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Gondola · Rohrberg, Austria

Karspitzbahn I

Karspitzbahn I is a gondola near Rohrberg, Austria. It climbs 733 m over 1.70 km, from 574 m to 1,307 m above sea level. Between its 9 pylons, the cable runs up to about 42 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

46/100 · Moderate

By the numbers, Karspitzbahn I is scarier than 46% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 240 of 408 in Austria.

  • Highest above the ground: about 42 m, as high as a 14-storey building, 1.33 km after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 350 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 32°.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Karspitzbahn I is near Rohrberg, Austria, at 574 m above sea level (47.24048° N, 11.90031° E). From there it runs 1.70 km up to the top station at 1,307 m.

Opened
2008
Capacity
2,400 people per hour
Per cabin
8 people

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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.