Gondola · Samoens, France
Vercland
Vercland is a gondola near Samoens, France. It climbs 797 m over 2.06 km, from 828 m to 1,626 m above sea level. Between its 13 pylons, the cable runs up to about 43 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
41/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Vercland is scarier than 41% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 125 of 226 in France.
- Highest above the ground: about 43 m, as high as a 14-storey building, 1.91 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 301 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 29°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Vercland is near Samoens, France, at 828 m above sea level (46.07208° N, 6.70055° E). From there it runs 2.06 km up to the top station at 1,626 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Construction
- 2020
- Capacity
- 3,000 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 10 people
- Ride time
- about 7 min
Nearby lines
- Grand Massif Express gondola · 1.0 km away · rises 890 m
- Morillon gondola · 2.1 km away · rises 389 m
- Kédeuze gondola · 5.3 km away · rises 592 m
- Télébenne de Flaine Supérieur gondola · 6.4 km away · rises 88 m
- Aup de Véran gondola · 7.5 km away · rises 617 m
- Grandes Platières gondola · 7.6 km away · rises 870 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: RGE ALTI © IGN. Data as of 2026-10-31.