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Cable car · Gaschurn, Austria

Vermuntbahn

Vermuntbahn is a cable car near Gaschurn, Austria. It climbs 702 m over 1.24 km, from 1,033 m to 1,734 m above sea level. Between its 5 pylons, the cable runs up to about 68 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

72/100 · Scary

By the numbers, Vermuntbahn is scarier than 72% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 76 of 408 in Austria.

  • Highest above the ground: about 68 m, as high as a 23-storey building, 508 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 432 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 33°.
  • More than 50 m above the ground for 209 m of the 1.24 km ride.

How the score works · The scariest lines in the world

Where does it start?

The bottom station of Vermuntbahn is near Gaschurn, Austria, at 1,033 m above sea level (46.96851° N, 10.05678° E). From there it runs 1.24 km up to the top station at 1,734 m.

Per cabin
50 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.