Gondola · Alpbach, Austria
Verbindungsbahn Alpbach-Wildschönau Sektion 1
Verbindungsbahn Alpbach-Wildschönau Sektion 1 is a gondola near Alpbach, Austria. It climbs 430 m over 1.84 km, from 1,008 m to 1,438 m above sea level. Between its 10 pylons, the cable runs up to about 61 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
61/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Verbindungsbahn Alpbach-Wildschönau Sektion 1 is scarier than 61% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 134 of 408 in Austria.
- Highest above the ground: about 61 m, as high as a 20-storey building, 285 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 324 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 23°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 133 m of the 1.84 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Verbindungsbahn Alpbach-Wildschönau Sektion 1 is near Alpbach, Austria, at 1,008 m above sea level (47.37823° N, 11.95699° E). From there it runs 1.84 km up to the top station at 1,438 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Opened
- 2012
- Capacity
- 2,400 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 8 people
Nearby lines
- Verbindungsbahn Alpbach-Wildschönau Sektion 2 gondola · 1.3 km away · rises 435 m
- Pöglbahn gondola · 2.0 km away · rises 875 m
- Wiedersbergerhornbahn (Sektion II) gondola · 2.8 km away · rises 484 m
- Wiedersbergerhornbahn (Sektion I) gondola · 2.8 km away · rises 531 m
- Schatzbergbahn I gondola · 3.3 km away · rises 488 m
- Schatzbergbahn II gondola · 5.3 km away · rises 426 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.