Gondola · Xinchengzi, China
司马台长城索道
司马台长城索道 is a gondola near Xinchengzi, China. It climbs 259 m over 1.20 km, from 286 m to 546 m above sea level. Between its 7 pylons, the cable runs up to about 61 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
58/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, 司马台长城索道 is scarier than 58% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 136 of 374 in China.
- Highest above the ground: about 61 m, as high as a 20-storey building, 585 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 358 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 19°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 60 m of the 1.20 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of 司马台长城索道 is near Xinchengzi, China, at 286 m above sea level (40.65221° N, 117.27476° E). From there it runs 1.20 km up to the top station at 546 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
Nearby lines
- Gondola near Gubeikou gondola · 4.7 km away · rises 136 m
- LINE 1 gondola · 22.8 km away · rises 527 m
- Cable car near Zhenluoying cable car · 38.3 km away · rises 286 m
- Gondola near Xiwengzhuang, 121–249 m gondola · 39.8 km away · rises 128 m
- Gondola near Xiwengzhuang, 122–191 m gondola · 39.9 km away · rises 69 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.