Hartbeespoort Aerial Cableway, Aerial cableway in Madibeng Municipality, South Africa
The Hartbeespoort Aerial Cableway runs 758 metres up a viewpoint peak of the Magaliesberg, climbing 378 metres above the Hartbeespoort Dam, about 35 km west of Pretoria. Its 14 six-seater cabins, built by CWA, hang from galvanised cable supplied by Fatzer of Romanshorn, Switzerland, and carry up to 500 people per hour.
The first cableway, built in 1973, was a top attraction and a launch point for paragliders and hang gliders until it closed in 2005. Zargodox bought the disused line and, with Swiss firm Rowema AG, installed 14 six-seater cabins and new galvanised cabling. It reopened on 14 August 2010, inaugurated by tourism minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk.
The cable cars reach the mountaintop where visitors find restaurants serving local South African food made with ingredients from nearby farming communities.
The cableway runs 758 metres and climbs 378 metres to a viewpoint in the Magaliesberg, carrying up to 500 people per hour in 14 six-seater cabins. It operates seven days a week; the site lies about 1 km north of Hartbeespoort town and roughly 35 km west of Pretoria. Wear sturdy shoes for the paths at the top.
The 1973 cableway became a popular launch site for paragliders and hang gliders, and the rebuilt summit station still has a take-off point for paragliders above the Hartbeespoort Dam. The German source gives a height difference of 378 metres for the line, not 354.
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