Gondola · Rossleithen, Austria
Hössbahn
Hössbahn is a gondola near Rossleithen, Austria. It climbs 822 m over 2.49 km, from 589 m to 1,410 m above sea level. Between its 19 pylons, the cable runs up to about 42 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
38/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, Hössbahn is scarier than 38% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 297 of 408 in Austria.
- Highest above the ground: about 42 m, as high as a 14-storey building, 396 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 253 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 29°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Hössbahn is near Rossleithen, Austria, at 589 m above sea level (47.70085° N, 14.15847° E). From there it runs 2.49 km up to the top station at 1,410 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Opened
- 2022-12-24
- Operator
- Bergbahnen Hinterstoder
- Capacity
- 3,195 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 10 people
- Ride time
- about 7 min
Nearby lines
- Hirschkogelbahn gondola · 1.7 km away · rises 384 m
- Standseilbahn Wurzeralm funicular · 12.0 km away · rises 613 m
- Mitterstein gondola · 18.5 km away · rises 703 m
- Gruppenumlaufbahn gondola · 19.2 km away · rises 320 m
- Kasbergbahn gondola · 20.4 km away · rises 639 m
- Panoramabahn Loser gondola · 29.8 km away · rises 749 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.