Gondola · Balderschwang, Germany
Hochgratbahn
Hochgratbahn is a gondola near Balderschwang, Germany. It climbs 844 m over 2.19 km, from 860 m to 1,705 m above sea level. Between its 16 pylons, the cable runs up to about 42 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
31/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, Hochgratbahn is scarier than 31% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 42 of 64 in Germany.
- Highest above the ground: about 42 m, as high as a 14-storey building, 408 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 195 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 29°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Hochgratbahn is near Balderschwang, Germany, at 860 m above sea level (47.50962° N, 10.05798° E). From there it runs 2.19 km up to the top station at 1,705 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Operator
- Hochgratbahn GmbH & Co. KG
- Per cabin
- 4 people
- Ride time
- about 12 min
Nearby lines
- Imbergbahn gondola · 3.7 km away · rises 302 m
- Hündle Bahn gondola · 5.2 km away · rises 291 m
- Ossi-Reichert-Bahn Sektion 2 gondola · 11.3 km away · rises 128 m
- Hörnerbahn II gondola · 11.6 km away · rises 180 m
- Ossi-Reichert-Bahn Sektion 1 gondola · 11.8 km away · rises 285 m
- Hörnerbahn I gondola · 12.3 km away · rises 406 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.