Grimsel Pass and the Totensee – Totensee (Grimsel Pass) loop from Grimselpass

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Grimsel Pass and the Totensee – Totensee (Grimsel Pass) loop from Grimselpass

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Grimsel Pass and the Totensee – Totensee (Grimsel Pass) loop from Grimselpass

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2.65km

20m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Great for any fitness level. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 1.69 km for 385 m

Closed: • October-May (otherwise open)

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4 m

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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217 m

Grimsel Pass and the Totensee

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Nice pass, starting point for many tours

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270 m

Marmot Park

Highlight • Structure

Small but nice to look at, marmots very close.

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281 m

Totensee (Grimsel Pass)

Highlight • Lake

Beautiful lake on the Grimsel Pass, reminiscent of Canada, Iceland, Norway etc.

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1.60 km

View of the Furka Pass from the Grimsel Pass

Highlight • Viewpoint

When circumnavigating the Totensee, you walk a bit along the pass road. Near the dam wall, looking towards the glacier, you can see the Furkapss with the former Hotel Belvedere in the distance.

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1.67 km

Crystal Grotto, Grimsel Pass and Marmot Park

Highlight • Structure

2.29 km

St. Christopher Chapel

Highlight • Religious Site

Small chapel consecrated on 8 September 1961

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2.45 km

Continental Divide Monument at Grimsel Pass

Highlight • Monument

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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