Cable car · Joshimath, India
Auli Ropeway
Auli Ropeway is a cable car near Joshimath, India. It climbs 1,113 m over 3.70 km, from 1,907 m to 3,020 m above sea level. Between its 9 pylons, the cable runs up to about 58 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
70/100 · Scary
By the numbers, Auli Ropeway is scarier than 70% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 11 of 42 in India.
- Highest above the ground: about 58 m, as high as a 19-storey building, 1.87 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 954 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 27°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 92 m of the 3.70 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Auli Ropeway is near Joshimath, India, at 1,907 m above sea level (30.55582° N, 79.55698° E). From there it runs 3.70 km up to the top station at 3,020 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
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.