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The classic: Grimsel – Furka – Susten loop from Interlaken

Interlaken → Interlaken · Bernese Oberland · Central Switzerland

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Distance
192 km
Passes
3
Fuel
5
Best months
Jul–Sep
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Open Closed Restricted Unknown Prealps/Jura (small) Noise limit road Beginner route Line positions are approximate.

Route line is approximate. Plan with a navigation app before you ride.

Why it is a next step

Not for a first day. All three passes have a maximum of 9–11% (none above 11%) on mostly wide or medium roads, but the loop is long (about 4.5 h of riding per the source) and very busy on summer weekends. Furka is exposed, and the Susten has unlit tunnels. Ride it on a weekday morning after the easy routes.

Passes on the route

PassSummitStatusDifficulty
Grimselpass2,164 mClosedModerate
Furkapass2,429 mClosedModerate
Sustenpass2,224 mOpenModerate

Fuel stops

  • Interlaken
  • Meiringen
  • Innertkirchen
  • Andermatt
  • Wassen

Sources

Along the way: views, food, fuel

Viewpoints, places to eat, fuel and places to stay along the route, by km from Interlaken. Sample data

  • View 4
  • Food & drink 7
  • Fuel 1
  • Stay 5
  1. 60.0 km
    Demo-Aussicht 1 Demo Viewpoint
    Season
    open access
    Opening hours
    unknown
    Source
    Demo entry (placeholder for OSM)
  2. 60.7 km
    Demo-Café 1 Demo Café
    Season
    May–October
    Opening hours
    May-Oct: Mo-Su 08:30-17:30
    Source
    Demo entry (placeholder for OSM)
  3. 65.0 km
    Historisches Alpinhotel Grimsel Hospiz Hotel / guest house Historic hotel with restaurant and self-service «Märit» on the Grimselsee, just below the summit on the Bern side. Summer season 2026: 5 June–25 October; winter season for hotel guests 26 Dec 2026–4 Apr 2027.
    Season
    June–October
  4. 66.8 km
    Hotel-Restaurant Alpenrösli Grimselpass Restaurant Restaurant with rooms on the summit (Grimselstrasse 30). The source gives no season.
    Season
    –
  5. 66.8 km
    Hotel Grimsel Passhöhe Hotel / guest house Hotel and restaurant on the summit. Per the operator's listing, open daily from the pass opening in early June until the pass closes at the end of October.
    Season
    June–October
  6. 66.8 km
    Demo-Einkehr 43 Demo Restaurant
    Season
    May–October
    Opening hours
    Mo-Su 10:00-22:00
    Source
    Demo entry (placeholder for OSM)
  7. 67.1 km
    Totensee Viewpoint · 2,160 m Mountain lake right at the summit, on the Valais side of the watershed. A classic photo stop.
    Season
    open access
  8. 69.5 km
    Grand Hotel Glacier du Rhône (Gletsch) Hotel / guest house · 1,759 m Status unknownHistoric hotel in Gletsch where the Grimsel and Furka roads meet. goms.ch lists it as 'temporarily closed'; in summer 2024 a food truck served guests instead. Current state unknown.
    Season
    –
  9. 72.9 km
    Rhonegletscher / Eisgrotte (Belvédère) Viewpoint Status unknownView of the Rhone Glacier at the Belvédère hairpin. Switzerland Tourism recommends June–October. Note: in September 2026 the Valais government ordered the ice grotto to close; the operators can appeal. Whether the grotto opens in 2027 is unknown.
    Season
    June–October
  10. 76.6 km
    Demo-Aussicht 2 Demo Viewpoint
    Season
    open access
    Opening hours
    unknown
    Source
    Demo entry (placeholder for OSM)
  11. 82.1 km
    Hotel Tiefenbach Hotel / guest house · 2,109 m Hotel and restaurant at 2,109 m on the Uri side of the Furka. Summer per the listing: late May to mid-October, depending on snow and weather.
    Season
    late May–mid October
  12. 121.9 km
    Demo-Einkehr 4 Demo Restaurant
    Season
    May–October
    Opening hours
    unknown
    Source
    Demo entry (placeholder for OSM)
  13. 126.9 km
    Berggasthaus Sustenpass Hospiz Mountain inn / hut · 2,265 m Mountain inn (hostel) with restaurant at 2,265 m by the summit. The sources give no season.
    Season
    –
  14. 126.9 km
    Berghotel Steingletscher Hotel / guest house Mountain hotel and restaurant by the Steingletscher, on the Bern ramp below the summit. The source gives no summer season.
    Season
    –
  15. 132.2 km
    Demo-Café 2 Demo Café
    Season
    –
    Opening hours
    unknown
    Source
    Demo entry (placeholder for OSM)
  16. 145.0 km
    Demo-Einkehr 3 Demo Restaurant
    Season
    –
    Opening hours
    unknown
    Source
    Demo entry (placeholder for OSM)
  17. 150.2 km
    Demo-Tankstelle 2 Demo Fuel station
    Season
    –
    Opening hours
    Mo-Su 06:00-22:00
    Source
    Demo entry (placeholder for OSM)

Check the season and opening hours with the business before you ride; no guarantee. Permanently closed places are hidden. Opening hours as in OpenStreetMap – check with the business.

Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Entries «Demo-…» are invented placeholders for the preview, not real places. The monthly OpenStreetMap update replaces them with real entries.

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