Cable car · Wolfenschiessen, Switzerland
Luftseilbahn Geissmattli-Bielen
Luftseilbahn Geissmattli-Bielen is a cable car near Wolfenschiessen, Switzerland. It climbs 559 m over 778 m, from 551 m to 1,109 m above sea level. Between its 3 pylons, the cable runs up to about 60 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
70/100 · Scary
By the numbers, Luftseilbahn Geissmattli-Bielen is scarier than 70% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 231 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 60 m, as high as a 20-storey building, 110 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 435 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 39°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 100 m of the 778 m ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Luftseilbahn Geissmattli-Bielen is near Wolfenschiessen, Switzerland, at 551 m above sea level (46.87871° N, 8.37506° E). From there it runs 778 m up to the top station at 1,109 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 4 people
Nearby lines
- Luftseilbahn Nechimatt-Diegisbalm cable car · 1.7 km away · rises 472 m
- Luftseilbahn Diegisbalm-Oberalp cable car · 1.7 km away · rises 403 m
- Luftseilbahn Grafenort-Brunniswald cable car · 1.9 km away · rises 729 m
- Luftseilbahn Mettlen-Flüemattli cable car · 2.2 km away · rises 279 m
- Luftseilbahn Mettlen-Rugisbalm cable car · 2.9 km away · rises 266 m
- Luftseilbahn Eggwald-Gummenalp cable car · 3.0 km away · rises 362 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.