Gondola · Rauris, Austria
Hochalmbahn, Rauris
Hochalmbahn is a gondola near Rauris, Austria. It climbs 810 m over 2.55 km, from 942 m to 1,752 m above sea level. Between its 20 pylons, the cable runs up to about 52 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
53/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Hochalmbahn is scarier than 53% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 193 of 408 in Austria.
- Highest above the ground: about 52 m, as high as a 17-storey building, 326 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 263 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 37°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Hochalmbahn is near Rauris, Austria, at 942 m above sea level (47.22386° N, 12.99117° E). From there it runs 2.55 km up to the top station at 1,752 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 1,600 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 6 people
Nearby lines
- Waldalmbahn gondola · 0.9 km away · rises 565 m
- Gipfelbahn, Rauris gondola · 1.9 km away · rises 527 m
- Schlossalmbahn II gondola · 10.1 km away · rises 764 m
- Schlossalmbahn I gondola · 10.8 km away · rises 460 m
- Gipfelbahn Fulseck I gondola · 11.2 km away · rises 599 m
- Kaserebenbahn gondola · 12.0 km away · rises 793 m
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.