Lake & Hill Trolleys
Hill Hiker® Hillside Trolley Systems
Hill Hiker, Inc. offers high-quality custom residential and commercial hillside trolley, hill trolley & lake trolley systems to meet whatever your needs may be. Our outdoor hillside trolley elevator systems increase the accessibility of your property by providing a way for friends and family to travel up and down steep inclines and other difficult-to-reach parts of your property with ease.
Design | Manufacture | Install | Service
We use our years of industry knowledge and experience to help provide quality inclined lake trolley & hill trolley systems and customize them specifically for your project needs and aesthetic preferences.
What are Hill Trolleys?
Hill trolleys, lake trolleys & hillside trolleys, elevators or funiculars are all really just different ways to refer to the same thing. What we traditionally call an inclined elevator lift or hillside tram. Some even refer to our systems as a cottage lifts, cabin trams, lakeside elevators, lakeshore trams, lake lifts & lake trams due to their traditional use at lake or waterfront cottages, cabins and homes.
Whatever you call them, Hill Hiker, Inc. specializes solely in the manufacture and installation of these outdoor inclined cable driven elevator systems. Each Hill Hiker ® lift system is custom designed for your individual needs and can be installed almost anywhere worldwide.
Hillside Trolley – Inclined Elevator – Hillside Tram – Funicular
Property Access Solutions
Hill Hiker, Inc. has experience working all over the US and much of the World bringing our award winning outdoor hill trolley and lake trolley systems to many different types of owners for many different types of projects.
- Access to lakes, rivers, oceans, garages, pools, gardens, homes, golf courses, resorts, state parks, churches, schools, utility plants, etc.
- Meets or exceeds national and local elevator safety and building code with ADA Handicap approved options
Award Winning
The team at Hill Hiker, Inc. is both humbled and excited to announce that it has won its third Elevator World Project of the Year Award in a row for one of it’s commercial style hill trolley / lake trolley elevator systems.
Elevator World, the primer vertical transportation & elevator industry publication, has been running the Project of the Year competition for 27 years. Submissions are sent in from all over the world to determine the winners of this highly anticipated and most prestigious industry award of the year.
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Custom Design
Every Hill Hiker® Hillside Trolley is custom designed based on your specific site conditions, local building codes, application type, capacity needs, aesthetic preferences and additional desired options.
With the most customizable options on the market we put our clients first.
EXPLORE OPTIONS
Engineered for Excellence
Hill Hiker® Hill Trolley Systems are engineered to meet or exceed the strictest structural and elevator safety standards and building codes in North America (ASME A17.1).
By choosing a Hill Hiker ® Hill or Lake Trolley, you can expect to receive the high level of safety, reliability, quality and craftsmanship that Hill Hiker, Inc. has become known for since being founded over 28 years ago.
DRAWINGS & SPECS
Comprehensive Process
There is a lot that goes into an private or commercial hillside trolley or lake trolley system from design and planning; to permitting and engineering; to manufacturing and shipping; to installation and inspection; to service and maintenance.
With the experience of over 600 systems installed, Hill Hiker, Inc. is here to guide you every step of the way.
PROJECT PROCESS
Made in USA
Hill Hiker, Inc. is a fully licensed and insured inclined elevator, funicular, hillside trolley, lake trolley and hill trolley manufacturer / supplier and installer. Manufacturing all of our products in Minnesota, USA and serving the world since 1997.
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