Gondola · Meribel, France
Olympe 3
Olympe 3 is a gondola near Meribel, France. It climbs 122 m over 1.55 km, from 1,314 m to 1,436 m above sea level. Between its 12 pylons, the cable runs up to about 46 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
20/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, Olympe 3 is scarier than 20% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 173 of 226 in France.
- Highest above the ground: about 46 m, as high as a 15-storey building, 596 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 206 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 12°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Olympe 3 is near Meribel, France, at 1,314 m above sea level (45.40807° N, 6.56088° E). From there it runs 1.55 km up to the top station at 1,436 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 6 people
- Ride time
- about 7 min
Nearby lines
- Rhodos 1 gondola · 1.1 km away · rises 258 m
- Rhodos 2 gondola · 1.5 km away · rises 207 m
- Saulire Express 1 gondola · 1.6 km away · rises 636 m
- Tougnète 1 gondola · 1.9 km away · rises 473 m
- Olympe 2 gondola · 1.9 km away · rises 203 m
- Chalets gondola · 3.1 km away · rises 105 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: RGE ALTI © IGN. Data as of 2026-10-31.