Gondola · Beaufort, France
Le Bois
Le Bois is a gondola near Beaufort, France. It climbs 522 m over 1.87 km, from 1,212 m to 1,734 m above sea level. Between its 14 pylons, the cable runs up to about 55 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
60/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Le Bois is scarier than 60% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 82 of 226 in France.
- Highest above the ground: about 55 m, as high as a 18-storey building, 507 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 227 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 37°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 101 m of the 1.87 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Le Bois is near Beaufort, France, at 1,212 m above sea level (45.67097° N, 6.54155° E). From there it runs 1.87 km up to the top station at 1,734 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 10 people
Nearby lines
- Rosières gondola · 9.0 km away · rises 438 m
- Téléphérique EDF cable car · 13.3 km away · rises 353 m
- Ruelle gondola · 13.9 km away · rises 374 m
- Télétraineau (installé en hiver) cable car · 15.8 km away · rises 15 m
- Montalbert gondola · 17.4 km away · rises 618 m
- Signal gondola · 18.3 km away · rises 390 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: RGE ALTI © IGN. Data as of 2026-10-31.