Gondola · Huez, France
Rif Nel 1
Rif Nel 1 is a gondola near Huez, France. It climbs 106 m over 674 m, from 1,811 m to 1,917 m above sea level. Between its 6 pylons, the cable runs up to about 34 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
8/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, Rif Nel 1 is scarier than 8% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 208 of 226 in France.
- Highest above the ground: about 34 m, as high as a 11-storey building, 504 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 182 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 16°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Rif Nel 1 is near Huez, France, at 1,811 m above sea level (45.09143° N, 6.07550° E). From there it runs 674 m up to the top station at 1,917 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 3,500 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 10 people
- Ride time
- about 2 min
Nearby lines
- Alpe Express, Huez, 1,806–1,822 m gondola · 0.6 km away · rises 16 m
- Télécentre gondola · 0.8 km away · rises 78 m
- Pic Blanc 1 gondola · 0.8 km away · rises 238 m
- Rif Nel 2 gondola · 0.9 km away · rises 172 m
- Alpe Express, Huez, 1,786–1,822 m gondola · 0.9 km away · rises 36 m
- Huez Express, 1,599–1,782 m gondola · 1.2 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.