Gondola · Bollen, Germany
Belchen-Seilbahn
Belchen-Seilbahn is a gondola near Bollen, Germany. It climbs 257 m over 1.10 km, from 1,086 m to 1,343 m above sea level. Between its 11 pylons, the cable runs up to about 39 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
27/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, Belchen-Seilbahn is scarier than 27% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 45 of 64 in Germany.
- Highest above the ground: about 39 m, as high as a 13-storey building, 164 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 261 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 24°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Belchen-Seilbahn is near Bollen, Germany, at 1,086 m above sea level (47.82180° N, 7.85041° E). From there it runs 1.10 km up to the top station at 1,343 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Construction
- 2001
- Operator
- Belchen-Seilbahn GmbH & Co.KG
- Capacity
- 1,200 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 8 people
- Ride time
- about 4 min
Nearby lines
- Schauinslandbahn gondola · 11.6 km away · rises 674 m
- Funicular near Freiburg funicular · 19.1 km away · rises 6 m
- Schlossbergbahn funicular · 19.6 km away · rises 17 m
- Funicular near Hinterzarten funicular · 21.7 km away · rises 76 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: RGE ALTI © IGN. Data as of 2026-10-31.