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Gondola · Untertauern, Austria

Rosskopfbahn

Rosskopfbahn is a gondola near Untertauern, Austria. It climbs 577 m over 2.10 km, from 1,349 m to 1,926 m above sea level. Between its 14 pylons, the cable runs up to about 44 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

40/100 · Moderate

By the numbers, Rosskopfbahn is scarier than 40% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 281 of 408 in Austria.

  • Highest above the ground: about 44 m, as high as a 15-storey building, 1.37 km after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 244 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 30°.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Rosskopfbahn is near Untertauern, Austria, at 1,349 m above sea level (47.29419° N, 13.45578° E). From there it runs 2.10 km up to the top station at 1,926 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.