Gondola · Sankt Michael im Lungau, Austria
Almbahn, Sankt Michael im Lungau
Almbahn is a gondola near Sankt Michael im Lungau, Austria. It climbs 561 m over 1.55 km, from 1,648 m to 2,209 m above sea level. With no pylon on the way, the cable runs up to about 67 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
76/100 · Scary
By the numbers, Almbahn is scarier than 76% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 65 of 408 in Austria.
- Highest above the ground: about 67 m, as high as a 22-storey building, 210 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 1.55 km.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 20°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 240 m of the 1.55 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Almbahn is near Sankt Michael im Lungau, Austria, at 1,648 m above sea level (47.05820° N, 13.61730° E). From there it runs 1.55 km up to the top station at 2,209 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 2,000 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 8 people
Nearby lines
- Gipfelbahn, Sankt Margarethen im Lungau gondola · 1.6 km away · rises 462 m
- Silverjet II gondola · 2.7 km away · rises 510 m
- Silverjet I gondola · 4.6 km away · rises 482 m
- Sonnenbahn gondola · 6.2 km away · rises 817 m
- Großeckbahn gondola · 8.9 km away · rises 787 m
- Zehnerkarbahn, Untertauern, 2,054–2,196 m gondola · 21.6 km away · rises 142 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.