Gondola · Samoens, France
Morillon
Morillon is a gondola near Samoens, France. It climbs 389 m over 1.88 km, from 687 m to 1,076 m above sea level. Between its 18 pylons, the cable runs up to about 33 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
6/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, Morillon is scarier than 6% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 213 of 226 in France.
- Highest above the ground: about 33 m, as high as a 11-storey building, 1.18 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 141 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 16°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Morillon is near Samoens, France, at 687 m above sea level (46.08139° N, 6.68058° E). From there it runs 1.88 km up to the top station at 1,076 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 1,200 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 10 people
- Ride time
- about 7 min
Nearby lines
- Vercland gondola · 2.1 km away · rises 797 m
- Grand Massif Express gondola · 2.8 km away · rises 890 m
- Kédeuze gondola · 5.5 km away · rises 592 m
- Télébenne de Flaine Supérieur gondola · 7.7 km away · rises 88 m
- Aup de Véran gondola · 8.8 km away · rises 617 m
- Chavannes gondola · 8.9 km away · rises 311 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: RGE ALTI © IGN. Data as of 2026-10-31.