Gondola · Ax-les-Thermes, France
Baou
Baou is a gondola near Ax-les-Thermes, France. It climbs 660 m over 2.77 km, from 715 m to 1,376 m above sea level. Between its 21 pylons, the cable runs up to about 66 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
63/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Baou is scarier than 63% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 73 of 226 in France.
- Highest above the ground: about 66 m, as high as a 22-storey building, 248 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 258 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 30°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 78 m of the 2.77 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Baou is near Ax-les-Thermes, France, at 715 m above sea level (42.71877° N, 1.83718° E). From there it runs 2.77 km up to the top station at 1,376 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 1,500 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 16 people
- Ride time
- about 8 min
Nearby lines
- Bonascre-Le Saquet gondola · 2.9 km away · rises 620 m
- Naguilhes cable car · 8.4 km away · rises 894 m
- TC8 Soldeu gondola · 20.3 km away · rises 445 m
- TC10 Els Pioners gondola · 20.5 km away · rises 31 m
- TC10 Tarter gondola · 21.2 km away · rises 413 m
- TC Funicamp 2 gondola · 23.8 km away · rises 428 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: RGE ALTI © IGN. Data as of 2026-10-31.