Gondola · Nauders, Austria
Karlesjochbahn
Karlesjochbahn is a gondola near Nauders, Austria. It climbs 355 m over 1.60 km, from 2,748 m to 3,103 m above sea level. Between its 8 pylons, the cable runs up to about 73 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
65/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Karlesjochbahn is scarier than 65% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 111 of 408 in Austria.
- Highest above the ground: about 73 m, as high as a 24-storey building, 994 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 409 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 16°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 212 m of the 1.60 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Karlesjochbahn is near Nauders, Austria, at 2,748 m above sea level (46.86313° N, 10.71307° E). From there it runs 1.60 km up to the top station at 3,103 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 8 people
Nearby lines
- Falginjochbahn cable car · 0.6 km away · rises 362 m
- Weißseejochbahn gondola · 1.2 km away · rises 556 m
- Gletscherbahn - Funivia Ghiacciai cable car · 12.6 km away · rises 1,181 m
- Lazaun gondola · 12.9 km away · rises 427 m
- Bergkastelbahn gondola · 13.7 km away · rises 770 m
- Wildspitzbahn gondola · 14.3 km away · rises 550 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.