Gondola · Saalbach, Austria
Kohlmaisbahn I
Kohlmaisbahn I is a gondola near Saalbach, Austria. It climbs 354 m over 1.08 km, from 1,023 m to 1,376 m above sea level. Between its 7 pylons, the cable runs up to about 37 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
18/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, Kohlmaisbahn I is scarier than 18% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 390 of 408 in Austria.
- Highest above the ground: about 37 m, as high as a 12-storey building, 714 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 207 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 23°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Kohlmaisbahn I is near Saalbach, Austria, at 1,023 m above sea level (47.39208° N, 12.64018° E). From there it runs 1.08 km up to the top station at 1,376 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 3,200 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 10 people
- Ride time
- about 4 min
Nearby lines
- Kohlmaisbahn II gondola · 1.0 km away · rises 412 m
- Bernkogelbahn gondola · 1.3 km away · rises 564 m
- Schattberg X-Press I gondola · 1.6 km away · rises 491 m
- Schattberg X-Press II gondola · 2.7 km away · rises 528 m
- Schönleitenbahn I gondola · 3.0 km away · rises 549 m
- Schönleitenbahn II gondola · 3.1 km away · rises 421 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.