Cable car · Burglen, Switzerland
Luftseilbahn Chipfen-Tristel
Luftseilbahn Chipfen-Tristel is a cable car near Burglen, Switzerland. It climbs 364 m over 1.05 km, from 1,192 m to 1,556 m above sea level. Between its 4 pylons, the cable runs up to about 56 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
60/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Luftseilbahn Chipfen-Tristel is scarier than 60% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 285 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 56 m, as high as a 19-storey building, 358 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 452 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 22°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 89 m of the 1.05 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Luftseilbahn Chipfen-Tristel is near Burglen, Switzerland, at 1,192 m above sea level (46.87608° N, 8.73805° E). From there it runs 1.05 km up to the top station at 1,556 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 4 people
Nearby lines
- Luftseilbahn Spiringen-Chipfen cable car · 0.8 km away · rises 226 m
- Luftseilbahn Spiringen-Ratzi cable car · 0.9 km away · rises 563 m
- Spiringen-Sulzbach cable car · 1.7 km away · rises 205 m
- Luftseilbahn Witerschwanden-Acherberg cable car · 2.5 km away · rises 370 m
- Luftseilbahn Acherberg-Kessel cable car · 2.9 km away · rises 297 m
- Luftseilbahn Riedlig-Kinzig cable car · 3.4 km away · rises 368 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.