Gondola · Grusch, Switzerland
Cavadura-Schwänzelegg
Cavadura-Schwänzelegg is a gondola near Grusch, Switzerland. It climbs 597 m over 2.08 km, from 1,175 m to 1,772 m above sea level. Between its 15 pylons, the cable runs up to about 62 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
60/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Cavadura-Schwänzelegg is scarier than 60% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 283 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 62 m, as high as a 21-storey building, 1.75 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 236 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 26°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 200 m of the 2.08 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Cavadura-Schwänzelegg is near Grusch, Switzerland, at 1,175 m above sea level (46.96128° N, 9.63314° E). From there it runs 2.08 km up to the top station at 1,772 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 8 people
Nearby lines
- Grüsch-Cavadura gondola · 1.5 km away · rises 579 m
- Seilbahn Fanas cable car · 5.1 km away · rises 783 m
- Älplibahn Malans gondola · 7.0 km away · rises 1,188 m
- Bad Ragaz-Pardiel gondola · 14.2 km away · rises 1,132 m
- Seilbahn Vättnerberg cable car · 14.4 km away · rises 621 m
- Lünerseebahn cable car · 14.9 km away · rises 402 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.