Gondola · Samokov, Bulgaria
Кабина "Ястребец" (Yastrebetz Gondola 1)
Кабина "Ястребец" is a gondola near Samokov, Bulgaria. It climbs 510 m over 2.52 km, from 1,320 m to 1,830 m above sea level. Between its 3 pylons, the cable runs up to about 130 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
89/100 · Scary
By the numbers, Кабина "Ястребец" is scarier than 89% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 2 of 8 in Bulgaria.
- Highest above the ground: about 130 m, higher than the Statue of Liberty (93 m), 1.30 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 2.02 km.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 12°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 930 m of the 2.52 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Кабина "Ястребец" is near Samokov, Bulgaria, at 1,320 m above sea level (42.26629° N, 23.60299° E). From there it runs 2.52 km up to the top station at 1,830 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 1,200 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 6 people
- Ride time
- about 25 min
Nearby lines
- Кабина "Ястребец" (Yastrebetz Gondola 2) gondola · 2.2 km away · rises 530 m
- Tzari Mali Grad Railway funicular · 20.8 km away · rises 90 m
- лифт Картала gondola · 31.9 km away · rises 808 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.