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Valais
Goms
Obergoms

View of the Rhone Glacier – Grätli Lake loop from Grimselpass

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Switzerland
Valais
Goms
Obergoms

View of the Rhone Glacier – Grätli Lake loop from Grimselpass

Hard

4.9

(30)

205

hikers

View of the Rhone Glacier – Grätli Lake loop from Grimselpass

05:36

11.7km

810m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 15, 2026

Waypoints

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1

200 m

Continental Divide Monument at Grimsel Pass

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Speaking of the Grimsel Pass:
The Grimsel Pass is in the heart of the Alps, an exceptional natural area. From a hydrological point of view, the large amounts of precipitation …

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2

2.14 km

View of Grimselsee

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The water of the Grimselsee has the colour of glacier milk. The play of cloud shadows on the surface of the lake makes the view from here spectacular

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3

4.20 km

Stone Arch at Lake in Valais

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An eye-catcher at the lake

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4

4.97 km

View of the Rhone Glacier

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Start early enough for bus users. Last bus to Oberwald already at 4 p.m. The times given for the tour are pure walking times for brisk hikes. Wind protection important …

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5

6.91 km

So that there is still an ice grotto to visit, the tourism officials have piled up a large pile of ice - where the glacier was a few years ago. Alpine landscape as Disneyland.

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6

7.18 km

Grätli Lake

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Although the location is high, you can take a refreshing bath here in summer.

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7

9.18 km

View of Lake Grimsel and the Bernese Alps

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After the steep climb to point 2390 has been completed, a wonderful high alpine landscape opens up. Occasionally there are no signposts, and in these places the otherwise well-developed path is difficult to find, especially on the climb.

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8

11.3 km

St. Christopher Chapel

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Small chapel consecrated on 8 September 1961

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11.7 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.1 km

517 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

11.1 km

517 m

< 100 m

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Lowest point (2,150 m)

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