Alpine Passes · Furka
Furka Pass: the descent to Realp.
Follow the eastern descent of the Furka Pass from the fogbound summit to Realp in this narrated drive.
About this drive
Explore the Furka Pass in Switzerland on a 4K drive from the summit down to Realp, with fog, hairpin bends and stories from the Swiss Alps. This Furka Pass mini documentary combines a scenic descent with the road’s history, its James Bond connection and the mountain railway’s remarkable engineering.
Known as Furkapass in German and Passo del Furka in Italian, the 2,429-metre pass connects the Valais side near Gletsch and Oberwald with Realp in the canton of Uri. This episode follows the eastern descent to Realp in the Ursern Valley, near Andermatt; it does not cover the full crossing from Gletsch.
White cloud hides the valley beside the road before wider mountain views gradually return. Along the way, the English narration explores Goldfinger, the Furka steam railway, the folding Steffenbach bridge, locomotives brought back from Vietnam, the Furka Base Tunnel and the proposed reservoir that would have transformed the Ursern Valley. Railway structures and historical events are discussed as context, rather than necessarily shown from the car.
This is a recorded journey, not a live road-condition report. The high pass road is seasonal; check current opening status and weather before travelling. The mountain road and the car shuttle through the Furka Base Tunnel are different ways of crossing the region.
Realp and the surrounding area
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Road to Flims — 4K Swiss Scenic Drive
Filmed by in & around Switzerland.
Furka Pass → Realp
A Furka Pass → B Realp. The line approximates the filmed drive. Where GPS reception dropped, the route is estimated.
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