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Gondola · Fortezza, Italy

Jochtalbahn

Jochtalbahn is a gondola near Fortezza, Italy. It climbs 630 m over 1.70 km, from 1,375 m to 2,004 m above sea level. Between its 15 pylons, the cable runs up to about 46 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

36/100 · Gentle

By the numbers, Jochtalbahn is scarier than 36% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 177 of 301 in Italy.

  • Highest above the ground: about 46 m, as high as a 15-storey building, 205 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 178 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 29°.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Jochtalbahn is near Fortezza, Italy, at 1,375 m above sea level (46.85056° N, 11.62105° E). From there it runs 1.70 km up to the top station at 2,004 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.