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Gondola · Wernberg, Austria

Kanzelbahn

Kanzelbahn is a gondola near Wernberg, Austria. It climbs 914 m over 2.41 km, from 526 m to 1,440 m above sea level. Between its 26 pylons, the cable runs up to about 38 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

40/100 · Moderate

By the numbers, Kanzelbahn is scarier than 40% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 282 of 408 in Austria.

  • Highest above the ground: about 38 m, as high as a 13-storey building, 917 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 223 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 40°.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Kanzelbahn is near Wernberg, Austria, at 526 m above sea level (46.65951° N, 13.90158° E). From there it runs 2.41 km up to the top station at 1,440 m.

Per cabin
4 people
Ride time
about 10 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.