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Gondola · Bischofsgrun, Germany

Kabinenseilbahn Süd

Kabinenseilbahn Süd is a gondola near Bischofsgrun, Germany. It climbs 247 m over 1.81 km, from 765 m to 1,012 m above sea level. Between its 11 pylons, the cable runs up to about 38 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

24/100 · Gentle

By the numbers, Kabinenseilbahn Süd is scarier than 24% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 47 of 64 in Germany.

  • Highest above the ground: about 38 m, as high as a 13-storey building, 1.54 km after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 482 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 11°.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Kabinenseilbahn Süd is near Bischofsgrun, Germany, at 765 m above sea level (50.01419° N, 11.80864° E). From there it runs 1.81 km up to the top station at 1,012 m.

Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗

Opened
2024-12-06
Capacity
1,000 people per hour
Per cabin
10 people
Ride time
about 5 min

Nearby lines

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.