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Gondola · Lech, Austria

Zugerbergbahn

Zugerbergbahn is a gondola near Lech, Austria. It climbs 606 m over 1.31 km, from 1,489 m to 2,095 m above sea level. Between its 10 pylons, the cable runs up to about 41 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

39/100 · Gentle

By the numbers, Zugerbergbahn is scarier than 39% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 292 of 408 in Austria.

  • Highest above the ground: about 41 m, as high as a 14-storey building, 398 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 244 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 33°.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Zugerbergbahn is near Lech, Austria, at 1,489 m above sea level (47.19905° N, 10.11143° E). From there it runs 1.31 km up to the top station at 2,095 m.

Capacity
2,400 people per hour
Per cabin
10 people
Ride time
about 7 min

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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.