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Gondola · Schoppernau, Austria

Diedamskopfbahn I

Diedamskopfbahn I is a gondola near Schoppernau, Austria. It climbs 820 m over 2.19 km, from 843 m to 1,664 m above sea level. Between its 16 pylons, the cable runs up to about 67 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

68/100 · Moderate

By the numbers, Diedamskopfbahn I is scarier than 68% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 93 of 408 in Austria.

  • Highest above the ground: about 67 m, as high as a 22-storey building, 787 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 358 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 30°.
  • More than 50 m above the ground for 179 m of the 2.19 km ride.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Diedamskopfbahn I is near Schoppernau, Austria, at 843 m above sea level (47.31732° N, 10.00850° E). From there it runs 2.19 km up to the top station at 1,664 m.

Capacity
1,200 people per hour
Per cabin
8 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.