Annual Passes Thread

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Would anyone be interested in meeting up again for a re-run, before the passes close for winter?

Perhaps 1st/15th or 22nd September?

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Based on feedback so far, it appears to be 15th September or nothing.

A bit light on replies so far...is everyone still on vacation?

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Reading the Tagi this morning I see that some of the passes have been closed because of snow! Perhaps we have already left it too late.

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Phil-CH said:

Lucky coincidence if plans are changed to make it a black forest drive - I'm there (staying in Simonswald) from Friday evening till Sunday. That means we'll most likely (but not definite) go out for a drive on Saturday and Sunday.

If there are plans for to go to the black forest, I may have some suggestions on what roads. We'll be probably look into driving Schauinsland, Kandel and some roads around Todnau/Todtmoos.

Sounds good.

I'd tried going over the Klausenpass yesterday (Sunday) morning. Nightmare. So many cars (moving chicanes), cyclists, cows, hikers. Think I had a clear road for about 2 minutes at most. Rest of the time I was stuck in traffic at around 20 mph

I think this Saturday should be okay for me. I will start a post and ask people to add their names if they intend to go (to see if there is enough participants to make it worthwhile).

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chandrew said:

We had a decent run up the Gotthard on the way back from Ticino yesterday but the trip back from Altdorf took 1 hour longer than planned.

I'd have thought that the Klausen wouldn't have been the best route in the CS given the bumps / width. I used to get to Linthal at sunrise to get a good run up but have only done one run over (from Altdorf at about 6:30pm) this year. It seems to be plagued with too many bikers in the middle of the day.

It has been a while since I went over the Klausen and I had forgotten how narrow and bumpy the road is. I wouldn't normally have gone so late but strangely my daughter wasn't so keen on a 5:30 start! The youth of today.....