Gondola · Lupeni, Romania
Telegondola Straja
Telegondola Straja is a gondola near Lupeni, Romania. It climbs 594 m over 2.45 km, from 755 m to 1,348 m above sea level. Between its 12 pylons, the cable runs up to about 50 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
48/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Telegondola Straja is scarier than 48% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 14 of 19 in Romania.
- Highest above the ground: about 50 m, as high as a 17-storey building, 547 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 366 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 25°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Telegondola Straja is near Lupeni, Romania, at 755 m above sea level (45.33863° N, 23.21687° E). From there it runs 2.45 km up to the top station at 1,348 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 8 people
Nearby lines
- Gondola near Jiu-Paroseni gondola · 5.1 km away · rises 527 m
- Telegondola Transalpina (tronson 2, 75m dif. nivel) gondola · 37.5 km away · rises 90 m
- Telegondola Transalpina (tronson 1, 530m dif. nivel) gondola · 38.0 km away · rises 529 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.