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Cable car · Schlehdorf, Germany

Herzogstandbahn

Herzogstandbahn is a cable car near Schlehdorf, Germany. It climbs 787 m over 1.15 km, from 813 m to 1,600 m above sea level. Between its 3 pylons, the cable runs up to about 56 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

71/100 · Scary

By the numbers, Herzogstandbahn is scarier than 71% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 23 of 64 in Germany.

  • Highest above the ground: about 56 m, as high as a 19-storey building, 432 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 576 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 36°.
  • More than 50 m above the ground for 242 m of the 1.15 km ride.

How the score works · The scariest lines in the world

Where does it start?

The bottom station of Herzogstandbahn is near Schlehdorf, Germany, at 813 m above sea level (47.59638° N, 11.31611° E). From there it runs 1.15 km up to the top station at 1,600 m.

Per cabin
30 people

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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.