Gondola · Schwanden, Switzerland
Gondelbahn Elm-Ämpächli
Gondelbahn Elm-Ämpächli is a gondola near Schwanden, Switzerland. It climbs 464 m over 1.06 km, from 1,016 m to 1,480 m above sea level. Between its 8 pylons, the cable runs up to about 45 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
39/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, Gondelbahn Elm-Ämpächli is scarier than 39% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 348 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 45 m, as high as a 15-storey building, 339 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 221 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 28°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Gondelbahn Elm-Ämpächli is near Schwanden, Switzerland, at 1,016 m above sea level (46.91365° N, 9.16242° E). From there it runs 1.06 km up to the top station at 1,480 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 6 people
Nearby lines
- Tschinglenbahn cable car · 2.4 km away · rises 487 m
- Luftseilbahn Matt-Weissenberge cable car · 5.0 km away · rises 403 m
- Fuorcla-Vorab gondola · 6.5 km away · rises 450 m
- Sogn Martin - La Siala gondola · 6.9 km away · rises 831 m
- Luftseilbahn Kies-Mettmen cable car · 7.1 km away · rises 558 m
- FlemXpress Segnes - Nagens Sura gondola · 8.3 km away · rises 87 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.