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14-506: The Klausen Pass is crossed by a paved road, which has a length, between Altdorf and Linthal, of 46 kilometres (29 mi). The road approaches the summit from Altdorf via the Schächen Valley communities of Bürglen , Spiringen and Unterschächen , and descends to Linthal via the Urnerboden . The road is normally closed between October and May, due to the high snowfall on the pass. During

28-449: A customs office in Bürglen . According to legend, the border between Glarus and Uri was determined in 1315, following prolonged disputes. The two cantons agreed that at first cockcrow, two runners would start from Altdorf and Linthal, respectively, and the border would be where they met. The people of Glarus decided to feed their cock well, so that it might be sympathetic to their cause, while

42-789: A road was built from Altdorf to Unterschächen , and in 1893-99 the road was extended across the pass to Linthal. The building of the road required the demolition of the 1717-built chapel, and the current Bruder-Klaus-Kapelle was built in 1938. An historic hillclimb , almost 14 miles long, known as the Klausenpassrennen. Whitney Straight finished third in the 1934 event. 1922 Nieth (Hispano Suiza) 21m 42s 1923 Rutzler (Steyr) 20m 24.4s 1924 Merz (Mercedes) 18m 48.6s 1925 Masetti (Sunbeam) 17m 28.8s 1927 Rosenberger (Mercedes) 17m 17s 1929 Chiron (Bugatti) 16m 42.4s 1930 Chiron (Bugatti) 16m 24.6s 1932 Caracciola (Alfa-Romeo) 15m 50s 1934 Caracciola (Mercedes) 15m 22.2s (record) In 1993

56-595: Is Golzern on its southern flanks at 1,400 m, from where the Gross Windgällen is usually climbed. The Windgällen hut, owned by the Academic Alpine Club of Zurich is located higher at 2,032 m. From there starts the normal route to the top, via the Stäfelfirn. The first climbing was made in 1848 by a mountain guide from Uri, Josef Maria Tresch-Exer together with Melchior Tresch. This enabled Tresch-Exer for

70-564: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Gross Windg%C3%A4llen The Gross Windgällen is a 3,187 m high mountain in the Glarus Alps , overlooking the valley of the Reuss in the canton of Uri . The name Gross Windgällen derives from Gälle or gellen, meaning as much as wailing, shrilling or whistling. The massif of the Gross Wingällen lies between two parallel valleys,

84-451: Is where the Glarus runner fell dead, exhausted from carrying the runner from Uri. In 1590, a hospital for travellers was built at Urnerboden , with the maintenance of the pass shared between the cantons of Uri and Glarus. In 1625 Glarus transferred their section of the route to a private individual. In 1717, a chapel was built at the summit, probably dedicated to St. Nicholas of Myra . In 1870,

98-714: The Schächental on the north side and the Maderanertal on the south side, both converging to the Reuss on the west at approximately 500 metres above sea level or 2,700 m below the summit. On the north side, the massif encloses a small valley, the Brunnital, which belong to the Schächental, thus forming an amphitheatre of several summits above 3,000 m, including the Gross Ruchen on

112-467: The Klausenrennen memorial run took place, and is now held (nominally) every four years for vintage cars. The most recent event was held on 27–29 September 2013. Sch%C3%A4chen Valley The Schächental ( Schächen Valley ) is an alpine valley of Uri , Switzerland, formed by the river Schächen . The valley stretches to the east of Altdorf for some 10 km. Situated in the Schächental are

126-562: The east; the north wall of the Gross Ruchen being connected with that of the Gross Windgällen. Several glaciers can be found on the southern side of the mountain, among which the Stäfelfirn, located east of the summit. The north-west face is very steep and has no glaciers, it overlooks the small lake of Seewli (2,028 m). Two kilometres south-west of the Gross Windgällen lies the Chli Windgällen (2,986 m). The closest locality

140-615: The municipalities of Bürglen (525 m), Spiringen (923 m) and Unterschächen (995 m). The valley terminates in the Klausenpass (1948 m), which connects to the Urner Boden , leading towards Glarus . A side valley, the Brunnital branches to the south of Unterschächen, extending for some 4 km. It terminates abruptly, in the steep northern slope of the Gross Windgällen . Upon leaving

154-515: The open period, a PostBus Switzerland service crosses the pass several times a day, connecting Fluelen station , on the Gotthard railway and Lake Lucerne , with Linthal station , the terminus of the railway line through Glarus. At the top of the pass is a historic chapel, the Bruder-Klaus-Kapelle , whilst 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) to the west side of, and 100 metres (330 ft) below,

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168-460: The people of Uri gave theirs nothing to eat at all. The result was that the Glarus cock overslept, while the Uri one, driven by hunger, crowed exceptionally early, and the runner of Uri crossed the entire Urnerboden before the Glarus runner even set out. On the pleading of the Glarus runner, the man of Uri agreed to let him carry him back uphill as far as he could, and the present border between Uri and Glarus

182-570: The summit is the Hotel Passhohe . As well as being a popular route for cyclists and motorcyclists, the Klausenpass also forms part of the Alpine Pass Route , a long-distance hiking trail across Switzerland. However the hiking trail approaches the pass from both sides using a route different from that of the road. The Klausen Pass was originally a cattle track, which by 1196 was controlled by

196-674: The valley, the Schächen flows past Altdorf and joins the Reuss at Attinghausen . The inhabitants of the Schächen valley figure prominently in the formative phase of the Old Swiss Confederacy in the context of the struggle against the Habsburg feudal lords. According to Aegidius Tschudi (1570), William Tell was a native of the Schächen valley. 46°51′50″N 8°45′40″E  /  46.864°N 8.761°E  / 46.864; 8.761 This Canton of Uri location article

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