Gondola · Kangding, China
跑马山索道
跑马山索道 is a gondola near Kangding, China. It climbs 252 m over 726 m, from 2,570 m to 2,822 m above sea level. Between its 5 pylons, the cable runs up to about 45 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
34/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, 跑马山索道 is scarier than 34% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 221 of 374 in China.
- Highest above the ground: about 45 m, as high as a 15-storey building, 307 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 267 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 22°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of 跑马山索道 is near Kangding, China, at 2,570 m above sea level (30.04499° N, 101.95931° E). From there it runs 726 m up to the top station at 2,822 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
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.