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Gondola · Mittelberg, Austria

Ifen I

Ifen I is a gondola near Mittelberg, Austria. It climbs 294 m over 952 m, from 1,276 m to 1,570 m above sea level. Between its 7 pylons, the cable runs up to about 35 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

15/100 · Gentle

By the numbers, Ifen I is scarier than 15% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 395 of 408 in Austria.

  • Highest above the ground: about 35 m, as high as a 12-storey building, 166 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 232 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 20°.

How the score works · The scariest lines in the world

Where does it start?

The bottom station of Ifen I is near Mittelberg, Austria, at 1,276 m above sea level (47.34292° N, 10.13698° E). From there it runs 952 m up to the top station at 1,570 m.

Opened
2017-12-23
Per cabin
10 people
Ride time
about 4 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.