Cable car · Engelberg, Switzerland
Älplerseil (Luftseilbahn Untertrübsee-Trübsee)
Älplerseil (Luftseilbahn Untertrübsee-Trübsee) is a cable car near Engelberg, Switzerland. It climbs 446 m over 1.10 km, from 1,261 m to 1,707 m above sea level. Between its 3 pylons, the cable runs up to about 164 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
91/100 · Very scary
By the numbers, Älplerseil (Luftseilbahn Untertrübsee-Trübsee) is scarier than 91% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 84 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 164 m, higher than the Great Pyramid of Giza (139 m), 278 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 390 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 37°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 564 m of the 1.10 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Älplerseil (Luftseilbahn Untertrübsee-Trübsee) is near Engelberg, Switzerland, at 1,261 m above sea level (46.81009° N, 8.37506° E). From there it runs 1.10 km up to the top station at 1,707 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Operator
- Bergbahnen Engelberg - Trübsee - Titlis AG
- Per cabin
- 8 people
Nearby lines
- Luftseilbahn Gerschnialp-Trübsee cable car · 1.7 km away · rises 537 m
- TITLIS Xpress (Engelberg-Trübsee-Stand) gondola · 1.7 km away · rises 798 m
- Gondelbahn Trübsee-Stand (TITLIS-Xpress), Engelberg, 1,791–1,796 m gondola · 2.2 km away · rises 4 m
- Ski-Schanze Engelberg cable car · 2.5 km away · rises 131 m
- Luftseilbahn Trübsee-Stand cable car · 3.2 km away · rises 622 m
- Gondelbahn Trübsee-Stand (TITLIS-Xpress), Engelberg, 1,791–2,412 m gondola · 3.2 km away · rises 621 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: swissALTI3D © swisstopo, 2 m. Data as of 2026-10-31.