Gondola · Les Gets, France
Grande Terche
Grande Terche is a gondola near Les Gets, France. It climbs 562 m over 1.44 km, from 945 m to 1,507 m above sea level. Between its 17 pylons, the cable runs up to about 50 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
49/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Grande Terche is scarier than 49% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 101 of 226 in France.
- Highest above the ground: about 50 m, as high as a 17-storey building, 680 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 184 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 39°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Grande Terche is near Les Gets, France, at 945 m above sea level (46.22609° N, 6.64135° E). From there it runs 1.44 km up to the top station at 1,507 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Construction
- 1988
- Per cabin
- 6 people
Nearby lines
- Mont Chéry gondola · 6.7 km away · rises 369 m
- Super-Morzine gondola · 6.8 km away · rises 486 m
- Pléney gondola · 6.9 km away · rises 512 m
- Chavannes gondola · 8.1 km away · rises 311 m
- Essert gondola · 8.1 km away · rises 431 m
- Nyon cable car · 8.8 km away · rises 393 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: RGE ALTI © IGN. Data as of 2026-10-31.