Cable car · Burglen, Switzerland
Luftseilbahn Riedlig-Kinzig
Luftseilbahn Riedlig-Kinzig is a cable car near Burglen, Switzerland. It climbs 368 m over 1.33 km, from 1,256 m to 1,624 m above sea level. Between its 2 pylons, the cable runs up to about 184 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
93/100 · Very scary
By the numbers, Luftseilbahn Riedlig-Kinzig is scarier than 93% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 62 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 184 m, higher than the Great Pyramid of Giza (139 m), 599 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 1.10 km.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 20°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 979 m of the 1.33 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Luftseilbahn Riedlig-Kinzig is near Burglen, Switzerland, at 1,256 m above sea level (46.88889° N, 8.69408° E). From there it runs 1.33 km up to the top station at 1,624 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Operator
- BKAG
- Per cabin
- 8 people
Nearby lines
- Luftseilbahn Acherberg-Kessel cable car · 0.6 km away · rises 297 m
- Luftseilbahn Eierschwand-Ruogig cable car · 1.4 km away · rises 721 m
- Luftseilbahn Witerschwanden-Acherberg cable car · 1.4 km away · rises 370 m
- Luftseilbahn Brügg-Riedlig cable car · 1.5 km away · rises 601 m
- Luftseilbahn Brügg-Eierschwand cable car · 2.0 km away · rises 359 m
- Luftseilbahn Spiringen-Ratzi cable car · 2.7 km away · rises 563 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.