Gries Pass (Passo del Gries) – Bivacco Passo del Gries loop from Nufenenpass / Passo della Novena

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Switzerland

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Gries Pass (Passo del Gries) – Bivacco Passo del Gries loop from Nufenenpass / Passo della Novena

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Gries Pass (Passo del Gries) – Bivacco Passo del Gries loop from Nufenenpass / Passo della Novena

08:35

20.2km

1,220m

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: July 30, 2026

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 15.8 km for 69 m

Closed: • October-May (otherwise open)

After 16.0 km for 69 m

Closed: • October-May (otherwise open)

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

745 m

On the Obergoms side of the Nufenen Pass, the road winds its way up and down the slope over ten hairpin bends. From the second-to-last bend before the pass, a gravel road leads across to the Griessee reservoir.

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8.95 km

Gries Pass (Passo del Gries)

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Including views of windmills and various glaciers

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9.31 km

Griessee

Highlight • Lake

The reservoir, fed by the Gries Glacier, lies below the Gries Pass between the Goms and the Pomatt.

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9.62 km

Bivacco Passo del Gries

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Bivacco passo del Gries

Bivacco passo del Gries is an accommodation in Verbania. The self-catering hut is located near the Griespass, pass crossing Switzerland - Italy.
On the Italian side …

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11.6 km

View of Gries Lake

Highlight • Lake

Incredible color of the lake and a magical area with amazing views.

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15.8 km

Old Bridge at Ladstafel

Highlight • Bridge

The old bridge at Ladstafel is a beautiful photo motif on your hike. The historic structure spans the Ägene, which is fed by the Griesbach and flows into the Rotten in Goms near Ulrichen.

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20.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.9 km

1.82 km

1.73 km

1.33 km

483 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

12.1 km

2.22 km

1.98 km

1.67 km

1.17 km

699 m

443 m

Elevation

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Highest point (2,480 m)

Lowest point (1,920 m)

Weather

Saturday 17 October

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Comments

September 7, 2024,Von Nufenenpass bis Griespass

I wanted to hike from Nufenen Pass to Blinderhorn
But after a three hour hike to Grieß Pass I decided to turn back because of the fog and rain.
I heard waterfalls but couldn't see them.
I will have to postpone it until next year.

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