Gondola · Scheffau am Wilden Kaiser, Austria
Brandstadl II
Brandstadl II is a gondola near Scheffau am Wilden Kaiser, Austria. It climbs 404 m over 1.02 km, from 1,238 m to 1,642 m above sea level. Between its 7 pylons, the cable runs up to about 46 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
42/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Brandstadl II is scarier than 42% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 260 of 408 in Austria.
- Highest above the ground: about 46 m, as high as a 15-storey building, 130 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 247 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 30°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Brandstadl II is near Scheffau am Wilden Kaiser, Austria, at 1,238 m above sea level (47.50038° N, 12.25056° E). From there it runs 1.02 km up to the top station at 1,642 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Opened
- 2002
- Capacity
- 2,800 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 8 people
- Ride time
- about 3 min
Nearby lines
- 4EUB Brandstadl gondola · 1.1 km away · rises 963 m
- Brandstadl I gondola · 1.6 km away · rises 554 m
- Hartkaiserbahn gondola · 2.6 km away · rises 706 m
- Hexenwasserbahn gondola · 3.9 km away · rises 417 m
- Hans im Glück gondola · 4.4 km away · rises 108 m
- Hohe Salve gondola · 4.4 km away · rises 673 m
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.