Suworow-Route
Overview
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Distance 21 km
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Ascent 620 m
Intro
The hounding by the Russian general continues, an Alpine thrust fault in the rock faces of Sernftal a world-acclaimed geological wonder, the mountain quarried for slate to make blackboards and in the ridge, the Martinsloch, an astronomical solar spectacular.
Description
In the public gardens next to Glarus station, from May onwards a “Gastrorollbar” offers a caffeine kick before you set off. A little later, the Hänggiturm tower in Ennenda takes you back into the industrial past of the Glarus region. Printed textiles were once hung here to dry. Today, the tower is home to a museum with a permanent exhibition on the maid Anna Göldi, who was the last woman to be hanged as a witch in 1782.
Textile history also awaits you in Mitlödi: The route passes by the former textile printing mills, which produced the famous “Glarner Tüechli” (printed cotton cloths), among other things. In Schwanden, the route branches east into the Sernftal valley. The village has the oldest mechanical spinning mill in the valley (it shut down in 1989) and lies where the Sernf and Linth rivers meet. A display board soon welcomes you to the Tektonikarena Sardona. The millennia-old layers of rock, which have been pushed over one another, have an entry in the UNESCO World Heritage list.
Shortly after this, you leave the main road and switch onto a gravel path through superb mountain scenery. The thundering Sernf river accompanies you, and huge boulders tower over the small road. There's no break for your pulse or your eyes on the Suvorov Route, which has steep climbs and lots of interesting things to look at. Only the wildlife seems to be able to relax here: in the Niderental-Wartstalden wildlife quite zone.
Slate was once mined at the Engi mine. To this day, researchers are investigating the fossils and geology here. The closer you get to the village of Elm, the more the quartz valley seems to widen. The Sernftal Railway is another feast for the eyes, with its nostalgic “Bähndlibistro” cafe in an old rail car. The electric narrow gauge railway was particularly important for the textile industry and quarries in the Sernftal valley. It ran between Schwanden and Elm between 1905 and 1969.
In Elm, the Earth is no longer round for once but simply stops. Or at least it seems to: A towering wall of colossal mountains is seemingly insurmountable. Naturally, they can be conquered: But to get to Grisons on foot, you need to be able to handle Alpine terrain. Otherwise, it's better to look at the Martinsloch rock window, which the sun shines through twice a year, from the Sardona museum. The slate factory has a lot to tell you about slate mining. It's located in the centre of the nationally important Wakker Prize-winning village. Spending a little more time in Elm is worthwhile, as it has far more to offer than Elmer Citro lemonade and the skiing legend Vreni Schneider (nicknamed “Gold Vreni”).
An enjoyable tour includes the careful planning of the same. Please inform yourself in advance at the local information center about the route and weather conditions. Depending on the season and weather conditions, this route may be blocked or interrupted
| Start location |
Glarus
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| Destination |
Elm
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| Ascent |
620 m
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| Descent |
130 m
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| Distance |
21 km
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| Distance on tarred ways |
9 km
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| Distance on natural surface |
12 km
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| Physical requirements |
Medium
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| More information | https://schweizmobil.ch/en/cycling-in-switzerland/... |
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