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Gondola · Alagna Valsesia, Italy

Alagna - Pianalunga

Alagna - Pianalunga is a gondola near Alagna Valsesia, Italy. It climbs 830 m over 2.81 km, from 1,209 m to 2,039 m above sea level. Between its 17 pylons, the cable runs up to about 58 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

59/100 · Moderate

By the numbers, Alagna - Pianalunga is scarier than 59% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 104 of 301 in Italy.

  • Highest above the ground: about 58 m, as high as a 19-storey building, 912 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 289 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 28°.
  • More than 50 m above the ground for 61 m of the 2.81 km ride.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Alagna - Pianalunga is near Alagna Valsesia, Italy, at 1,209 m above sea level (45.85330° N, 7.93513° E). From there it runs 2.81 km up to the top station at 2,039 m.

Capacity
1,400 people per hour
Per cabin
8 people
Ride time
about 11 min

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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.