Cable car · Muotathal, Switzerland
Luftseilbahn Äsch-Oberalp
Luftseilbahn Äsch-Oberalp is a cable car near Muotathal, Switzerland. It climbs 614 m over 1.09 km, from 1,232 m to 1,846 m above sea level. Between its 2 pylons, the cable runs up to about 64 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
74/100 · Scary
By the numbers, Luftseilbahn Äsch-Oberalp is scarier than 74% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 211 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 64 m, as high as a 21-storey building, 903 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 587 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 36°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 159 m of the 1.09 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Luftseilbahn Äsch-Oberalp is near Muotathal, Switzerland, at 1,232 m above sea level (46.86514° N, 8.81483° E). From there it runs 1.09 km up to the top station at 1,846 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 2 people
Nearby lines
- Luftseilbahn Ribi-Wannelen cable car · 2.3 km away · rises 573 m
- Seilbahn Brunnital-Sittlisalp cable car · 4.1 km away · rises 514 m
- Luftseilbahn Chipfen-Tristel cable car · 5.9 km away · rises 364 m
- Luftseilbahn Spiringen-Chipfen cable car · 6.2 km away · rises 226 m
- Luftseilbahn Spiringen-Ratzi cable car · 6.7 km away · rises 563 m
- Spiringen-Sulzbach cable car · 6.8 km away · rises 205 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: swissALTI3D © swisstopo, 2 m. Data as of 2026-10-31.