Cable car · Burglen, Switzerland
Luftseilbahn Chäppeliberg-Gitschen
Luftseilbahn Chäppeliberg-Gitschen is a cable car near Burglen, Switzerland. It climbs 530 m over 1.26 km, from 1,187 m to 1,718 m above sea level. Between its 4 pylons, the cable runs up to about 68 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
69/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Luftseilbahn Chäppeliberg-Gitschen is scarier than 69% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 235 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 68 m, as high as a 23-storey building, 567 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 353 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 29°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 259 m of the 1.26 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Luftseilbahn Chäppeliberg-Gitschen is near Burglen, Switzerland, at 1,187 m above sea level (46.94642° N, 8.68628° E). From there it runs 1.26 km up to the top station at 1,718 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 4 people
- Ride time
- about 7 min
Nearby lines
- Seilbahn Twärrüti-Buggialp cable car · 4.4 km away · rises 434 m
- Luftseilbahn Eierschwand-Ruogig cable car · 5.1 km away · rises 721 m
- Flüelen-Oberaxen cable car · 5.2 km away · rises 527 m
- Luftseilbahn Riedlig-Kinzig cable car · 5.5 km away · rises 368 m
- Luftseilbahn Morschach-Stoos cable car · 5.7 km away · rises 475 m
- Luftseilbahn Illgau-Ried cable car · 5.8 km away · rises 222 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.