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Gondola · Vils, Austria

Breitenbergbahn

Breitenbergbahn is a gondola near Vils, Austria. It climbs 656 m over 1.84 km, from 842 m to 1,498 m above sea level. Between its 15 pylons, the cable runs up to about 42 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

41/100 · Moderate

By the numbers, Breitenbergbahn is scarier than 41% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 275 of 408 in Austria.

  • Highest above the ground: about 42 m, as high as a 14-storey building, 1.53 km after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 241 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 34°.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Breitenbergbahn is near Vils, Austria, at 842 m above sea level (47.56494° N, 10.57529° E). From there it runs 1.84 km up to the top station at 1,498 m.

Capacity
600 people per hour
Per cabin
4 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.