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Gondola · Wagrain, Austria

Rote 8er II

Rote 8er II is a gondola near Wagrain, Austria. It climbs 640 m over 2.26 km, from 1,186 m to 1,826 m above sea level. Between its 15 pylons, the cable runs up to about 46 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

34/100 · Gentle

By the numbers, Rote 8er II is scarier than 34% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 322 of 408 in Austria.

  • Highest above the ground: about 46 m, as high as a 15-storey building, 1.39 km after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 216 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 24°.

How the score works · The scariest lines in the world

Where does it start?

The bottom station of Rote 8er II is near Wagrain, Austria, at 1,186 m above sea level (47.34777° N, 13.33641° E). From there it runs 2.26 km up to the top station at 1,826 m.

Per cabin
8 people

Nearby lines

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.