Cable car · Beckenried, Switzerland
Luftseilbahn Beckenried-Klewenalp
Luftseilbahn Beckenried-Klewenalp is a cable car near Beckenried, Switzerland. It climbs 1,140 m over 2.86 km, from 451 m to 1,591 m above sea level. Between its 4 pylons, the cable runs up to about 160 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
92/100 · Very scary
By the numbers, Luftseilbahn Beckenried-Klewenalp is scarier than 92% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 74 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 160 m, higher than the Great Pyramid of Giza (139 m), 2.30 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 919 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 24°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 1.85 km of the 2.86 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Luftseilbahn Beckenried-Klewenalp is near Beckenried, Switzerland, at 451 m above sea level (46.96622° N, 8.47321° E). From there it runs 2.86 km up to the top station at 1,591 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Operator
- BBE
- Per cabin
- 80 people
Nearby lines
- Luftseilbahn Waldi-Chalthütte cable car · 2.6 km away · rises 450 m
- Emmetten-Stockhütte gondola · 2.8 km away · rises 518 m
- Luftseilbahn Emmetten-Eggeli cable car · 3.0 km away · rises 306 m
- Luftseilbahn Niederrickenbach-Musenalp cable car · 3.9 km away · rises 589 m
- Luftseilbahn Emmetten-Niederbauen cable car · 4.1 km away · rises 798 m
- Luftseilbahn Dallenwil-Niederrickenbach cable car · 5.3 km away · rises 649 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.