Mätteli

Mätteli (1,791 m/5,876ft; inn) is at the foot of the Winterhorn of Piz Orsino (2,661 m/8,731ft; 3.5-hour climb from Hospental), to the right of the road. The road then climbs more sharply in a double hairpin bend.

At the Brüggloch (1,908 m/6,260ft) the cantonal boundary between Uri and the mainly Italian-speaking Ticino is crossed. Ahead can be seen La Fibbia (2,742 m/8,997ft). The road continues, following a fairly straight course, past the Capanna di Rodont (1,966 m/6,450ft) to the Lucendro bridge (2,015 m/6,611ft) over the Reuss, which flows out of the Lago di Lucendro (2,077 m/6,815ft; 30 minutes up on the right; detour recommended), an artificial lake supplying a power station at Airolo. From the lake it is a 3.5-hour climb (with guide) to the summit of the Piz Lucendro (2,964 m/9,725ft), from which there are superb views.