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Gondola · Bad Hofgastein, Austria

Schlossalmbahn I

Schlossalmbahn I is a gondola near Bad Hofgastein, Austria. It climbs 460 m over 1.23 km, from 840 m to 1,301 m above sea level. Between its 9 pylons, the cable runs up to about 51 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

46/100 · Moderate

By the numbers, Schlossalmbahn I is scarier than 46% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 235 of 408 in Austria.

  • Highest above the ground: about 51 m, as high as a 17-storey building, 601 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 303 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 24°.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Schlossalmbahn I is near Bad Hofgastein, Austria, at 840 m above sea level (47.16777° N, 13.09824° E). From there it runs 1.23 km up to the top station at 1,301 m.

Opened
2018-12-01
Operator
Gasteiner Bergbahnen
Capacity
3,000 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.