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Gondola · Saalbach, Austria

Kohlmaisbahn II

Kohlmaisbahn II is a gondola near Saalbach, Austria. It climbs 412 m over 1.14 km, from 1,376 m to 1,789 m above sea level. Between its 10 pylons, the cable runs up to about 42 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

27/100 · Gentle

By the numbers, Kohlmaisbahn II is scarier than 27% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 356 of 408 in Austria.

  • Highest above the ground: about 42 m, as high as a 14-storey building, 961 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 228 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 21°.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Kohlmaisbahn II is near Saalbach, Austria, at 1,376 m above sea level (47.40089° N, 12.64633° E). From there it runs 1.14 km up to the top station at 1,789 m.

Capacity
3,200 people per hour
Per cabin
10 people
Ride time
about 4 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.