Gondola · Laruns, France
Cotch
Cotch is a gondola near Laruns, France. It climbs 249 m over 742 m, from 1,356 m to 1,604 m above sea level. Between its 6 pylons, the cable runs up to about 50 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
45/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Cotch is scarier than 45% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 111 of 226 in France.
- Highest above the ground: about 50 m, as high as a 17-storey building, 246 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 349 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 21°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Cotch is near Laruns, France, at 1,356 m above sea level (42.95664° N, 0.33182° W). From there it runs 742 m up to the top station at 1,604 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 2,000 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 10 people
Nearby lines
- Bézou gondola · 0.5 km away · rises 248 m
- Gondola Ley, Laruns gondola · 0.9 km away · rises 167 m
- Sagette gondola · 9.0 km away · rises 662 m
- Applevage cable car · 9.4 km away · rises 795 m
- Ponts de Camps cable car · 10.7 km away · rises 716 m
- Gondola Lys, Cauterets gondola · 17.6 km away · rises 913 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: RGE ALTI © IGN. Data as of 2026-10-31.