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Gondola · Soelden, Austria

Festkoglbahn

Festkoglbahn is a gondola near Soelden, Austria. It climbs 761 m over 2.05 km, from 1,906 m to 2,667 m above sea level. Between its 16 pylons, the cable runs up to about 43 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

43/100 · Moderate

By the numbers, Festkoglbahn is scarier than 43% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 256 of 408 in Austria.

  • Highest above the ground: about 43 m, as high as a 14-storey building, 1.43 km after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 221 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 36°.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Festkoglbahn is near Soelden, Austria, at 1,906 m above sea level (46.87572° N, 11.03308° E). From there it runs 2.05 km up to the top station at 2,667 m.

Per cabin
6 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.