Cable car · Leukerbad, Switzerland
Gemmibahn
Gemmibahn is a cable car near Leukerbad, Switzerland. It climbs 921 m over 1.74 km, from 1,424 m to 2,344 m above sea level. Between its 2 pylons, the cable runs up to about 349 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
99/100 · Among the scariest
By the numbers, Gemmibahn is scarier than 99% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 4 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 349 m, higher than the Eiffel Tower (330 m), 1.02 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 1.25 km.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 28°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 1.52 km of the 1.74 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Gemmibahn is near Leukerbad, Switzerland, at 1,424 m above sea level (46.38362° N, 7.62540° E). From there it runs 1.74 km up to the top station at 2,344 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 35 people
Nearby lines
- Daubensee - Gemmipass cable car · 1.2 km away · rises 126 m
- Leukerbad - Rinderhütte cable car · 2.6 km away · rises 927 m
- Torrentalp - Rinderhütte gondola · 3.3 km away · rises 377 m
- Flaschen - Torrentalp gondola · 3.4 km away · rises 381 m
- Globi Luftseilbahn cable car · 8.2 km away · rises 559 m
- Unter dem Birg-Engstligenalp cable car · 8.2 km away · rises 562 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.