Gondola · Waldeck, Germany
Waldecker Bergbahn
Waldecker Bergbahn is a gondola near Waldeck, Germany. It climbs 104 m over 580 m, from 270 m to 374 m above sea level. Between its 9 pylons, the cable runs up to about 40 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
15/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, Waldecker Bergbahn is scarier than 15% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 57 of 64 in Germany.
- Highest above the ground: about 40 m, as high as a 13-storey building, 31 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 140 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 22°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Waldecker Bergbahn is near Waldeck, Germany, at 270 m above sea level (51.20468° N, 9.05033° E). From there it runs 580 m up to the top station at 374 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
Nearby lines
- Peterskopfbahn funicular · 4.8 km away · rises 265 m
- Funicular near Willingen funicular · 31.7 km away · rises 124 m
- Ettelsberg-Kabinenseilbahn gondola · 32.8 km away · rises 235 m
- Cable car near Malsfeld cable car · 37.9 km away · rises 1 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.