Gondola · Sachseln, Switzerland
Stöckalp - Melchsee-Frutt
Stöckalp - Melchsee-Frutt is a gondola near Sachseln, Switzerland. It climbs 854 m over 2.97 km, from 1,077 m to 1,931 m above sea level. Between its 18 pylons, the cable runs up to about 75 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
76/100 · Scary
By the numbers, Stöckalp - Melchsee-Frutt is scarier than 76% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 202 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 75 m, as high as a 25-storey building, 489 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 299 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 44°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 258 m of the 2.97 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Stöckalp - Melchsee-Frutt is near Sachseln, Switzerland, at 1,077 m above sea level (46.80192° N, 8.27902° E). From there it runs 2.97 km up to the top station at 1,931 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Operator
- SMF-lsm
- Capacity
- 1,325 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 15 people
Nearby lines
- Distelboden - Bonistock cable car · 1.8 km away · rises 257 m
- Gondelbahn Mägisalp-Planplatten (Eagle-Express) gondola · 5.4 km away · rises 528 m
- Gondelbahn Bidmi-Mägisalp gondola · 5.8 km away · rises 279 m
- Gondelbahn Wasserwendi-Lischen-Käserstatt gondola · 6.6 km away · rises 665 m
- Gondelbahn Reuti-Bidmi gondola · 7.2 km away · rises 364 m
- Tällibahn (Pendelbahn Fuhren - Birchlaui) cable car · 7.4 km away · rises 543 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: swissALTI3D © swisstopo, 2 m. Data as of 2026-10-31.