Passo Gries
An out-and-back mountain bike trail in Valais, Switzerland.
Photo: Mænsard vokser, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 2.5 mi
- round trip
- 1,603 ft
- climb
- Extreme
- difficulty
- Out and back
- route
Passo Gries is an out-and-back mountain bike trail in Valais, Switzerland. It is 1.2 miles each way, 2.5 miles there and back. It runs between about 6,870 ft and 8,040 ft above sea level, with roughly 250 ft of climbing one way. It is rated mtb:scale 4 or higher: very steep, technical terrain that only expert riders should attempt. The nearest town is Obergesteln, about 4.9 miles southeast of the start. Peaks within about 3 miles include Kleines Grieshorn, Corno Gries / Grieshorn and Fülhorn. Distances, elevations and the trail shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Trail access for bikes, closures and conditions change, so check locally before you ride.
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Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Passo Gries for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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