Sanetsch Pass – Mythical Alpine passes

With an altitude difference of almost 1800 meters, the Sanetsch Pass route is undoubtedly one of the most challenging ascents to be found in Valais. After starting in the Rhone Valley, you first pass through the vineyards of the municipality of Savièse. Then the route leads through the larch and spruce forests of the municipality of Conthey and over alpine pastures before ending in front of the Tsanfleuron Glacier. The pass road offers new surprises at every bend – steep rock walls, waterfalls, snow-covered peaks – and impresses with countless breathtaking landscapes. You gradually pass through narrow and shady gorges, lined with refreshingly fragrant forests. After some welcome short flat sections, the route becomes significantly steeper again and offers a magnificent view of the Rhone Valley, which already appears far away. Over some hairpin bends and past a waterfall, you gradually enter an alpine meadow and pasture landscape. The passage through a tunnel hewn into the rock ends for the daring directly in front of the moraine fields of the Tsanfleuron Glacier.