The Rosstrappe Chair Lift (German: Rosstrappe-Sessellift) is a 559-metre-long single-seater chairlift built in 1980 by the firm of Chrudrim. It runs from Thale in the Bode Gorge taking eight minutes to reach the rock massif of the Roßtrappe.
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The Rosstrappe Chair Lift climbs 250 metres over a length of 668 metres. It has over 13 supports. In 2005, the old chairlift was replaced by a new one. The cable used has a diameter of 28 mm and it is driven by a 40 kW engine in the valley station. The Rosstrappe Chair Lift can transport up to 400 people per hour.
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edit- Data on the Rosstrappe Chair Lift (in German)
51°44′33″N 11°01′34″E / 51.74250°N 11.02611°E