Gondola · Kandersteg, Switzerland
Gandegg-Hockenhorngrat
Gandegg-Hockenhorngrat is a gondola near Kandersteg, Switzerland. It climbs 370 m over 902 m, from 2,716 m to 3,086 m above sea level. Between its 5 pylons, the cable runs up to about 77 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
70/100 · Scary
By the numbers, Gandegg-Hockenhorngrat is scarier than 70% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 228 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 77 m, as high as a 26-storey building, 509 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 327 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 27°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 208 m of the 902 m ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Gandegg-Hockenhorngrat is near Kandersteg, Switzerland, at 2,716 m above sea level (46.42579° N, 7.75812° E). From there it runs 902 m up to the top station at 3,086 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Construction
- 2003
- Capacity
- 1,200 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 15 people
- Ride time
- about 4 min
Nearby lines
- Luftseilbahn Wiler-Lauchernalp cable car · 3.0 km away · rises 566 m
- Luftseilbahn Kandersteg-Sunnbüel cable car · 8.5 km away · rises 732 m
- Gondelbahn Oeschinensee gondola · 9.3 km away · rises 483 m
- Luftseilbahn Kandersteg-Allmenalp cable car · 10.2 km away · rises 544 m
- Leukerbad - Rinderhütte cable car · 10.8 km away · rises 927 m
- Gemmibahn cable car · 10.9 km away · rises 921 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.