Grimsel pass (North side)
Guttannen, Bern, Switzerland
Grimsel pass (North side)
Distance: 17.51 km
Elevation Gain: 762 m
Elevation Loss: 404 m
Difficulty:
679 (Moderate)
FIETS Index: 4.94 FIETS
Avg Grade: 6.51 %
Max cat climb: 1
Min elevation: 1408 m
Max elevation: 2168 m
Ride Category:
Climb
The Grimsel Pass is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps, located at an elevation of 2,164 meters (7,100 feet). It connects the Haslital in the canton of Bern with the Goms valley in the canton of Valais, offering breathtaking views of rugged granite peaks, glacial lakes, and vast alpine landscapes. Grimsel Pass is famous for its dramatic scenery, hairpin roads, and its role in connecting several other iconic mountain passes, making it a popular route for drivers, cyclists, and outdoor enthusiasts. Grimsel Pass is part of a well-known alpine route that connects to the Furka Pass and Susten Pass, forming a scenic loop known as the Swiss Alpine Circle, which is a favorite among motorists and cyclists for its stunning vistas. The pass was also significant during the Napoleonic Wars, and battles were fought in the region, adding a layer of historical intrigue to its scenic beauty.
| Rank | Rider | Date | Time | Power | W/kg | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | SmP | Sep 07, 2019 | 00:40:46 | 283 W | 4.88 w/kg | 25.80 km/h |
| 🥈 | Alan Gunner | Jul 03, 2019 | 00:43:18 | 303 W | 4.42 w/kg | 24.29 km/h |
| 🥉 | Tom Smeets | Jul 05, 2017 | 00:43:24 | 311 W | 4.26 w/kg | 24.23 km/h |
| 4 | Patrick BERNARD | Sep 08, 2024 | 00:44:01 | 336 W | 4.20 w/kg | 23.89 km/h |
| 5 | Kenneth Schmidt | Feb 04, 2019 | 00:46:15 | 369 W | 4.15 w/kg | 22.74 km/h |
| 6 | Tigo Star | Dec 16, 2017 | 00:46:53 | 289 W | 3.80 w/kg | 22.43 km/h |
| 7 | Emiel Keizer | May 09, 2022 | 00:47:03 | 270 W | 3.97 w/kg | 22.35 km/h |
| 8 | Maarten Kroon | Nov 05, 2018 | 00:47:04 | 259 W | 4.05 w/kg | 22.34 km/h |
| 9 | Andrew Metherell | Nov 17, 2020 | 00:47:07 | 247 W | 4.05 w/kg | 22.32 km/h |
| 10 | Arlindo Van Damme | Jul 02, 2017 | 00:47:16 | 255 W | 4.18 w/kg | 22.25 km/h |
| 11 | Sytze Veenstra | Dec 04, 2020 | 00:48:04 | 277 W | 3.90 w/kg | 21.88 km/h |
| 12 | David Milne | Apr 26, 2020 | 00:48:10 | 262 W | 4.03 w/kg | 21.84 km/h |
| 13 | Gunnar Tojren | Dec 20, 2018 | 00:48:39 | 278 W | 3.71 w/kg | 21.61 km/h |
| 14 | Scott Coulas | Nov 23, 2020 | 00:49:30 | 257 W | 3.43 w/kg | 21.25 km/h |
| 15 | D Speelman | Sep 25, 2020 | 00:49:38 | 283 W | 3.63 w/kg | 21.19 km/h |
| 16 | Augustin Sporis | Jun 24, 2019 | 00:49:47 | 259 W | 3.70 w/kg | 21.13 km/h |
| 17 | Martin Budd | Nov 23, 2017 | 00:50:07 | 263 W | 3.67 w/kg | 20.98 km/h |
| 18 | Riccardo Rehfeld | Jun 26, 2018 | 00:50:24 | 237 W | 3.54 w/kg | 20.86 km/h |
| 19 | Thijs Brentjens | Apr 30, 2019 | 00:50:26 | 226 W | 3.40 w/kg | 20.85 km/h |
| 20 | Peter Holpar | Sep 14, 2019 | 00:51:27 | 237 W | 3.76 w/kg | 20.44 km/h |
| 21 | Jan Wielgus | Sep 13, 2022 | 00:51:27 | 241 W | 3.39 w/kg | 20.44 km/h |
| 22 | Patrick Reinquin | Jun 26, 2019 | 00:52:13 | 254 W | 3.58 w/kg | 20.14 km/h |
| 23 | Indalecio Lekerika | Sep 03, 2019 | 00:52:13 | 213 W | 3.74 w/kg | 20.14 km/h |
| 24 | Graham Lowe | Jun 24, 2019 | 00:52:14 | 321 W | 3.60 w/kg | 20.14 km/h |
| 25 | Uros Valant | Feb 04, 2023 | 00:52:39 | 225 W | 3.21 w/kg | 19.98 km/h |
| 26 | Fabrizio De Felice | Nov 19, 2019 | 00:52:42 | 213 W | 3.44 w/kg | 19.96 km/h |
| 27 | Douglas Forer | Jul 06, 2019 | 00:52:46 | 272 W | 3.40 w/kg | 19.93 km/h |
| 28 | Alex Vouillot | Sep 01, 2019 | 00:52:53 | 268 W | 3.53 w/kg | 19.89 km/h |
| 29 | RENOTREK | Feb 25, 2020 | 00:53:06 | 254 W | 3.18 w/kg | 19.81 km/h |
| 30 | Rick Berends | Nov 20, 2023 | 00:53:16 | 211 W | 3.25 w/kg | 19.75 km/h |
| 31 | David Dos Santos Rodrigues | Apr 20, 2020 | 00:53:19 | 225 W | 3.46 w/kg | 19.73 km/h |
| 32 | Raul Grüneberg | Apr 09, 2022 | 00:53:21 | 227 W | 3.20 w/kg | 19.71 km/h |
| 33 | javier divar | May 03, 2021 | 00:53:38 | 186 W | 3.58 w/kg | 19.61 km/h |
| 34 | Marcel Aust | Nov 19, 2020 | 00:54:01 | 219 W | 3.04 w/kg | 19.47 km/h |
| 35 | Gino Pino | Feb 01, 2021 | 00:54:09 | 223 W | 3.38 w/kg | 19.42 km/h |
| 36 | Alan Chell | Dec 08, 2022 | 00:54:09 | 246 W | 3.28 w/kg | 19.42 km/h |
| 37 | Vlad Naoukin | Jan 06, 2017 | 00:54:16 | 234 W | 2.93 w/kg | 19.42 km/h |
| 38 | B E | May 08, 2019 | 00:54:57 | 232 W | 3.27 w/kg | 19.14 km/h |
| 39 | Ben Stewart | Nov 22, 2018 | 00:55:02 | 276 W | 3.37 w/kg | 19.11 km/h |
| 40 | Sebastian Meyer zu Selhausen | Mar 23, 2025 | 00:55:23 | 252 W | 2.86 w/kg | 18.99 km/h |
| 41 | Paul Dixon | Oct 12, 2018 | 00:55:24 | 203 W | 3.30 w/kg | 18.98 km/h |
| 42 | Nicolas MICHAUX | Feb 07, 2019 | 00:55:40 | 201 W | 3.00 w/kg | 18.89 km/h |
| 43 | Ron Bregman | Jan 31, 2024 | 00:56:10 | 220 W | 2.97 w/kg | 18.73 km/h |
| 44 | Derek Jordan | Jan 22, 2018 | 00:56:16 | 221 W | 3.25 w/kg | 18.69 km/h |
| 45 | Xavier Munger | Apr 07, 2020 | 00:56:21 | 235 W | 3.13 w/kg | 18.66 km/h |
| 46 | Fred Gaidies | Sep 08, 2021 | 00:56:31 | 244 W | 3.01 w/kg | 18.61 km/h |
| 47 | Krist Biebauw | May 28, 2019 | 00:57:00 | 230 W | 2.90 w/kg | 18.45 km/h |
| 48 | David Kings | Jul 03, 2019 | 00:57:55 | 245 W | 3.02 w/kg | 18.16 km/h |
| 49 | Fabio Zanirato | Jan 12, 2021 | 00:58:00 | 169 W | 2.96 w/kg | 18.13 km/h |
| 50 | Matt Wheat | Jun 18, 2020 | 00:58:13 | 256 W | 3.12 w/kg | 18.07 km/h |
| 51 | Bas Alberts | Jan 12, 2025 | 00:58:42 | 198 W | 2.96 w/kg | 17.92 km/h |
| 52 | Yann Matthews | Jan 02, 2021 | 00:58:45 | 211 W | 2.89 w/kg | 17.90 km/h |
| 53 | John Gaasbeek | Aug 17, 2019 | 00:58:55 | 230 W | 2.95 w/kg | 17.85 km/h |
| 54 | Sławek Bikeman | Jan 11, 2022 | 00:58:55 | 240 W | 3.04 w/kg | 17.85 km/h |
| 55 | Peter Wierenga | Aug 31, 2018 | 00:58:58 | 237 W | 2.79 w/kg | 17.83 km/h |
| 56 | Rene van Leeuwen | Mar 04, 2021 | 00:59:03 | 210 W | 2.80 w/kg | 17.81 km/h |
| 57 | Bart Beuten | Jul 28, 2019 | 00:59:06 | 235 W | 2.83 w/kg | 17.80 km/h |
| 58 | Cameron Lees | Jul 22, 2020 | 00:59:10 | 206 W | 3.05 w/kg | 17.78 km/h |
| 59 | Goran Meglaj | Aug 25, 2019 | 00:59:28 | 212 W | 2.83 w/kg | 17.69 km/h |
| 60 | erik bruin | May 31, 2022 | 00:59:34 | 235 W | 2.73 w/kg | 17.66 km/h |
| 61 | Gino Coccia | Oct 27, 2021 | 00:59:52 | 272 W | 2.80 w/kg | 17.57 km/h |
| 62 | Rutger Kussendrager | Nov 14, 2020 | 01:00:19 | 204 W | 2.72 w/kg | 17.44 km/h |
| 63 | Fabrice Maisonneuve | Mar 31, 2018 | 01:00:20 | 198 W | 2.83 w/kg | 17.43 km/h |
| 64 | Byron Davy | Apr 07, 2021 | 01:00:48 | 243 W | 2.76 w/kg | 17.30 km/h |
| 65 | Robert Rheault | Jan 26, 2022 | 01:00:57 | 203 W | 2.90 w/kg | 17.26 km/h |
| 66 | John Jardine | Oct 30, 2020 | 01:01:19 | 206 W | 2.58 w/kg | 17.15 km/h |
| 67 | Chris Broerse | Mar 01, 2026 | 01:01:34 | 206 W | 2.75 w/kg | 17.08 km/h |
| 68 | Pawel Jaracz | Dec 26, 2025 | 01:01:46 | 215 W | 2.65 w/kg | 17.03 km/h |
| 69 | JJosef Kluson | May 04, 2021 | 01:01:51 | 200 W | 2.67 w/kg | 17.01 km/h |
| 70 | Tony Wilby | Aug 28, 2019 | 01:02:15 | 215 W | 2.87 w/kg | 16.90 km/h |
| 71 | Rik Lukey | Jan 27, 2021 | 01:02:28 | 183 W | 2.81 w/kg | 16.84 km/h |
| 72 | Nick Mougos | Jul 02, 2019 | 01:02:42 | 200 W | 2.82 w/kg | 16.77 km/h |
| 73 | Matthias Marquardt | Jan 24, 2018 | 01:02:57 | 187 W | 2.75 w/kg | 16.71 km/h |
| 74 | Borut Gregorčič | Jan 19, 2022 | 01:03:05 | 203 W | 2.67 w/kg | 16.67 km/h |
| 75 | J Lee Wamble | Nov 25, 2020 | 01:03:11 | 196 W | 2.61 w/kg | 16.65 km/h |
| 76 | Igor Tatarinov | Jul 28, 2020 | 01:03:18 | 226 W | 2.77 w/kg | 16.62 km/h |
| 77 | Max Wall | Apr 28, 2017 | 01:03:37 | 205 W | — | 16.53 km/h |
| 78 | Marcel Fleischer | Feb 15, 2023 | 01:04:45 | 237 W | 2.63 w/kg | 16.24 km/h |
| 79 | Francis Chalmers | Dec 26, 2024 | 01:04:55 | 155 W | 2.77 w/kg | 16.20 km/h |
| 80 | Justin Harvey | Dec 02, 2017 | 01:04:57 | 200 W | 2.67 w/kg | 16.19 km/h |
| 81 | Hero Kao | Jun 22, 2022 | 01:05:38 | 171 W | 2.48 w/kg | 16.02 km/h |
| 82 | Ronald Merema | Feb 08, 2018 | 01:05:45 | 208 W | 2.60 w/kg | 15.99 km/h |
| 83 | Randy Tate | Mar 29, 2017 | 01:05:51 | 207 W | — | 15.97 km/h |
| 84 | Stephen Renshaw | Sep 06, 2019 | 01:05:59 | 208 W | 2.64 w/kg | 15.94 km/h |
| 85 | Mike 8008 | Jan 20, 2022 | 01:06:34 | 203 W | 2.51 w/kg | 15.80 km/h |
| 86 | George Corbet | May 20, 2026 | 01:06:54 | 194 W | 2.50 w/kg | 15.72 km/h |
| 87 | Ian Houghton | Apr 08, 2020 | 01:06:55 | 207 W | 2.55 w/kg | 15.72 km/h |
| 88 | Joeri Veldeman | Apr 13, 2023 | 01:07:10 | 162 W | 2.49 w/kg | 15.66 km/h |
| 89 | W van Koetsveld | Nov 13, 2021 | 01:07:21 | 182 W | 2.39 w/kg | 15.62 km/h |
| 90 | Erik Gyllenstierna | Mar 11, 2021 | 01:07:22 | 203 W | 2.48 w/kg | 15.61 km/h |
| 91 | ernst bolt | Nov 14, 2021 | 01:08:36 | 175 W | 2.54 w/kg | 15.33 km/h |
| 92 | Lars Ivan Johnsen | Jan 18, 2024 | 01:09:22 | 187 W | 2.51 w/kg | 15.16 km/h |
| 93 | Maciej Czerwiński | Feb 05, 2022 | 01:09:25 | 256 W | 2.33 w/kg | 15.15 km/h |
| 94 | Mark Harris | Jun 12, 2020 | 01:09:30 | 177 W | 2.34 w/kg | 15.13 km/h |
| 95 | Tobias Prins | Nov 02, 2021 | 01:09:32 | 207 W | 2.44 w/kg | 15.13 km/h |
| 96 | Geir Skaugen | Mar 12, 2024 | 01:11:11 | 200 W | 2.35 w/kg | 14.78 km/h |
| 97 | Gernot Schwarz | Jan 13, 2021 | 01:11:29 | 158 W | 2.19 w/kg | 14.71 km/h |
| 98 | matteo thiebat | Apr 01, 2020 | 01:11:36 | 148 W | 2.55 w/kg | 14.69 km/h |
| 99 | Hans Petiet | Mar 24, 2019 | 01:11:50 | 166 W | 2.31 w/kg | 14.64 km/h |
| 100 | Marcus Nagel | Feb 17, 2021 | 01:12:34 | 197 W | 2.26 w/kg | 14.49 km/h |
| 101 | Ad Kimenai | Feb 16, 2018 | 01:13:16 | 168 W | 2.37 w/kg | 14.35 km/h |
| 102 | vitoatsea | May 12, 2019 | 01:13:16 | 142 W | 2.33 w/kg | 14.35 km/h |
| 103 | Ronald Pulleman | May 02, 2018 | 01:13:23 | 173 W | 2.22 w/kg | 14.33 km/h |
| 104 | Leonie Viterbo | May 15, 2021 | 01:13:36 | 165 W | 2.14 w/kg | 14.29 km/h |
| 105 | Andris Bigiris | Dec 03, 2020 | 01:13:48 | 148 W | 2.11 w/kg | 14.25 km/h |
| 106 | Manuel Setz | Dec 24, 2020 | 01:14:17 | 186 W | 2.24 w/kg | 14.16 km/h |
| 107 | gert wilms | Feb 07, 2022 | 01:14:28 | 204 W | 2.08 w/kg | 14.12 km/h |
| 108 | John Custers | Jul 16, 2022 | 01:14:30 | 167 W | 2.11 w/kg | 14.12 km/h |
| 109 | Troy Buss | May 09, 2020 | 01:14:48 | 153 W | 2.34 w/kg | 14.06 km/h |
| 110 | Enrique Sedes | Apr 20, 2020 | 01:15:22 | 147 W | 2.13 w/kg | 13.96 km/h |
| 111 | Artur Chmielewski | Feb 01, 2022 | 01:15:25 | 133 W | 2.33 w/kg | 13.95 km/h |
| 112 | Stephen Gunn | Feb 20, 2021 | 01:15:32 | 152 W | 2.33 w/kg | 13.92 km/h |
| 113 | Peter Hasperhoven | Feb 25, 2024 | 01:15:59 | 181 W | 2.13 w/kg | 13.84 km/h |
| 114 | aad twigt | May 07, 2019 | 01:16:26 | 155 W | 2.21 w/kg | 13.76 km/h |
| 115 | Edwin Schuil | Feb 24, 2022 | 01:17:53 | 167 W | 2.04 w/kg | 13.50 km/h |
| 116 | Henrik Sørensen | Apr 07, 2020 | 01:19:08 | 182 W | 2.09 w/kg | 13.29 km/h |
| 117 | Bartłomiej Młodawski | Feb 10, 2020 | 01:20:09 | 181 W | 2.10 w/kg | 13.12 km/h |
| 118 | Alastair Reynolds | Feb 09, 2020 | 01:20:14 | 148 W | 1.97 w/kg | 13.11 km/h |
| 119 | Tomasz Em | Dec 14, 2019 | 01:22:05 | 191 W | 2.01 w/kg | 12.81 km/h |
| 120 | Maurizio Gaudino | Dec 28, 2023 | 01:22:05 | 165 W | 1.94 w/kg | 12.81 km/h |
| 121 | Jan Liesmons | Sep 17, 2017 | 01:23:02 | 140 W | 1.97 w/kg | 12.66 km/h |
| 122 | Wü Di | Mar 28, 2018 | 01:23:11 | 107 W | 2.06 w/kg | 12.64 km/h |
| 123 | Henrik Mørk | Jun 18, 2025 | 01:24:34 | 151 W | 1.84 w/kg | 12.44 km/h |
| 124 | Massimo Dall'Acqua | Nov 05, 2020 | 01:26:26 | 138 W | 1.97 w/kg | 12.17 km/h |
| 125 | Frantxoa A | Feb 05, 2024 | 01:26:43 | 158 W | 2.05 w/kg | 12.13 km/h |
| 126 | Michael B 1947 | Jul 02, 2023 | 01:28:35 | 141 W | 1.88 w/kg | 11.87 km/h |
| 127 | Knud Erik Stegmann | Mar 10, 2021 | 01:37:52 | 165 W | 1.65 w/kg | 10.75 km/h |
| 128 | Marloes de Vries | Jan 23, 2022 | 01:47:59 | 143 W | 1.40 w/kg | 9.74 km/h |
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