Gondola · Mayrhofen, Austria
Penkenbahn
Penkenbahn is a gondola near Mayrhofen, Austria. It climbs 1,140 m over 2.72 km, from 651 m to 1,791 m above sea level. Between its 3 pylons, the cable runs up to about 258 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
98/100 · Among the scariest
By the numbers, Penkenbahn is scarier than 98% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 5 of 408 in Austria.
- Highest above the ground: about 258 m, higher than the Great Pyramid of Giza (139 m), 1.54 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 1.22 km.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 26°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 2.01 km of the 2.72 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Penkenbahn is near Mayrhofen, Austria, at 651 m above sea level (47.16342° N, 11.86064° E). From there it runs 2.72 km up to the top station at 1,791 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 24 people
Nearby lines
- Horbergbahn gondola · 2.0 km away · rises 1,029 m
- Finkenberger Almbahn I gondola · 2.7 km away · rises 886 m
- Ahornbahn cable car · 2.9 km away · rises 1,297 m
- Finkenberger Almbahn II gondola · 3.1 km away · rises 331 m
- Möslbahn II gondola · 3.8 km away · rises 504 m
- Möslbahn I gondola · 4.3 km away · rises 58 m
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.