Gondola · Thanh Pho Uong Bi, Vietnam
Cáp treo Tây Yên Tử
Cáp treo Tây Yên Tử is a gondola near Thanh Pho Uong Bi, Vietnam. It climbs 688 m over 2.03 km, from 213 m to 901 m above sea level. Between its 7 pylons, the cable runs up to about 53 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
68/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Cáp treo Tây Yên Tử is scarier than 68% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 5 of 20 in Vietnam.
- Highest above the ground: about 53 m, as high as a 18-storey building, 824 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 560 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 34°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 242 m of the 2.03 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Cáp treo Tây Yên Tử is near Thanh Pho Uong Bi, Vietnam, at 213 m above sea level (21.18072° N, 106.72379° E). From there it runs 2.03 km up to the top station at 901 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
Nearby lines
- Cáp treo Yên Tử, Thanh Pho Uong Bi, 509–927 m gondola · 1.8 km away · rises 418 m
- Cáp treo Yên Tử, Thanh Pho Uong Bi, 517–875 m gondola · 1.8 km away · rises 358 m
- Cáp treo Yên Tử, Thanh Pho Uong Bi, 159–484 m gondola · 2.9 km away · rises 326 m
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.