Cable car · Evolene, Switzerland
Grimentz - La Vouarda
Grimentz - La Vouarda is a cable car near Evolene, Switzerland. It climbs 1,099 m over 3.29 km, from 1,588 m to 2,687 m above sea level. Between its 3 pylons, the cable runs up to about 193 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
96/100 · Very scary
By the numbers, Grimentz - La Vouarda is scarier than 96% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 37 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 193 m, higher than the Great Pyramid of Giza (139 m), 408 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 1.41 km.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 30°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 2.57 km of the 3.29 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Grimentz - La Vouarda is near Evolene, Switzerland, at 1,588 m above sea level (46.17629° N, 7.57395° E). From there it runs 3.29 km up to the top station at 2,687 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 825 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 125 people
- Ride time
- about 7 min
Nearby lines
- Sorebois - Espace Weisshorn gondola · 2.1 km away · rises 251 m
- Grimentz - Bendolla gondola · 2.3 km away · rises 531 m
- Zinal - Sorebois gondola · 3.3 km away · rises 771 m
- Funiculaire St-Luc - Tignousa funicular · 7.0 km away · rises 499 m
- Télécabine Vercorin - Crêt-du-Midi, Chalais, 1,862–2,317 m gondola · 9.0 km away · rises 455 m
- Télécabine Vercorin - Crêt-du-Midi, Chalais, 1,312–1,862 m gondola · 10.1 km away · rises 550 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.