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Gondola · Wildschoenau, Austria

Schatzbergbahn I

Schatzbergbahn I is a gondola near Wildschoenau, Austria. It climbs 488 m over 1.97 km, from 1,287 m to 1,775 m above sea level. Between its 12 pylons, the cable runs up to about 50 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

46/100 · Moderate

By the numbers, Schatzbergbahn I is scarier than 46% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 237 of 408 in Austria.

  • Highest above the ground: about 50 m, as high as a 17-storey building, 505 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 354 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 22°.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Schatzbergbahn I is near Wildschoenau, Austria, at 1,287 m above sea level (47.40537° N, 12.01182° E). From there it runs 1.97 km up to the top station at 1,775 m.

Opened
2017
Capacity
2,650 people per hour
Per cabin
8 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.