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Gondola · Villamanin, Spain

Cueto Negro

Cueto Negro is a gondola near Villamanin, Spain. It climbs 391 m over 1.62 km, from 1,454 m to 1,845 m above sea level. Between its 11 pylons, the cable runs up to about 52 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

52/100 · Moderate

By the numbers, Cueto Negro is scarier than 52% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 9 of 20 in Spain.

  • Highest above the ground: about 52 m, as high as a 17-storey building, 677 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 245 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 24°.
  • More than 50 m above the ground for 31 m of the 1.62 km ride.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Cueto Negro is near Villamanin, Spain, at 1,454 m above sea level (42.97783° N, 5.77360° W). From there it runs 1.62 km up to the top station at 1,845 m.

Capacity
2,000 people per hour
Per cabin
10 people
Ride time
about 4 min

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.