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Gondola · Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

Hausbergbahn

Hausbergbahn is a gondola near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. It climbs 606 m over 1.95 km, from 729 m to 1,335 m above sea level. Between its 12 pylons, the cable runs up to about 52 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

56/100 · Moderate

By the numbers, Hausbergbahn is scarier than 56% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 30 of 64 in Germany.

  • Highest above the ground: about 52 m, as high as a 17-storey building, 942 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 339 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 28°.
  • More than 50 m above the ground for 30 m of the 1.95 km ride.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Hausbergbahn is near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, at 729 m above sea level (47.48179° N, 11.09468° E). From there it runs 1.95 km up to the top station at 1,335 m.

Capacity
2,400 people per hour
Per cabin
8 people
Ride time
about 8 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.