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Gondola · Werfenweng, Austria

8er-Kabinenbahn Rosnerköpfl

8er-Kabinenbahn Rosnerköpfl is a gondola near Werfenweng, Austria. It climbs 251 m over 891 m, from 895 m to 1,147 m above sea level. Between its 5 pylons, the cable runs up to about 64 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

64/100 · Moderate

By the numbers, 8er-Kabinenbahn Rosnerköpfl is scarier than 64% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 118 of 408 in Austria.

  • Highest above the ground: about 64 m, as high as a 21-storey building, 656 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 291 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 27°.
  • More than 50 m above the ground for 150 m of the 891 m ride.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of 8er-Kabinenbahn Rosnerköpfl is near Werfenweng, Austria, at 895 m above sea level (47.46106° N, 13.25606° E). From there it runs 891 m up to the top station at 1,147 m.

Capacity
1,200 people per hour
Per cabin
8 people

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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.