Gondola · Villard-de-Lans, France
Pré des Preys
Pré des Preys is a gondola near Villard-de-Lans, France. It climbs 366 m over 1.13 km, from 1,152 m to 1,518 m above sea level. Between its 13 pylons, the cable runs up to about 33 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
8/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, Pré des Preys is scarier than 8% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 209 of 226 in France.
- Highest above the ground: about 33 m, as high as a 11-storey building, 861 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 121 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 25°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Pré des Preys is near Villard-de-Lans, France, at 1,152 m above sea level (45.04479° N, 5.55971° E). From there it runs 1.13 km up to the top station at 1,518 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Opened
- 1981
- Capacity
- 1,200 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 6 people
- Ride time
- about 5 min
Nearby lines
- Côte 2000 gondola · 0.6 km away · rises 563 m
- Bastille cable car · 21.2 km away · rises 260 m
- La Croix gondola · 27.2 km away · rises 583 m
- Ascenseur Villard funicular · 37.4 km away · rises 63 m
- Huez Express, 1,482–1,593 m gondola · 38.9 km away · rises 111 m
- Huez Express, 1,599–1,782 m gondola · 39.4 km away · rises 182 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: RGE ALTI © IGN. Data as of 2026-10-31.