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Gondola · Bor, Russia

Нижегородская канатная дорога

Нижегородская канатная дорога is a gondola near Bor, Russia. It climbs 65 m over 3.63 km, from 73 m to 138 m above sea level. Between its 12 pylons, the cable runs up to about 48 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

49/100 · Moderate

By the numbers, Нижегородская канатная дорога is scarier than 49% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 24 of 56 in Russia.

  • Highest above the ground: about 48 m, as high as a 16-storey building, 3.48 km after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 875 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 13°.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Нижегородская канатная дорога is near Bor, Russia, at 73 m above sea level (56.35430° N, 44.06132° E). From there it runs 3.63 km up to the top station at 138 m.

Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗

Operator
ОАО «Нижегородские канатные дороги»
Capacity
1,000 people per hour
Per cabin
8 people
Ride time
about 12 min

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Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: Copernicus GLO-30, 30 m. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. Data as of 2026-10-31.