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Gondola · Buerserberg, Austria

Loischkopfbahn

Loischkopfbahn is a gondola near Buerserberg, Austria. It climbs 614 m over 1.73 km, from 1,170 m to 1,784 m above sea level. Between its 2 pylons, the cable runs up to about 103 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

87/100 · Scary

By the numbers, Loischkopfbahn is scarier than 87% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 34 of 408 in Austria.

  • Highest above the ground: about 103 m, higher than the Statue of Liberty (93 m), 598 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 1.73 km.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 20°.
  • More than 50 m above the ground for 1.20 km of the 1.73 km ride.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Loischkopfbahn is near Buerserberg, Austria, at 1,170 m above sea level (47.14616° N, 9.76003° E). From there it runs 1.73 km up to the top station at 1,784 m.

Per cabin
10 people
Ride time
about 8 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.