Cable car · Tarascon-sur-Ariege, France
Pradières
Pradières is a cable car near Tarascon-sur-Ariege, France. It climbs 469 m over 2.35 km, from 1,186 m to 1,654 m above sea level. Between its 7 pylons, the cable runs up to about 123 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
86/100 · Scary
By the numbers, Pradières is scarier than 86% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 25 of 226 in France.
- Highest above the ground: about 123 m, higher than the Statue of Liberty (93 m), 357 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 615 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 27°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 840 m of the 2.35 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Pradières is near Tarascon-sur-Ariege, France, at 1,186 m above sea level (42.71390° N, 1.49032° E). From there it runs 2.35 km up to the top station at 1,654 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
Nearby lines
- Telecabina Tristaina gondola · 8.0 km away · rises 291 m
- els Orriols gondola · 14.6 km away · rises 440 m
- Arinsal-Pal cable car · 16.9 km away · rises 438 m
- Telecabina La Massana gondola · 18.0 km away · rises 668 m
- TC8 Canillo gondola · 18.4 km away · rises 514 m
- TC10 Tarter gondola · 19.0 km away · rises 413 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: RGE ALTI © IGN. Data as of 2026-10-31.