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Gondola · Brand, Austria

Palüdbahn

Palüdbahn is a gondola near Brand, Austria. It climbs 536 m over 1.64 km, from 1,066 m to 1,602 m above sea level. Between its 11 pylons, the cable runs up to about 58 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

61/100 · Moderate

By the numbers, Palüdbahn is scarier than 61% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 136 of 408 in Austria.

  • Highest above the ground: about 58 m, as high as a 19-storey building, 1.07 km after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 359 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 25°.
  • More than 50 m above the ground for 150 m of the 1.64 km ride.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Palüdbahn is near Brand, Austria, at 1,066 m above sea level (47.09514° N, 9.73474° E). From there it runs 1.64 km up to the top station at 1,602 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.