Hotel Grimsel Passhöhe – Grimsel Pass and the Totensee loop from Gletsch

Hotel Grimsel Passhöhe – Grimsel Pass and the Totensee loop from Gletsch

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Hotel Grimsel Passhöhe – Grimsel Pass and the Totensee loop from Gletsch

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17.6km

580m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 78 m for 17.4 km

Closed: • October-May (otherwise open)

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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5.27 km

View from Grimsel Pass to Gletsch

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The view during the descent towards Gletsch is breathtakingly beautiful. However, you should concentrate on the ride and avoid letting your gaze wander.

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6.05 km

Hotel Grimsel Passhöhe

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The Hotel Grimsel Passhöhe convinces with a beautiful ambience, with fine, regional specialties and stylishly furnished rooms. A stay is worthwhile because of the hospitality, the fine food, because of …

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6.21 km

Grimsel Pass and the Totensee

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Nice pass, starting point for many tours

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6.24 km

Grimsel Pass

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The Grimsel is one of those every ambitious cyclist should have done

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6.26 km

View of the Valley

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View into the valley, at the moment the fog is rising quickly again.

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8.77 km

View of Grimsel Lake from Under the Pass Road

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Unusual hiking trail under the pass road.

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10.8 km

View of Lake Grimsel

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When the Grimsel is the last descent of the day, an impressive light backdrop is created

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12.3 km

View of the Grimsel and Furka Pass roads

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From here it's easy to go downhill. In Gletsch you have to decide: left up to the Furka pass to Realp (Uri) or right down to Oberwald in beautiful Goms (Valais).

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