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Gondola · Lofer, Austria

Almbahn II

Almbahn II is a gondola near Lofer, Austria. It climbs 373 m over 2.16 km, from 999 m to 1,372 m above sea level. Between its 13 pylons, the cable runs up to about 106 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

75/100 · Scary

By the numbers, Almbahn II is scarier than 75% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 66 of 408 in Austria.

  • Highest above the ground: about 106 m, higher than the Statue of Liberty (93 m), 1.27 km after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 389 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 17°.
  • More than 50 m above the ground for 239 m of the 2.16 km ride.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Almbahn II is near Lofer, Austria, at 999 m above sea level (47.60444° N, 12.68250° E). From there it runs 2.16 km up to the top station at 1,372 m.

Capacity
1,490 people per hour
Per cabin
6 people

Nearby lines

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.