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Cable car · Gmunden, Austria

Grünberg-Seilbahn

Grünberg-Seilbahn is a cable car near Gmunden, Austria. It climbs 548 m over 1.95 km, from 426 m to 975 m above sea level. Between its 6 pylons, the cable runs up to about 168 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

92/100 · Very scary

By the numbers, Grünberg-Seilbahn is scarier than 92% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 20 of 408 in Austria.

  • Highest above the ground: about 168 m, higher than the Great Pyramid of Giza (139 m), 572 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 1.30 km.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 18°.
  • More than 50 m above the ground for 1.08 km of the 1.95 km ride.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Grünberg-Seilbahn is near Gmunden, Austria, at 426 m above sea level (47.91339° N, 13.80802° E). From there it runs 1.95 km up to the top station at 975 m.

Operator
OÖ Seilbahnholding
Capacity
618 people per hour
Per cabin
60 people
Ride time
about 15 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.