Cable car · Stryn, Norway
Loen Skylift
Loen Skylift is a cable car near Stryn, Norway. It climbs 972 m over 1.14 km, from 26 m to 998 m above sea level. Between its 3 pylons, the cable runs up to about 227 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
98/100 · Among the scariest
By the numbers, Loen Skylift is scarier than 98% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 1 of 12 in Norway.
- Highest above the ground: about 227 m, higher than the Great Pyramid of Giza (139 m), 724 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 1.09 km.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 40°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 995 m of the 1.14 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Loen Skylift is near Stryn, Norway, at 26 m above sea level (61.87515° N, 6.83935° E). From there it runs 1.14 km up to the top station at 998 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
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.