Gondola · Campulung Moldovenesc, Romania
Rarău 1
Rarău 1 is a gondola near Campulung Moldovenesc, Romania. It climbs 448 m over 2.45 km, from 773 m to 1,221 m above sea level. Between its 9 pylons, the cable runs up to about 66 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
65/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Rarău 1 is scarier than 65% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 9 of 19 in Romania.
- Highest above the ground: about 66 m, as high as a 22-storey building, 592 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 468 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 19°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 242 m of the 2.45 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Rarău 1 is near Campulung Moldovenesc, Romania, at 773 m above sea level (47.48619° N, 25.56094° E). From there it runs 2.45 km up to the top station at 1,221 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 1,008 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 8 people
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.