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Gondola · Krasnaya Polyana, Russia

Красная Поляна

Красная Поляна is a gondola near Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. It climbs 430 m over 1.68 km, from 522 m to 952 m above sea level. Between its 12 pylons, the cable runs up to about 56 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

56/100 · Moderate

By the numbers, Красная Поляна is scarier than 56% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 17 of 56 in Russia.

  • Highest above the ground: about 56 m, as high as a 19-storey building, 230 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 279 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 24°.
  • More than 50 m above the ground for 88 m of the 1.68 km ride.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Красная Поляна is near Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, at 522 m above sea level (43.68321° N, 40.26691° E). From there it runs 1.68 km up to the top station at 952 m.

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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.