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Cable car · Sargans, Switzerland

Ragnatsch-Hinterspina

Ragnatsch-Hinterspina is a cable car near Sargans, Switzerland. It climbs 755 m over 1.01 km, from 489 m to 1,244 m above sea level. Between its 4 pylons, the cable runs up to about 118 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

89/100 · Scary

By the numbers, Ragnatsch-Hinterspina is scarier than 89% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 109 of 402 in Switzerland.

  • Highest above the ground: about 118 m, higher than the Statue of Liberty (93 m), 467 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 691 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 40°.
  • More than 50 m above the ground for 527 m of the 1.01 km ride.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Ragnatsch-Hinterspina is near Sargans, Switzerland, at 489 m above sea level (47.06967° N, 9.40059° E). From there it runs 1.01 km up to the top station at 1,244 m.

Per cabin
4 people

Nearby lines

Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: swissALTI3D © swisstopo, 2 m. Data as of 2026-10-31.