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Gondola · Soelden, Austria

Mittelbergbahn

Mittelbergbahn is a gondola near Soelden, Austria. It climbs 573 m over 2.38 km, from 2,686 m to 3,259 m above sea level. Between its 15 pylons, the cable runs up to about 71 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

72/100 · Scary

By the numbers, Mittelbergbahn is scarier than 72% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 75 of 408 in Austria.

  • Highest above the ground: about 71 m, as high as a 24-storey building, 768 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 542 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 26°.
  • More than 50 m above the ground for 314 m of the 2.38 km ride.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Mittelbergbahn is near Soelden, Austria, at 2,686 m above sea level (46.92239° N, 10.88979° E). From there it runs 2.38 km up to the top station at 3,259 m.

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.