Gondola · Huez, France
Poutran 1
Poutran 1 is a gondola near Huez, France. It climbs 525 m over 1.47 km, from 1,352 m to 1,876 m above sea level. With no pylon on the way, the cable runs up to about 28 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
38/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, Poutran 1 is scarier than 38% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 134 of 226 in France.
- Highest above the ground: about 28 m, as high as a 9-storey building, 1.06 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 1.47 km.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 20°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Poutran 1 is near Huez, France, at 1,352 m above sea level (45.12744° N, 6.07139° E). From there it runs 1.47 km up to the top station at 1,876 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 2,000 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 12 people
- Ride time
- about 8 min
Nearby lines
- Poutran gondola · 0.7 km away · rises 3 m
- TC Alpette gondola · 1.6 km away · rises 677 m
- Eau d'Olle Express gondola · 1.7 km away · rises 651 m
- Pic Blanc 2 gondola · 1.8 km away · rises 504 m
- Pic Blanc 1 gondola · 2.1 km away · rises 238 m
- Rif Nel 2 gondola · 2.2 km away · rises 172 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: RGE ALTI © IGN. Data as of 2026-10-31.