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Gondola · Bad Gastein, Austria

Goldbergbahn I

Goldbergbahn I is a gondola near Bad Gastein, Austria. It climbs 330 m over 760 m, from 1,580 m to 1,910 m above sea level. Between its 7 pylons, the cable runs up to about 47 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

42/100 · Moderate

By the numbers, Goldbergbahn I is scarier than 42% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 259 of 408 in Austria.

  • Highest above the ground: about 47 m, as high as a 16-storey building, 81 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 206 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 32°.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Goldbergbahn I is near Bad Gastein, Austria, at 1,580 m above sea level (47.06215° N, 13.05873° E). From there it runs 760 m up to the top station at 1,910 m.

Opened
1993
Capacity
2,351 people per hour
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.