Cable car · Erlenbach im Simmental, Switzerland
Stockhornbahn, Erlenbach im Simmental, 724–1,638 m
Stockhornbahn is a cable car near Erlenbach im Simmental, Switzerland. It climbs 914 m over 2.61 km, from 724 m to 1,638 m above sea level. Between its 8 pylons, the cable runs up to about 105 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
83/100 · Scary
By the numbers, Stockhornbahn is scarier than 83% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 148 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 105 m, higher than the Statue of Liberty (93 m), 2.24 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 704 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 25°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 963 m of the 2.61 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Stockhornbahn is near Erlenbach im Simmental, Switzerland, at 724 m above sea level (46.66021° N, 7.54537° E). From there it runs 2.61 km up to the top station at 1,638 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 52 people
Nearby lines
- Stockhornbahn, Erlenbach im Simmental, 1,640–2,143 m cable car · 1.9 km away · rises 503 m
- Elsigbach-Elsigenalp cable car · 17.1 km away · rises 474 m
- Luftseilbahn Beatenberg-Niederhorn gondola · 17.6 km away · rises 810 m
- Adelboden-Tschentenalp cable car · 19.6 km away · rises 572 m
- Zweisimmen - Eggweid gondola · 20.0 km away · rises 508 m
- Adelboden-Oey cable car · 20.3 km away · rises 86 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.