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Gondola · Hermagor, Austria

Gartnerkofelbahn

Gartnerkofelbahn is a gondola near Hermagor, Austria. It climbs 473 m over 1.63 km, from 1,410 m to 1,883 m above sea level. Between its 15 pylons, the cable runs up to about 41 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

20/100 · Gentle

By the numbers, Gartnerkofelbahn is scarier than 20% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 382 of 408 in Austria.

  • Highest above the ground: about 41 m, as high as a 14-storey building, 1.37 km after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 188 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 20°.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Gartnerkofelbahn is near Hermagor, Austria, at 1,410 m above sea level (46.56670° N, 13.27760° E). From there it runs 1.63 km up to the top station at 1,883 m.

Opened
2025
Capacity
2,620 people per hour
Per cabin
10 people
Ride time
about 6 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.