View of Grimsel Lake – View over the Goms loop from Ulrichen

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Switzerland

Valais

View of Grimsel Lake – View over the Goms loop from Ulrichen

Hard

4.8

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330

riders

View of Grimsel Lake – View over the Goms loop from Ulrichen

04:01

37.7km

1,210m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 19, 2026

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 4.91 km for 3.06 km

Closed: • October-May (otherwise open)

After 17.1 km for 209 m

Closed: • October-May (otherwise open)

After 17.4 km for 385 m

Closed: • October-May (otherwise open)

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.78 km

Obergoms Region - Tradition

Highlight • Settlement

Hardly anyone thinks of the hotel name Ritz because its founder was a simple mountain farmer son from the Obergoms. Follow in the footsteps of Caesar Ritz, king of hoteliers and hotelier of kings.

Info:
obergoms.ch/schlafen-essen/caesar-ritz
landschaftspark-binntal.ch/de/veranstaltungen-angebote/museum.php?offer=1212

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15.0 km

Grimsel Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Wow, what a great singletrack! You can enjoy a great flow as you cruise down towards the valley with stunning views.

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16.0 km

View of Grimsel Lake

Highlight • Viewpoint

In the early morning and late evening you can enjoy the place on your own.

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17.2 km

Hotel Grimsel Passhöhe

Highlight • Rest Area

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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19.0 km

Grimselsee with a challenging trail

Highlight • Lake

Here you have an excellent view of the Totesee lake and the Grimsel Pass. A short stop is worthwhile.

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23.6 km

View over the Goms

Highlight • Viewpoint

Beautiful, technical route with a great view!

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25.6 km

Gämschfax Trail

Highlight • Trail

Great round trip overlooking the Rhone glacier. From Oberwald briefly in the traffic in it, otherwise lonely on the way.

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26.2 km

View of the Goms Valley Trail

Highlight • Viewpoint

Fit legs are necessary here. Partly S2 level. Fortunately, you can always push the bike relatively safely. View is the reward!

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37.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.4 km

9.84 km

4.00 km

2.70 km

572 m

168 m

Surfaces

18.9 km

9.84 km

7.43 km

1.38 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (2,210 m)

Lowest point (1,340 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

14°C

1°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 15.0 km/h

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Comments

July 9, 2023,Grimsel(s)pass & Teil vom Gämschfax

Beautiful 😀🌞 tour, I took a lot of photos again. I'll let the pictures do the talking. A little rough at first, I lost my red bike jacket😥.

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August 18, 2023,Grimselpass, Gämschfax, Ulrichen EMTB 772 kombiniert mit 770

Super nice tour, at the beginning in the pass region some sliding passages, then some crisp descents. Otherwise everything is drivable. Great view of the Goms and distant view of the 4000s.

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October 17, 2025,Oberwald - Gämschfax - Obergesteln

Escaped the fog in the Swiss Plateau and enjoyed biking in Valais with @Irmy Lightrider 🇨🇭 & @Kari Lightrider... period, done. Nothing more to say 😁

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October 17, 2025,Obergesteln - Gämschfax

Today's itinerary includes the Gämsfax. This tour is very varied, with stunning panoramas, pleasant forest roads, and a beautiful high-altitude trail. The autumn colors 🍂🍁 and the weather ☀️ are a dream.
A fantastic day of biking with the best company ❤️ @Kari Lightrider and @Marqs 🇨🇭

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October 17, 2025,Oberwald-Gämschfax-Ulrichen

Spontaneous trip to Obergoms with the best company @Irmy Lightrider 🇨🇭 /@Marqs 🇨🇭 and the most beautiful season for the Gämschfax☀️😎😍

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August 7, 2025,Grimsel-Trail – Gämschfax Runde

We started in Reckingen at the Hotel Glocke. An absolute oasis of well-being that has a heart for bikers. The Rottenweg is a fantastic warm-up trail. In Oberwald we turned onto an uphill trail that is completely rideable and later joins the official Grimsel route. The path to the top of the pass has some technical highlights, all of which …

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