| Beautiful scenery |
| 15 hairpin turns |
| #22 toughest climb of Grisons |
| #18 most elevation gain of Switzerland |
| #70 longest climb of Europe |
Julierpass is a climb in the region Grisons. It is 35.7km long and bridges 1491 vertical meters with an average gradient of 4.2%, resulting in a difficulty score of 1017. The top of the ascent is located at 2284 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 4 reviews of this climb and uploaded 11 photos.
Road name: Julierpass
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The road is very busy, especially on weekdays, because it is the main route between Chur and St. Moritz. It is therefore also well developed. However, the passages through the village are narrow and a long right-hand bend above Sur is very dangerous for cyclists. The passage afterwards to Lake Marmorera is also very narrow and winding. From Tiefencastel to Cunter there is a side road with little traffic, but it adds 200 metres in altitude and is quite steep at up to 11％ (https://climbfinder.com/de/anstiege/mon-tiefencastel). Up to Bivio, the landscape is rather unspectacular, from Bivio onwards it is very alpine and secluded. The descent to Silvaplana is steep, but with few bends and well-maintained, it is ideal for setting speed records (mine: 89 km/h).
Die Straße ist insbesondere wochentags sehr stark befahren, weil es die Hauptroute zwischen Chur und St. Moritz ist. Sie ist daher aber auch gut ausgebaut. Die Ortsdurchfahrten sind jedoch eng und eine langgezogene Rechtskurve oberhalb von Sur ist für Radfahrende sehr gefährlich. Auch die Passage danach bis zum Marmorera-See ist sehr eng und kurvig. Von Tiefencastel bis Cunter gibt es eine wenig befahrene Nebenstraße, die allerdings mit 200 zusätzlichen Höhenmetern zu Buche schlägt und mit bis zu 11％ ordentlich steil ist (https://climbfinder.com/de/anstiege/mon-tiefencastel). Bis Bivio ist die Landschaft eher unspektakulär, ab Bivio ist sie sehr alpin und abgeschieden. Die Abfahrt nach Silvaplana ist steil, aber mit wenig Kurven und gut ausgebaut ideal, um Geschwindigkeitsrekorde aufzustellen (meiner: 89km/h).
From Tiefencastel, it's quite a long way. Not in terms of kilometres, but more in terms of landscape. Apart from a reservoir (where you can drink delicious coffee with the nicest people, by the way) not much happens. We drove on a fairly busy day. Especially the motorbikes were allowed out again. The reward, however, is in the tail. The last few kilometres are wide winding and the summit gives great views. Put it in pencil on your list.
Vanuit Tiefencastel is het best een eind. Niet qua kilometers, maar meer qua landschap. Naast een stuwmeer (waar je overigens bij de aardigste mensen heerlijk koffie kunt drinken) gebeurd er niet veel. Wij reden op een vrij drukke dag. Vooral de motoren mochten weer naar buiten. De beloning zit echter in de staart. De laatste kilometers zijn ruim slingerend en de top geeft een prachtig uitzicht. Zet hem met potlood op je lijst.
A very long, endless climb, especially starting from Thusis as I did. But the summit is beautiful, lunar atmosphere and very few people, even if it was the middle of summer.
Cheers
Salita lunghissima, infinita soprattutto partendo da Thusis come ho fatto io. Però la vetta è stupenda, atmosfera lunare e pochissima gente, anche se era piena estate.
Cheers
The longest non-dead climbing of Switzerland, if I'm not mistaken. To be honest, during the climb I mainly had clouds as a view, but I still enjoyed it. I suspect that the road can be busy, but I climbed this mountain in the evening and it was not so bad. At 21h at the top the sun finally broke through, that was really beautiful. Then I could throw myself into the beautiful (short) descent to Silvaplana.
If you doubt between this and the Julier pass I would go for the Julier pass. But the Julier pass is also beautiful.
Tip: look for the 'Mon from Tiefencastel' if you want to avoid the main road in the beginning of the climb with a nice alternative road.
De langste niet-doodlopende beklimming van Zwitserland, als ik het goed heb. Eerlijk gezegd heb ik tijdens de beklimming vooral wolken als uitzicht gehad, maar alsnog heb ik goed genoten onderweg. Wel vermoed ik dat de weg druk kan zijn, maar ik beklom deze berg 's avonds en toen viel het alles mee. Om 21u op de top brak eindelijk de zon door, dat was echt waanzinnig mooi. Daarna mocht ik me op de prachtige (korte) afdaling naar Silvaplana storten.
Als je twijfelt tussen deze en de Albulapas dan zou ik voor de Albulapas gaan. Maar ook de Julierpas is dus mooi.
Tip: zoek even de 'Mon vanuit Tiefencastel' op als je in het begin van de beklimming de grote weg wilt ontwijken met een mooie alternatieve weg.
| 7 km/h | 05:05:53 |
| 11 km/h | 03:14:39 |
| 15 km/h | 02:22:45 |
| 19 km/h | 01:52:41 |
