Nebelhorn Cable Car, Aerial tramway in Oberstdorf, Germany
Nebelhorn Cable Car is an aerial tramway in Oberstdorf, Germany, that rises in three sections to an altitude of 2224 meters (7297 feet). Each section uses modern cabins that carry passengers through changing vegetation zones and over rock faces.
The system opened in 1930 and was then the longest cable car installation in the world. Between 1976 and 2021 several major upgrades brought new cabins and more powerful drive systems.
The name comes from the fog that often wraps around the peak, which local farmers once used to predict weather changes in the valley. Today climbers and day hikers use the top station as a starting point for routes through the high mountains, while many visitors stop at the viewing terrace.
The installation runs year-round in good weather and brings visitors to the starting point of different hiking paths in summer and to ski runs in winter. During strong winds or thunderstorms operations are temporarily suspended.
The top section bridges almost one kilometer (3110 feet) without support pylons and floats freely over the steep ridge. This span required special construction techniques used in only a few cable cars worldwide.
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