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Gondola · Kleinkirchheim, Austria

Nockalmbahn

Nockalmbahn is a gondola near Kleinkirchheim, Austria. It climbs 590 m over 1.62 km, from 1,276 m to 1,866 m above sea level. Between its 14 pylons, the cable runs up to about 37 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

32/100 · Gentle

By the numbers, Nockalmbahn is scarier than 32% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 342 of 408 in Austria.

  • Highest above the ground: about 37 m, as high as a 12-storey building, 288 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 210 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 35°.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Nockalmbahn is near Kleinkirchheim, Austria, at 1,276 m above sea level (46.83093° N, 13.76336° E). From there it runs 1.62 km up to the top station at 1,866 m.

Per cabin
4 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.