Gondola · Soelden, Austria
Hochgurglbahn I
Hochgurglbahn I is a gondola near Soelden, Austria. It climbs 367 m over 867 m, from 1,788 m to 2,155 m above sea level. Between its 6 pylons, the cable runs up to about 45 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
47/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Hochgurglbahn I is scarier than 47% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 233 of 408 in Austria.
- Highest above the ground: about 45 m, as high as a 15-storey building, 635 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 300 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 33°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Hochgurglbahn I is near Soelden, Austria, at 1,788 m above sea level (46.89780° N, 11.04074° E). From there it runs 867 m up to the top station at 2,155 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 8 people
Nearby lines
- Snow Cab funicular · 0.3 km away · rises 88 m
- Hochgurglbahn II gondola · 1.3 km away · rises 554 m
- Kirchenkarbahn I gondola · 1.6 km away · rises 453 m
- Top-Express Obergurgl-Hochgurgl gondola · 1.7 km away · rises 78 m
- Top Schermer 3000 gondola · 2.1 km away · rises 498 m
- Kirchenkarbahn II gondola · 2.2 km away · rises 209 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.