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Cable car · Seefeld in Tirol, Austria

Härmelekopfbahn

Härmelekopfbahn is a cable car near Seefeld in Tirol, Austria. It climbs 278 m over 1.36 km, from 1,752 m to 2,030 m above sea level. With no pylon on the way, the cable runs up to about 288 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

96/100 · Very scary

By the numbers, Härmelekopfbahn is scarier than 96% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 12 of 408 in Austria.

  • Highest above the ground: about 288 m, higher than the Great Pyramid of Giza (139 m), 568 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 1.36 km.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 12°.
  • More than 50 m above the ground for 1.14 km of the 1.36 km ride.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Härmelekopfbahn is near Seefeld in Tirol, Austria, at 1,752 m above sea level (47.34129° N, 11.22774° E). From there it runs 1.36 km up to the top station at 2,030 m.

Operator
Bergbahnen Rosshütte Seefeld-Tirol-Reith AG
Capacity
450 people per hour
Per cabin
30 people
Ride time
about 4 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.