotthard Hospice
The St. Gotthard Pass was first used as a pass starting in the 13th century, and the hospice, built at the behest of Milanese Archbishop Galdino (1171), also dates from this period. A chapel was built alongside the hospice on the site of a small church dating back to the 9th/10th century.
It was rebuilt towards the end of the 18th century at the instigation of the Capuchins, who managed the hospice until 1799.
Text / Source: Agenzia turistica ticinese SA
ticino.ch/de/commons/details/Kapelle-beim-Gotthard-Hospiz/4741.html#:~:text=Der%20Sankt%20Gotthard%20wur de%20as%20Pass%C3%BCtransition%20first%20from,century%20,%20a%20chapel%20was%20built%20side%20of%20hospice%20.

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9.15 km