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Cable car · Tofino, Canada

Highline

Highline is a cable car near Tofino, Canada. It climbs 12 m over 151 m, from 0 m to 12 m above sea level. Between its 2 pylons, the cable runs up to about 37 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

5/100 · Gentle

By the numbers, Highline is scarier than 5% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 29 of 37 in Canada.

  • Highest above the ground: about 37 m, as high as a 12-storey building, 91 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 151 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 5°.

How the score works · The scariest lines in the world

Where does it start?

Highline runs 151 m between two stations near Tofino, Canada: the west station at 0 m above sea level (49.11008° N, 125.92590° W) and the east station at 12 m (49.11076° N, 125.92410° W).

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.