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Gondola · Fendels, Austria

Fendels-Ried-Bahn

Fendels-Ried-Bahn is a gondola near Fendels, Austria. It climbs 483 m over 1.57 km, from 906 m to 1,388 m above sea level. Between its 15 pylons, the cable runs up to about 51 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

51/100 · Moderate

By the numbers, Fendels-Ried-Bahn is scarier than 51% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 203 of 408 in Austria.

  • Highest above the ground: about 51 m, as high as a 17-storey building, 328 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 204 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 38°.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Fendels-Ried-Bahn is near Fendels, Austria, at 906 m above sea level (47.05737° N, 10.66083° E). From there it runs 1.57 km up to the top station at 1,388 m.

Per cabin
8 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.