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Gondola · Holzgau, Austria

Jöchelspitzbahn

Jöchelspitzbahn is a gondola near Holzgau, Austria. It climbs 552 m over 1.59 km, from 1,212 m to 1,764 m above sea level. Between its 8 pylons, the cable runs up to about 62 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

63/100 · Moderate

By the numbers, Jöchelspitzbahn is scarier than 63% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 127 of 408 in Austria.

  • Highest above the ground: about 62 m, as high as a 21-storey building, 1.15 km after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 385 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 24°.
  • More than 50 m above the ground for 149 m of the 1.59 km ride.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Jöchelspitzbahn is near Holzgau, Austria, at 1,212 m above sea level (47.26773° N, 10.38334° E). From there it runs 1.59 km up to the top station at 1,764 m.

Operator
Lechtaler Bergbahnen
Capacity
1,800 people per hour
Per cabin
8 people
Ride time
about 6 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.