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Gondola · Rio di Pusteria, Italy

Gaisjoch

Gaisjoch is a gondola near Rio di Pusteria, Italy. It climbs 177 m over 1.93 km, from 1,634 m to 1,810 m above sea level. Between its 6 pylons, the cable runs up to about 130 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

84/100 · Scary

By the numbers, Gaisjoch is scarier than 84% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 59 of 301 in Italy.

  • Highest above the ground: about 130 m, higher than the Statue of Liberty (93 m), 1.48 km after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 536 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 21°.
  • More than 50 m above the ground for 536 m of the 1.93 km ride.

How the score works · The scariest lines in the world

Where does it start?

The bottom station of Gaisjoch is near Rio di Pusteria, Italy, at 1,634 m above sea level (46.83493° N, 11.66923° E). From there it runs 1.93 km up to the top station at 1,810 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.