going up the hill

Going up the hill = starting at the bottom of the hill and stopping at the top

Going up to the hill = starting somewhere else and stopping when they get to the hill

Can Isay,

(a) We rode on the cable to climb the hill.

(b) The cable cars are going on / to the hills now.

(c) We sat on the cable car and saw many hills just now.

Vincent TeoCan Isay,

(a) We rode on the cable to climb the hill.Is this a typing error? You will be most unlikely to ride on a cable to do anything.

(b) The cable cars are going on / to the hills now. Usually the cable cars are going up the hills

None of these sounds quite natural to me. I would say:

(a) We rode in the cable car to climb the hill (Or, we went up the hill in the cable car)

(b) The cable cars are going up the hill now.

(c) We sat in the cable car just now and saw many hills. (Or more likely, We saw lots of hills from the cable car just now)

Can I say,

(a) The cable car moves above the hill.

(b) We ride the cable car to the hills.

(c) The cable car is going to the hill.

(d) The cable car is above that hill.

(a) The cable car moves above the hill. No. The cable car seems to be floating or flying in the air.


(b) We ride the cable car to the hills. Yes, if the hills are the destination.


(c) The cable car is going to the hill. Yes, if the hill is the destination.