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Gondola · Maria Alm am Steinernen Meer, Austria

Abergbahn

Abergbahn is a gondola near Maria Alm am Steinernen Meer, Austria. It climbs 454 m over 2.04 km, from 828 m to 1,282 m above sea level. Between its 19 pylons, the cable runs up to about 40 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

12/100 · Gentle

By the numbers, Abergbahn is scarier than 12% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 399 of 408 in Austria.

  • Highest above the ground: about 40 m, as high as a 13-storey building, 1.78 km after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 171 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 16°.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Abergbahn is near Maria Alm am Steinernen Meer, Austria, at 828 m above sea level (47.38974° N, 12.90895° E). From there it runs 2.04 km up to the top station at 1,282 m.

Opened
1993
Capacity
2,400 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.