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Gondola · Saalbach, Austria

Reiterkogelbahn I

Reiterkogelbahn I is a gondola near Saalbach, Austria. It climbs 430 m over 1.16 km, from 1,049 m to 1,480 m above sea level. Between its 9 pylons, the cable runs up to about 44 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

37/100 · Gentle

By the numbers, Reiterkogelbahn I is scarier than 37% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 301 of 408 in Austria.

  • Highest above the ground: about 44 m, as high as a 15-storey building, 179 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 251 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 27°.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Reiterkogelbahn I is near Saalbach, Austria, at 1,049 m above sea level (47.37952° N, 12.59678° E). From there it runs 1.16 km up to the top station at 1,480 m.

Capacity
2,500 people per hour
Per cabin
10 people
Ride time
about 4 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.