According to legend, the border
between Glarus and Uri was determined in 1315, following prolonged disputes.
The two cantons agreed that at first cockcrow, two runners would start from
Altdorf and Linthal, respectively, and the border would be where they met. The
people of Glarus decided to feed their cock well, so that it might be
sympathetic to their cause, while the people of Uri gave theirs nothing to eat
at all. The result was that the Glarus cock overslept, while the Uri one,
driven by hunger, crowed exceptionally early, and the runner of Uri crossed the
entire Urnerboden before the Glarus runner even set out. On the pleading of the
Glarus runner, the man of Uri agreed to let him carry him back uphill as far as
he could, and the present border between Uri and Glarus is where the Uri runner
fell dead,exhausted from carrying the runner from Glarus.
As well as being a popular route for
cyclists and motorcyclists, the Klausenpass also forms part of the Alpine Pass
Route, a long-distance hiking trail across Switzerland.
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