RAIN RIDE San Bernardino Pass // Switzerland // KTM 1290 Super Adventure S

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Jul 17, 2026
The San Bernardino Pass (Passo di San Bernardino), at an elevation of 2.065m (6,775ft) above the sea level, is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps connecting the Hinterrhein and the Mesolcina (Misox) valleys between Thusis (Graubünden) and Bellinzona (Ticino). This is a an onboard video the ride up and down the pass with some audio commentary straight from the helmet. This video goes to show that it is not sunshine and blue skies everytime ;-)
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AI GeneratedThe narrator completes a motorcycle journey through the San Bernardino Pass in Switzerland. Despite the rain, the video showcases the scenic beauty of the old pass route, contrasting it with the modern tunnel shortcut, and marks the conclusion of a series of trips through the St. Bernard passes.
Okay guys, this is the last pass that we're going to do together on this trip.
This is the San Bernardino.
So we did the whole St. Bernard thing.
We did the Petit Saint-Bernard, the Grand Saint-Bernard and the San Bernardino.
This is the top part of the pass.
We really, really desperately needed gas, so we had to take the fast way up to the gas
station because we wouldn't have made it up the pass, the old pass route.
There's two routes.
There's the old one and the new one.
And, of course, now we're on the old one.
The new one goes through a tunnel and shortcuts this really nice pass.
You can start from the very bottom, but we used the fast route just to get up to the
gas station and get to enjoy the top part now.
I remember this being a nice pass, actually.
Nice scenery again.
Looks nice in the rain, too.
These concrete things that you see there are the vents.
One's right underneath.
Yeah, I've been here before in nicer weather, but you can probably get an idea how beautiful
it is in the sunshine.
It looks nice now, too.
But, of course, it isn't very busy because it's raining.
It's really, really beautiful up here.
And the water's crystal blue in the sunshine.
It's like super blue.
So, this is the downhill ride of the San Bernardino Pass in the rain.
Of course, this looks a lot nicer when the sun's out, but I think the scenery here still
gets an idea.
And, of course, it looks different.
Different lighting and different weather conditions.
It's beautiful here.
Well, it looks like we're going to have some more time to enjoy the view.
You never know how long this takes.
So, these concrete structures ahead of me, these big ones, the ugly ones, they are ventilation
shafts for the tunnel that goes underneath.
Kind of a shame.
It's a nice landscape here.
Maybe try to hide them, make it look nice.
So, in Switzerland, it has to be one of my favorite passes, along with the Grand San Bernard.
It's nice, too.
But the road is really nice.
The scenery is nice.
So, my GPS shows me that we're right on top of the new pass, the Pass of the Way.
It goes straight to the mountain.
I don't think I've ever taken that road, to be honest.
I think I've always used this road here, the old pass.
It kind of defeats the purpose of a motorcycle trip.
Shortcutting to the nicest parts of the trip.
We're almost at the bottom, guys.
Another construction.
Alrighty, guys.
We've almost made it down to the bottom of the pass.
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Thank you guys for watching, and I see you guys in the next video.
Until then, ride safe.
