Gondola · Werfenweng, Austria
8er-Kabinenbahn IKARUS
8er-Kabinenbahn IKARUS is a gondola near Werfenweng, Austria. It climbs 855 m over 1.76 km, from 971 m to 1,826 m above sea level. Between its 12 pylons, the cable runs up to about 43 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
48/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, 8er-Kabinenbahn IKARUS is scarier than 48% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 228 of 408 in Austria.
- Highest above the ground: about 43 m, as high as a 14-storey building, 431 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 259 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 38°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of 8er-Kabinenbahn IKARUS is near Werfenweng, Austria, at 971 m above sea level (47.45862° N, 13.27597° E). From there it runs 1.76 km up to the top station at 1,826 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 8 people
Nearby lines
- 8er-Kabinenbahn Rosnerköpfl gondola · 2.3 km away · rises 251 m
- Rote 8er I gondola · 12.7 km away · rises 252 m
- Rote 8er II gondola · 14.3 km away · rises 640 m
- achterjet gondola · 14.5 km away · rises 743 m
- Flying Mozart I gondola · 14.5 km away · rises 332 m
- Donnerkogelbahn gondola · 14.7 km away · rises 605 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: Copernicus GLO-30, 30 m. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. Data as of 2026-10-31.