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Gondola · Oberstaufen, Germany

Imbergbahn

Imbergbahn is a gondola near Oberstaufen, Germany. It climbs 302 m over 1.21 km, from 915 m to 1,217 m above sea level. Between its 7 pylons, the cable runs up to about 51 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

48/100 · Moderate

By the numbers, Imbergbahn is scarier than 48% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 34 of 64 in Germany.

  • Highest above the ground: about 51 m, as high as a 17-storey building, 423 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 271 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 28°.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Imbergbahn is near Oberstaufen, Germany, at 915 m above sea level (47.52093° N, 10.02267° E). From there it runs 1.21 km up to the top station at 1,217 m.

Per cabin
8 people

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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.