Gondola · Sankt Gallenkirch, Austria
Schafbergbahn
Schafbergbahn is a gondola near Sankt Gallenkirch, Austria. It climbs 693 m over 2.06 km, from 1,435 m to 2,128 m above sea level. Between its 13 pylons, the cable runs up to about 72 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
69/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Schafbergbahn is scarier than 69% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 86 of 408 in Austria.
- Highest above the ground: about 72 m, as high as a 24-storey building, 815 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 337 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 29°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 241 m of the 2.06 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Schafbergbahn is near Sankt Gallenkirch, Austria, at 1,435 m above sea level (46.96758° N, 9.91929° E). From there it runs 2.06 km up to the top station at 2,128 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 8 people
- Ride time
- about 8 min
Nearby lines
- Valiserabahn II gondola · 5.8 km away · rises 464 m
- Valiserabahn I gondola · 7.1 km away · rises 818 m
- Versettla II gondola · 7.5 km away · rises 531 m
- Madrisabahn gondola · 8.1 km away · rises 748 m
- Versettla I gondola · 8.6 km away · rises 506 m
- Grasjochbahn gondola · 9.9 km away · rises 1,159 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.