Cable car · Zermatt, Switzerland
Furi - Trockener Steg
Furi - Trockener Steg is a cable car near Zermatt, Switzerland. It climbs 1,061 m over 3.34 km, from 1,862 m to 2,923 m above sea level. Between its 4 pylons, the cable runs up to about 282 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
98/100 · Among the scariest
By the numbers, Furi - Trockener Steg is scarier than 98% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 11 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 282 m, higher than the Great Pyramid of Giza (139 m), 1.52 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 1.33 km.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 22°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 2.17 km of the 3.34 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Furi - Trockener Steg is near Zermatt, Switzerland, at 1,862 m above sea level (46.00122° N, 7.73205° E). From there it runs 3.34 km up to the top station at 2,923 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 800 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 125 people
- Ride time
- about 8 min
Nearby lines
- Matterhorn Express, Zermatt, 2,436–2,928 m gondola · 1.1 km away · rises 492 m
- Matterhorn Express, Zermatt, 1,860–2,587 m gondola · 1.3 km away · rises 728 m
- Matterhorn Express, Zermatt, 2,436–2,587 m gondola · 1.4 km away · rises 151 m
- Riffelberg-Express gondola · 1.8 km away · rises 715 m
- Zermatt - Furi cable car · 2.5 km away · rises 225 m
- Matterhorn Express, Zermatt, 1,634–1,860 m gondola · 2.6 km away · rises 226 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.