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Gondola · Athens, United States

Aerial Tramway, Athens

Aerial Tramway is a gondola near Athens, United States. It climbs 338 m over 949 m, from 479 m to 817 m above sea level. Between its 10 pylons, the cable runs up to about 41 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

26/100 · Gentle

By the numbers, Aerial Tramway is scarier than 26% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 47 of 121 in the United States.

  • Highest above the ground: about 41 m, as high as a 14-storey building, 43 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 193 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 26°.

How the score works · The scariest lines in the world

Where does it start?

The bottom station of Aerial Tramway is near Athens, United States, at 479 m above sea level (37.53795° N, 81.00877° W). From there it runs 949 m up to the top station at 817 m.

Per cabin
8 people

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.