Cable car · Ardon, Switzerland
Cabane - Scex Rouge
Cabane - Scex Rouge is a cable car near Ardon, Switzerland. It climbs 409 m over 1.62 km, from 2,520 m to 2,929 m above sea level. With no pylon on the way, the cable runs up to about 300 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
98/100 · Among the scariest
By the numbers, Cabane - Scex Rouge is scarier than 98% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 9 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 300 m, higher than the Great Pyramid of Giza (139 m), 845 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 1.62 km.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 14°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 1.44 km of the 1.62 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Cabane - Scex Rouge is near Ardon, Switzerland, at 2,520 m above sea level (46.33986° N, 7.21454° E). From there it runs 1.62 km up to the top station at 2,929 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 125 people
Nearby lines
- Reusch - Oldenegg - Hors-service cable car · 3.5 km away · rises 571 m
- Diablerets express gondola · 5.1 km away · rises 548 m
- Seilbahn Sanetsch cable car · 7.2 km away · rises 849 m
- Barboleuse - Les Chaux gondola · 10.3 km away · rises 553 m
- Villars - Roc d'Orsay gondola · 11.7 km away · rises 680 m
- Les Gouilles - La Videmanette gondola · 14.0 km away · rises 150 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.