Cable car · Brienz, Switzerland
Luftseilbahn Sörenberg-Brienzer Rothorn
Luftseilbahn Sörenberg-Brienzer Rothorn is a cable car near Brienz, Switzerland. It climbs 1,040 m over 2.53 km, from 1,243 m to 2,283 m above sea level. Between its 3 pylons, the cable runs up to about 224 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
97/100 · Very scary
By the numbers, Luftseilbahn Sörenberg-Brienzer Rothorn is scarier than 97% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 32 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 224 m, higher than the Great Pyramid of Giza (139 m), 1.37 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 1.40 km.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 28°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 2.07 km of the 2.53 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Luftseilbahn Sörenberg-Brienzer Rothorn is near Brienz, Switzerland, at 1,243 m above sea level (46.80762° N, 8.05964° E). From there it runs 2.53 km up to the top station at 2,283 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Operator
- Bergbahnen Sörenberg AG
- Per cabin
- 80 people
Nearby lines
- Gondelbahn Rossweid gondola · 2.5 km away · rises 300 m
- Luftseilbahn Lungern-Turren cable car · 6.7 km away · rises 827 m
- Bärfallen - Rick cable car · 11.7 km away · rises 215 m
- Gondelbahn Marbach-Marbachegg gondola · 12.5 km away · rises 588 m
- Gondelbahn Wasserwendi-Lischen-Käserstatt gondola · 12.9 km away · rises 665 m
- Luftseilbahn Meiringen-Reuti cable car · 13.5 km away · rises 435 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.