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Gondola · Toudao, China

E索

E索 is a gondola near Toudao, China. It climbs 415 m over 1.71 km, from 543 m to 958 m above sea level. Between its 12 pylons, the cable runs up to about 36 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

14/100 · Gentle

By the numbers, E索 is scarier than 14% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 311 of 374 in China.

  • Highest above the ground: about 36 m, as high as a 12-storey building, 304 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 220 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 20°.

How the score works · The scariest lines in the world

Where does it start?

The bottom station of E索 is near Toudao, China, at 543 m above sea level (41.64240° N, 125.93621° E). From there it runs 1.71 km up to the top station at 958 m.

Nearby lines

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.