| Famous climb |
| Beautiful scenery |
| #34 toughest climb of Valais |
| #41 most elevation gain of Switzerland |
| #48 longest climb of Switzerland |
| #96 average steepest climb of Valais |
Simplonpass from Brig is a climb in the region Valais. It is 20.8km long and bridges 1331 vertical meters with an average gradient of 6.4%, resulting in a difficulty score of 1051. The top of the ascent is located at 2005 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 4 reviews of this climb and uploaded 11 photos.
Road names: Glismattenstrasse, Gliserallee, Gliserallee, Neue Simplonstrasse, Neue Simplonstrasse, Rosswaldstrasse & 9S
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This was my first ever real climb (done in Aug 2023) and was one of the most harrowing, terrifying things I have ever done. While bikepacking on an old steel frame bike with an enormous chainring and tiny cassette (53/39 and seven speed 11/25) I decided that it would be fun to make a trip into Italy. The feeling of sprinting to try to get out of a tunnel before being runnover by freight trucks going both ways is one that I will probably never forget. Immaculately beautiful, but not worth it when there are so many amazing climbs in the area.
Unfortunately, this has been my least favorite climb so far in Switzerland. High traffic from Brig most of the way up, and several road construction delays. I won’t do this one again.
My suggestion: avoid the main road as much as possible and choose the old pass road as much as possible. You then cycle on a deserted road that is poorly maintained (but for climbing fine). This circles along the big busy road, where people drive very fast. Instead of the Ganterbrücke you could also take the old road, you will also pass a beautiful waterfall.
Towards the top, there is no alternative road anymore and you will have to take the main road.
Mijn suggestie: ontwijk zoveel mogelijk de grote weg en kies hier vooral zoveel mogelijk voor de oude pasweg. Je fietst dan op een verlaten weg die slecht onderhouden is (maar voor klimmen prima). Deze kringelt langs de grote drukke weg, waar erg hard wordt gereden. In plaats van de Ganterbrücke zou je bijvoorbeeld ook de oude weg kunnen nemen, je komt dan ook nog langs een mooie waterval.
Richting de top is er geen alternatieve weg meer en zul je over de grote weg moeten.
Not really a pleasure. Long, steep, traffic, chasms with few barriers and some tunnels. But at the top, a terribly beautiful environment. One of the few connections between the Rhone valley and Italy.
Niet echt een pretje. Lang, steil, verkeer, afgronden met weinig vangrails en wat tunnels. Maar boven wel een verschrikkelijk mooie omgeving. Een van de weinige verbindingen tussen het Rhonedal en Italië.
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