Bern · Switzerland
Grimsel Pass
6Innertkirchen to Obergoms
A granite-and-reservoir pass linking the Bernese and Valais Alps.
The Grimsel Pass at 2,164 m drops between Innertkirchen and Gletsch through a stark granite landscape strung with dam reservoirs. Wide, fast hairpins and dramatic scenery; mind the cyclists, the dam traffic, and quick changes in mountain weather.
Granite is the whole story here: bare grey slabs and steel-blue reservoirs, a clean ladder of hairpins, and air so thin it’s just rock, water and sky.
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Where it runs19.8 mi · point to point
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busiest around mile 8Elevation
under 4%4–8%over 8%626.1 – 2,164.4 mFrom the road
Points of interest1 stop
- GrimselpassViewpoint16 mi in
Hazards
- Cyclists and dam traffic
- Exposed hairpins
- Closed in winter
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“the Grimsel Pass is amazing... Grimsel is roadwork art.”
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