Gondola · Westendorf, Austria
Alpenrosenbahn I
Alpenrosenbahn I is a gondola near Westendorf, Austria. It climbs 519 m over 1.40 km, from 793 m to 1,312 m above sea level. Between its 12 pylons, the cable runs up to about 43 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
42/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Alpenrosenbahn I is scarier than 42% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 264 of 408 in Austria.
- Highest above the ground: about 43 m, as high as a 14-storey building, 636 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 239 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 34°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Alpenrosenbahn I is near Westendorf, Austria, at 793 m above sea level (47.42748° N, 12.21406° E). From there it runs 1.40 km up to the top station at 1,312 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Opened
- 1987
- Capacity
- 2,000 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 6 people
- Ride time
- about 6 min
Nearby lines
- Choralmbahn gondola · 1.1 km away · rises 892 m
- Alpenrosenbahn II gondola · 1.4 km away · rises 453 m
- SkiWeltbahn gondola · 1.9 km away · rises 1,007 m
- Hochbrixen gondola · 3.6 km away · rises 496 m
- Salvenbahn II gondola · 4.5 km away · rises 649 m
- Salvenbahn I gondola · 4.7 km away · rises 545 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.