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Gondola · Pruggern, Austria

Galsterbergalmbahn

Galsterbergalmbahn is a gondola near Pruggern, Austria. It climbs 505 m over 2.27 km, from 1,139 m to 1,644 m above sea level. Between its 11 pylons, the cable runs up to about 67 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

66/100 · Moderate

By the numbers, Galsterbergalmbahn is scarier than 66% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 108 of 408 in Austria.

  • Highest above the ground: about 67 m, as high as a 22-storey building, 1.12 km after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 473 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 23°.
  • More than 50 m above the ground for 90 m of the 2.27 km ride.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Galsterbergalmbahn is near Pruggern, Austria, at 1,139 m above sea level (47.40510° N, 13.86382° E). From there it runs 2.27 km up to the top station at 1,644 m.

Opened
2022
Capacity
1,200 people per hour
Per cabin
10 people
Ride time
about 7 min

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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.