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Gondola · Soelden, Austria

Wildspitzbahn

Wildspitzbahn is a gondola near Soelden, Austria. It climbs 550 m over 1.91 km, from 2,835 m to 3,385 m above sea level. Between its 12 pylons, the cable runs up to about 72 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

69/100 · Moderate

By the numbers, Wildspitzbahn is scarier than 69% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 87 of 408 in Austria.

  • Highest above the ground: about 72 m, as high as a 24-storey building, 365 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 411 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 23°.
  • More than 50 m above the ground for 366 m of the 1.91 km ride.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Wildspitzbahn is near Soelden, Austria, at 2,835 m above sea level (46.92583° N, 10.87902° E). From there it runs 1.91 km up to the top station at 3,385 m.

Capacity
2,185 people per hour
Per cabin
8 people

Nearby lines

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.