Gondola · Sankt Margarethen im Lungau, Austria
Gipfelbahn, Sankt Margarethen im Lungau
Gipfelbahn is a gondola near Sankt Margarethen im Lungau, Austria. It climbs 462 m over 1.67 km, from 1,748 m to 2,209 m above sea level. Between its 11 pylons, the cable runs up to about 50 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
57/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Gipfelbahn is scarier than 57% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 169 of 408 in Austria.
- Highest above the ground: about 50 m, as high as a 17-storey building, 504 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 368 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 30°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 44 m of the 1.67 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Gipfelbahn is near Sankt Margarethen im Lungau, Austria, at 1,748 m above sea level (47.06096° N, 13.66062° E). From there it runs 1.67 km up to the top station at 2,209 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 8 people
Nearby lines
- Silverjet II gondola · 1.2 km away · rises 510 m
- Almbahn, Sankt Michael im Lungau gondola · 1.6 km away · rises 561 m
- Silverjet I gondola · 3.1 km away · rises 482 m
- Sonnenbahn gondola · 5.8 km away · rises 817 m
- Großeckbahn gondola · 8.5 km away · rises 787 m
- Zehnerkarbahn, Untertauern, 2,054–2,196 m gondola · 22.0 km away · rises 142 m
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.