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Outdoor Elevators

Since 1997

Hill Hiker® Outdoor Elevators & Lifts

Hill Hiker, Inc. offers high-quality custom residential and commercial outdoor elevator systems to meet whatever your needs may be. Our outside elevators 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 you with a quality inclined elevator system and customize it specifically for your project needs and aesthetic preferences.

What Are Outdoor Elevators?

It’s just a different way to refer to what we commonly call a funicular, inclined lift or hillside tram. Hill Hiker® systems fall under the National Elevator Safety Code where they are called inclined elevators but many people also use terms like exterior elevator, outside lift or outdoor residential elevator.

Whatever you call them, Hill Hiker, Inc. specializes solely in the manufacture and installation of these outside, inclined, cable-driven elevator / lift systems. Each Hill Hiker ® lift system is custom designed for your individual needs and can be installed almost anywhere worldwide.

Incline Lift  –  Outdoor Elevator  –  Hillside Tram  –  Funicular

Award Winning

Elevator World, the premier elevator industry publication, recently announced the winners of its’ annual Ellies industry recognition awards. Hill Hiker, Inc. was proud to win, for the second year in a row, and retain the title of “Best Supplier: Special Application Lifts” for it’s custom outdoor elevator systems.

To start the year 2023, Elevator World announced the winner’s of its most prestigious 25th annual Project of the Year competition. Hill Hiker, Inc. took home the top prize in the “Inclined Elevators” (commonly know as outdoor elevator lifts) category for the 3rd time in 5 years.

PROJECT OF YEAR 2024
PROJECT OF YEAR 2023BEST SUPPLIER 2022PROJECT OF YEAR 2021BEST SUPPLIER 2021PROJECT OF YEAR 2019BEST SUPPLIER 2020

Access Solutions

Hill Hiker, Inc. has experience working all over the US and much of the World bringing our award winning outside elevator systems to many different types of owners for many different types of projects.

  • Access to lakes, rivers, oceans, garages, pools, gardens, homes, resorts, state parks, golf courses, churches, schools, utility plants, etc.
  • Meets or exceeds national and local elevator safety and building codes with ADA Handicap approved options

Custom Design

Every Hill Hiker® Outdoor Elevator Lift 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
Custom cable car design hill lift system on Lake Michigan by Hill Hiker
Hill Hiker funicular 3D image from project in Beverly Hills

Engineered for Excellence

Hill Hiker® Outdoor Elevator Trams 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 ® Outdoor Elevator Funicular Lift, 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 27 years ago.

DRAWINGS & SPECS

Comprehensive Process

There is a lot that goes into an residential or commercial outdoor lift & tram systems 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 580 systems installed, Hill Hiker, Inc. is here to guide you every step of the way.

PROJECT PROCESS
Hill Hiker Technician working on new inclined elevator installation
Hill Hiker lake trams and lifts install crew in front of the manufacturing facility and service trucks

Made in USA

Hill Hiker, Inc. is a fully licensed and insured outdoor elevator manufacturer / supplier and installer. Manufacturing all of our products in Minnesota, USA and serving the world since 1997.

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