Gondola · Grindelwald, Switzerland
Männlichenbahn, Grindelwald
Männlichenbahn is a gondola near Grindelwald, Switzerland. It climbs 682 m over 3.03 km, from 937 m to 1,619 m above sea level. Between its 18 pylons, the cable runs up to about 69 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
60/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Männlichenbahn is scarier than 60% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 281 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 69 m, as high as a 23-storey building, 978 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 276 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 20°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 110 m of the 3.03 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Männlichenbahn is near Grindelwald, Switzerland, at 937 m above sea level (46.62470° N, 8.01855° E). From there it runs 3.03 km up to the top station at 1,619 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Opened
- 2019-12-14
- Capacity
- 1,800 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 10 people
- Ride time
- about 9 min
Nearby lines
- Männlichenbahn, Lauterbrunnen gondola · 3.0 km away · rises 598 m
- Firstbahn, Grindelwald, 1,061–1,562 m gondola · 3.8 km away · rises 501 m
- Pfingsteggbahn cable car · 4.1 km away · rises 362 m
- Wengen LWM cable car · 5.3 km away · rises 948 m
- Firstbahn, Grindelwald, 1,562–1,953 m gondola · 5.6 km away · rises 390 m
- Firstbahn, Grindelwald, 1,953–2,166 m gondola · 6.1 km away · rises 214 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.