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Gondola · Fischbachau, Germany

Taubensteinbahn

Taubensteinbahn is a gondola near Fischbachau, Germany. It climbs 506 m over 2.38 km, from 1,103 m to 1,610 m above sea level. Between its 20 pylons, the cable runs up to about 38 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

21/100 · Gentle

By the numbers, Taubensteinbahn is scarier than 21% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 50 of 64 in Germany.

  • Highest above the ground: about 38 m, as high as a 13-storey building, 426 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 195 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 25°.

How the score works · The scariest lines in the world

Where does it start?

The bottom station of Taubensteinbahn is near Fischbachau, Germany, at 1,103 m above sea level (47.66613° N, 11.88958° E). From there it runs 2.38 km up to the top station at 1,610 m.

Per cabin
4 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.