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Cable car · Hainzenberg, Austria

Gerlossteinbahn

Gerlossteinbahn is a cable car near Hainzenberg, Austria. It climbs 711 m over 2.12 km, from 922 m to 1,633 m above sea level. Between its 5 pylons, the cable runs up to about 88 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

81/100 · Scary

By the numbers, Gerlossteinbahn is scarier than 81% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 54 of 408 in Austria.

  • Highest above the ground: about 88 m, as high as a 29-storey building, 1.27 km after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 1.10 km.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 23°.
  • More than 50 m above the ground for 392 m of the 2.12 km ride.

How the score works · The scariest lines in the world

Where does it start?

The bottom station of Gerlossteinbahn is near Hainzenberg, Austria, at 922 m above sea level (47.21767° N, 11.90011° E). From there it runs 2.12 km up to the top station at 1,633 m.

Per cabin
54 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.