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Gondola · Kouqian, China

A route

A route is a gondola near Kouqian, China. It climbs 563 m over 2.41 km, from 333 m to 896 m above sea level. Between its 15 pylons, the cable runs up to about 37 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

18/100 · Gentle

By the numbers, A route is scarier than 18% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 292 of 374 in China.

  • Highest above the ground: about 37 m, as high as a 12-storey building, 1.57 km after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 290 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 18°.

How the score works · The scariest lines in the world

Where does it start?

The bottom station of A route is near Kouqian, China, at 333 m above sea level (43.68288° N, 126.61980° E). From there it runs 2.41 km up to the top station at 896 m.

Per cabin
8 people

Nearby lines

Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: Copernicus GLO-30, 30 m. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. Data as of 2026-10-31.