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Gondola · Brits, South Africa

Harties Cableway

Harties Cableway is a gondola near Brits, South Africa. It climbs 350 m over 950 m, from 1,228 m to 1,577 m above sea level. Between its 8 pylons, the cable runs up to about 45 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

45/100 · Moderate

By the numbers, Harties Cableway is scarier than 45% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site.

  • Highest above the ground: about 45 m, as high as a 15-storey building, 746 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 273 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 31°.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Harties Cableway is near Brits, South Africa, at 1,228 m above sea level (25.71996° S, 27.88471° E). From there it runs 950 m up to the top station at 1,577 m.

Nearby lines

Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: Copernicus GLO-30, 30 m. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. Data as of 2026-10-31.