Cable car · Katoomba, Australia
Scenic Skyway
Scenic Skyway is a cable car near Katoomba, Australia. It climbs 11 m over 393 m, from 942 m to 952 m above sea level. With no pylon on the way, the cable runs up to about 142 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
75/100 · Scary
By the numbers, Scenic Skyway is scarier than 75% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 2 of 5 in Australia.
- Highest above the ground: about 142 m, higher than the Great Pyramid of Giza (139 m), 182 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 393 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 2°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 182 m of the 393 m ride.
Where does it start?
Scenic Skyway runs 393 m between two stations near Katoomba, Australia: the east station at 942 m above sea level (33.72821° S, 150.30542° E) and the west station at 952 m (33.72889° S, 150.30125° E).
Directions to the east station ↗ Directions to the west station ↗
Nearby lines
- Scenic Railway funicular · 0.3 km away · rises 206 m
- Scenic Cableway cable car · 0.5 km away · rises 197 m
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.