Gondola · Cauterets, France
Gondola Lys, Cauterets
Lys is a gondola near Cauterets, France. It climbs 913 m over 3.60 km, from 925 m to 1,838 m above sea level. Between its 18 pylons, the cable runs up to about 68 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
77/100 · Scary
By the numbers, Lys is scarier than 77% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 49 of 226 in France.
- Highest above the ground: about 68 m, as high as a 23-storey building, 2.82 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 570 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 38°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 542 m of the 3.60 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Lys is near Cauterets, France, at 925 m above sea level (42.89124° N, 0.11289° W). From there it runs 3.60 km up to the top station at 1,838 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 2,200 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 8 people
Nearby lines
- Puntas gondola · 3.9 km away · rises 59 m
- Cotch gondola · 17.6 km away · rises 249 m
- Bézou gondola · 18.1 km away · rises 248 m
- Gondola Ley, Laruns gondola · 18.3 km away · rises 167 m
- Ponts de Camps cable car · 20.5 km away · rises 716 m
- Sagette gondola · 21.3 km away · rises 662 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: RGE ALTI © IGN. Data as of 2026-10-31.