Grimselpass by motorcycle
Grimselpass tops out at 2,164 m (7,100 ft) in Switzerland. It is the 12th highest of the 74 passes in Switzerland on the Motoseyir map. Below: the road surface, when it is usually closed, the passes around it and a loop you can ride over it.
At a glance
- Elevation
- 2,164 m (7,100 ft)
- Location
- Switzerland
- Road surface
- Paved
- Winter
- Usually closed to motor vehicles from October to May, going by the seasonal closure recorded for the road. Dates move with the snow every year, so check the road authority’s current notice before you go.
- Coordinates
- 46.5615, 8.3377
- Sources
- Wikipedia · OpenStreetMap
Elevation is the figure on the pass’s OpenStreetMap entry or its source page; the point is the summit on the road itself.
Ride a loop over Grimselpass
The web route planner opens with Grimselpass as the start point. Choose a direction, how long you want to ride and how twisty the roads should be, and it draws up to three round trips that come back to the pass. Send the one you like to your phone with a QR code and ride it in Motoseyir.
Passes near Grimselpass
- Furkapass 6 km E · 2,429 m
- Nufenenpass 10 km S · 2,478 m
- Gotthardpass 17 km E · 2,106 m
- Sustenpass 20 km NE · 2,224 m
- Grosse Scheidegg 21 km NW · 1,962 m
- Brünigpass 27 km NW · 1,005 m
Grimselpass in the Motoseyir app
Grimselpass is on Motoseyir’s pass map with its altitude and exact location, along with 1,600+ passes in 36 countries. Add it to your tour and go.
If your route crosses a pass that may be closed this month, the app tells you before you set off, and Generate a tour skips closed passes. Passes you ride over are ticked off from your ride log automatically.
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Pass data: Motoseyir’s pass list, compiled from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and the source page linked above.