Gondola · Soelden, Austria
Kirchenkarbahn I
Kirchenkarbahn I is a gondola near Soelden, Austria. It climbs 453 m over 1.48 km, from 2,172 m to 2,624 m above sea level. Between its 8 pylons, the cable runs up to about 49 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
45/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Kirchenkarbahn I is scarier than 45% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 242 of 408 in Austria.
- Highest above the ground: about 49 m, as high as a 16-storey building, 660 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 278 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 26°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Kirchenkarbahn I is near Soelden, Austria, at 2,172 m above sea level (46.90928° N, 11.05329° E). From there it runs 1.48 km up to the top station at 2,624 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 2,400 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 10 people
Nearby lines
- Kirchenkarbahn II gondola · 0.8 km away · rises 209 m
- Hochgurglbahn II gondola · 1.4 km away · rises 554 m
- Top Schermer 3000 gondola · 1.5 km away · rises 498 m
- Hochgurglbahn I gondola · 1.6 km away · rises 367 m
- Snow Cab funicular · 1.7 km away · rises 88 m
- Top-Express Obergurgl-Hochgurgl gondola · 2.7 km away · rises 78 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.