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Gondola · Nauders, Austria

Bergkastelbahn

Bergkastelbahn is a gondola near Nauders, Austria. It climbs 770 m over 2.74 km, from 1,410 m to 2,180 m above sea level. Between its 17 pylons, the cable runs up to about 41 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

33/100 · Gentle

By the numbers, Bergkastelbahn is scarier than 33% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 332 of 408 in Austria.

  • Highest above the ground: about 41 m, as high as a 14-storey building, 2.31 km after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 238 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 28°.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Bergkastelbahn is near Nauders, Austria, at 1,410 m above sea level (46.87546° N, 10.50892° E). From there it runs 2.74 km up to the top station at 2,180 m.

Per cabin
6 people
Ride time
about 9 min

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.