Gondola · Bramberg am Wildkogel, Austria
Smaragdbahn I
Smaragdbahn I is a gondola near Bramberg am Wildkogel, Austria. It climbs 793 m over 2.80 km, from 824 m to 1,617 m above sea level. Between its 12 pylons, the cable runs up to about 64 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
63/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Smaragdbahn I is scarier than 63% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 123 of 408 in Austria.
- Highest above the ground: about 64 m, as high as a 21-storey building, 533 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 370 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 22°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 270 m of the 2.80 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Smaragdbahn I is near Bramberg am Wildkogel, Austria, at 824 m above sea level (47.27255° N, 12.34061° E). From there it runs 2.80 km up to the top station at 1,617 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 2,000 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 8 people
- Ride time
- about 14 min
Nearby lines
- Smaragdbahn II gondola · 1.8 km away · rises 479 m
- Wildkogelbahn II gondola · 3.0 km away · rises 444 m
- Ganzer X-press gondola · 3.2 km away · rises 400 m
- Wildkogelbahn I gondola · 3.2 km away · rises 798 m
- Panoramabahn Kitzbüheler Alpen II gondola · 6.5 km away · rises 659 m
- Panoramabahn Kitzbüheler Alpen I gondola · 6.8 km away · rises 428 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.