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From Oberalppass summit (2046m) (accommodation, refreshments, tourist office, station) follow road SE passing lighthouse and tourist office R (limited hours). Pass start of footpath that leads across mountainside to Rheinquelle and descend steeply around series of hairpin bends. Although Oberalppass is a quiet Alpine pass, it can become busy on summer weekends, particularly attracting many motorcyclists. Care should be taken as there is no dedicated cycle lane.

Road passes through tiny village of Tschamut (5.5km, 1645m) (accommodation, refreshments, station) and then continues above golf course at Selva, one of the highest in Europe. Levelling off, road crosses grassy plateau, passing in quick succession through villages of Dieni (accommodation, refreshments, station), Rueras (10.5km, 1405m) (accommodation, refreshments, camping, station), Camischolas (accommodation, refreshments) and Sedrun (12km, 1406m) (accommodation, refreshments, tourist office, station).

Just after Sedrun, a large pile of spoil was excavated from an intermediate shaft of the 57km-long Gotthard base tunnel, which is directly below the route at this point. The tunnel, which opened in 2016 after 21 years under construction, carries part of the Zürich–Milan high-speed rail line. Original plans for the shaft at Sedrun to be used to access a station in the tunnel 800m below ground have been dropped.