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Cable car · Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

Graseckbahn

Graseckbahn is a cable car near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. It climbs 102 m over 496 m, from 785 m to 887 m above sea level. Between its 1 pylon, the cable runs up to about 60 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

55/100 · Moderate

By the numbers, Graseckbahn is scarier than 55% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 31 of 64 in Germany.

  • Highest above the ground: about 60 m, as high as a 20-storey building, 118 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 296 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 20°.
  • More than 50 m above the ground for 30 m of the 496 m ride.

How the score works · The scariest lines in the world

Where does it start?

The bottom station of Graseckbahn is near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, at 785 m above sea level (47.47041° N, 11.11787° E). From there it runs 496 m up to the top station at 887 m.

Opened
2024-01-01

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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.