Gondola · Bischofsgrun, Germany
Kabinenseilbahn Nord
Kabinenseilbahn Nord is a gondola near Bischofsgrun, Germany. It climbs 353 m over 2.12 km, from 660 m to 1,013 m above sea level. Between its 13 pylons, the cable runs up to about 42 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
39/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, Kabinenseilbahn Nord is scarier than 39% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 40 of 64 in Germany.
- Highest above the ground: about 42 m, as high as a 14-storey building, 185 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 572 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 16°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Kabinenseilbahn Nord is near Bischofsgrun, Germany, at 660 m above sea level (50.05023° N, 11.81131° E). From there it runs 2.12 km up to the top station at 1,013 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 1,600 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 10 people
- Ride time
- about 7 min
Nearby lines
- Kabinenseilbahn Süd gondola · 1.9 km away · rises 247 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.