Cable car · Engelberg, Switzerland
Luftseilbahn Gerschnialp-Trübsee
Luftseilbahn Gerschnialp-Trübsee is a cable car near Engelberg, Switzerland. It climbs 537 m over 2.12 km, from 1,259 m to 1,796 m above sea level. Between its 2 pylons, the cable runs up to about 258 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
98/100 · Among the scariest
By the numbers, Luftseilbahn Gerschnialp-Trübsee is scarier than 98% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 18 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 258 m, higher than the Great Pyramid of Giza (139 m), 1.25 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 1.85 km.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 22°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 1.76 km of the 2.12 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Luftseilbahn Gerschnialp-Trübsee is near Engelberg, Switzerland, at 1,259 m above sea level (46.81266° N, 8.39311° E). From there it runs 2.12 km up to the top station at 1,796 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Operator
- BET
- Per cabin
- 77 people
Nearby lines
- TITLIS Xpress (Engelberg-Trübsee-Stand) gondola · 0.2 km away · rises 798 m
- Gondelbahn Trübsee-Stand (TITLIS-Xpress), Engelberg, 1,791–1,796 m gondola · 1.1 km away · rises 4 m
- Ski-Schanze Engelberg cable car · 1.4 km away · rises 131 m
- Älplerseil (Luftseilbahn Untertrübsee-Trübsee) cable car · 1.7 km away · rises 446 m
- Luftseilbahn Trübsee-Stand cable car · 1.9 km away · rises 622 m
- Gondelbahn Trübsee-Stand (TITLIS-Xpress), Engelberg, 1,791–2,412 m gondola · 1.9 km away · rises 621 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.