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Gondola · Axams, Austria

Hoadlbahn, Axams, 1,557–1,974 m

Hoadlbahn is a gondola near Axams, Austria. It climbs 417 m over 1.13 km, from 1,557 m to 1,974 m above sea level. Between its 6 pylons, the cable runs up to about 37 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

35/100 · Gentle

By the numbers, Hoadlbahn is scarier than 35% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 320 of 408 in Austria.

  • Highest above the ground: about 37 m, as high as a 12-storey building, 84 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 352 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 27°.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Hoadlbahn is near Axams, Austria, at 1,557 m above sea level (47.19537° N, 11.30210° E). From there it runs 1.13 km up to the top station at 1,974 m.

Opened
2022-12
Capacity
2,800 people per hour
Per cabin
10 people
Ride time
about 6 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.