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Red · SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser · near Westendorf

Hohe Salve - Rigi length, vertical drop and steepness

Hohe Salve - Rigi starts near Westendorf, in SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser, at 1,819 m and drops 286 m over 1.11 km, to 1,532 m; difficulty: Red. Its steepest 20 m reach 45 %, #47 of the 198 named runs of SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 26 %. Lifts to its top: Hohe Salve, Rigibahn, and Salvenbahn II.

Measured by GeoPeaks · data of October 29, 2026 · not figures of the ski area · How we measure

In feet and miles: 0.69 mi long; 938 ft vertical drop, from 5,968 ft to 5,026 ft.

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Length
1.11 km 0.69 mi
Vertical drop
286 m 938 ft
Average gradient
26 %
Steepest 20 m
45 %
Difficulty
Red
In the area
#47 by steepness, of 198 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 45 %, 410 m from the top

top · 1,819 m1.11 kmbottom · 1,532 m
  • under 15 %
  • 15–25 %
  • 25–35 %
  • 35–50 %
  • over 50 %

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How it ranks in SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser

Among the 199 named runs of SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser measured by GeoPeaks. 1 run is left out: its line climbs back up, or has a short pitch far steeper than the rest — maybe a bridge, a tunnel or a cut that the bare-ground relief does not show. Steepest · Longest · Biggest drop

Questions

How long is Hohe Salve - Rigi?

Hohe Salve - Rigi is 1.11 km long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 286 m, from 1,819 m to 1,532 m.

How steep is Hohe Salve - Rigi?

Its average gradient is 26 %; its steepest 20 m reach 45 %, 410 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of Hohe Salve - Rigi?

The top of Hohe Salve - Rigi is reached by Hohe Salve (Gondola), Rigibahn (Chairlift), and Salvenbahn II (Gondola).

Where does Hohe Salve - Rigi end?

It ends at 1,532 m.

What difficulty is Hohe Salve - Rigi?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Red.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)1.11 km 0.69 mi
Length of all its branches1.14 km 0.71 mi
Top1,819 m 5,968 ft
Bottom1,532 m 5,026 ft
Vertical drop286 m 938 ft
Average gradient26 %
Steepest 20 m45 %
DifficultyRed (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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