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Gondola · Sesto, Italy

Rotwand - Croda Rossa

Rotwand - Croda Rossa is a gondola near Sesto, Italy. It climbs 566 m over 1.90 km, from 1,358 m to 1,924 m above sea level. Between its 17 pylons, the cable runs up to about 42 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

37/100 · Gentle

By the numbers, Rotwand - Croda Rossa is scarier than 37% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 174 of 301 in Italy.

  • Highest above the ground: about 42 m, as high as a 14-storey building, 1.67 km after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 204 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 32°.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Rotwand - Croda Rossa is near Sesto, Italy, at 1,358 m above sea level (46.68135° N, 12.36489° E). From there it runs 1.90 km up to the top station at 1,924 m.

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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.