Gondola · Saalbach, Austria
Schönleitenbahn I
Schönleitenbahn I is a gondola near Saalbach, Austria. It climbs 549 m over 1.52 km, from 936 m to 1,485 m above sea level. Between its 9 pylons, the cable runs up to about 47 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
40/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Schönleitenbahn I is scarier than 40% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 279 of 408 in Austria.
- Highest above the ground: about 47 m, as high as a 16-storey building, 120 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 280 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 24°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Schönleitenbahn I is near Saalbach, Austria, at 936 m above sea level (47.37883° N, 12.67601° E). From there it runs 1.52 km up to the top station at 1,485 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Construction
- 2016
- Capacity
- 3,200 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 10 people
- Ride time
- about 5 min
Nearby lines
- Schönleitenbahn II gondola · 1.3 km away · rises 421 m
- Kohlmaisbahn I gondola · 3.0 km away · rises 354 m
- Kohlmaisbahn II gondola · 3.2 km away · rises 412 m
- Schattberg X-Press I gondola · 3.4 km away · rises 491 m
- Schattberg X-Press II gondola · 3.5 km away · rises 528 m
- Bernkogelbahn gondola · 4.3 km away · rises 564 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.