Gondola · Matrei in Osttirol, Austria
Kals II
Kals II is a gondola near Matrei in Osttirol, Austria. It climbs 438 m over 1.22 km, from 1,966 m to 2,404 m above sea level. Between its 4 pylons, the cable runs up to about 73 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
72/100 · Scary
By the numbers, Kals II is scarier than 72% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 74 of 408 in Austria.
- Highest above the ground: about 73 m, as high as a 24-storey building, 478 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 588 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 24°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 151 m of the 1.22 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Kals II is near Matrei in Osttirol, Austria, at 1,966 m above sea level (46.99736° N, 12.61073° E). From there it runs 1.22 km up to the top station at 2,404 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 8 people
Nearby lines
- Goldried I gondola · 3.1 km away · rises 1,232 m
- Hotel Goldried funicular · 4.6 km away · rises 43 m
- Seilbahn Ratzell cable car · 8.5 km away · rises 525 m
- Seilbahn Oberleibnig cable car · 9.9 km away · rises 489 m
- Großglockner Gletscherbahn funicular · 14.2 km away · rises 116 m
- Rudolfshütte II gondola · 16.9 km away · rises 563 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.