Cable car · Vuadens, Switzerland
Francey-Le Moléson
Francey-Le Moléson is a cable car near Vuadens, Switzerland. It climbs 461 m over 1.02 km, from 1,513 m to 1,974 m above sea level. Between its 1 pylon, the cable runs up to about 145 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
90/100 · Very scary
By the numbers, Francey-Le Moléson is scarier than 90% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 96 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 145 m, higher than the Great Pyramid of Giza (139 m), 308 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 853 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 26°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 754 m of the 1.02 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Francey-Le Moléson is near Vuadens, Switzerland, at 1,513 m above sea level (46.55564° N, 7.02376° E). From there it runs 1.02 km up to the top station at 1,974 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 765 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 60 people
- Ride time
- about 4 min
Nearby lines
- Moléson Village-Plan Francey funicular · 1.1 km away · rises 404 m
- TéléCharmey gondola · 15.0 km away · rises 736 m
- La Videmanette gondola · 16.7 km away · rises 1,186 m
- Les Gouilles - La Videmanette gondola · 17.5 km away · rises 150 m
- Gstaad-Eggli gondola · 21.6 km away · rises 516 m
- SHMS Skytrain funicular · 22.9 km away · rises 28 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.