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Gondola · Fiss, Austria

Almbahn, Fiss

Almbahn is a gondola near Fiss, Austria. It climbs 780 m over 1.94 km, from 1,806 m to 2,586 m above sea level. Between its 18 pylons, the cable runs up to about 37 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

25/100 · Gentle

By the numbers, Almbahn is scarier than 25% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 366 of 408 in Austria.

  • Highest above the ground: about 37 m, as high as a 12-storey building, 1.86 km after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 233 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 27°.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Almbahn is near Fiss, Austria, at 1,806 m above sea level (47.09026° N, 10.57612° E). From there it runs 1.94 km up to the top station at 2,586 m.

Capacity
2,596 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.