Gondola · Maria Alm am Steinernen Meer, Austria
Sonnbergbahn
Sonnbergbahn is a gondola near Maria Alm am Steinernen Meer, Austria. It climbs 335 m over 1.23 km, from 826 m to 1,162 m above sea level. Between its 8 pylons, the cable runs up to about 38 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
26/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, Sonnbergbahn is scarier than 26% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 361 of 408 in Austria.
- Highest above the ground: about 38 m, as high as a 13-storey building, 260 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 256 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 24°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Sonnbergbahn is near Maria Alm am Steinernen Meer, Austria, at 826 m above sea level (47.39000° N, 12.90911° E). From there it runs 1.23 km up to the top station at 1,162 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 2,000 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 10 people
Nearby lines
- Natrunbahn gondola · 0.9 km away · rises 357 m
- Abergbahn gondola · 1.6 km away · rises 454 m
- SINALCObahn gondola · 3.7 km away · rises 733 m
- Gabühelbahn gondola · 6.1 km away · rises 544 m
- Kings Cab gondola · 11.0 km away · rises 416 m
- cityXpress gondola · 12.9 km away · rises 547 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.